Citrix Optimizer Report

06.12.2017 09:45:20 (14 optimized of 47)

Pack:	Windows Server 2012 R2
Vendor:	Citrix
Version:	1.0

Disable Services

(Disable services that are not required for VDI\RDS virtual machines)

	Optimization	Current status
	Application Layer Gateway Service Provides support for 3rd party protocol plug-ins for Internet Connection Sharing.	Not Optimized
	Computer Browser Maintains an updated list of computers on the network and supplies this list to computers designated as browsers.	Optimized
	Connected User Experiences and Telemetry The Connected User Experiences and Telemetry service enables features that support in-application and connected user experiences. Additionally, this service manages the event driven collection and transmission of diagnostic and usage information (used to improve the experience and quality of the Windows Platform) when the diagnostics and usage privacy option settings are enabled under Feedback and Diagnostics.	Not Optimized
	Diagnostic Policy Service The Diagnostic Policy Service enables problem detection, troubleshooting and resolution for Windows components.	Not Optimized
	Diagnostic Service Host The Diagnostic Service Host is used by the Diagnostic Policy Service to host diagnostics that need to run in a Local Service context.	Not Optimized
	Diagnostic System Host The Diagnostic System Host is used by the Diagnostic Policy Service to host diagnostics that need to run in a Local System context.	Not Optimized
	Encrypting File System (EFS) Provides the core file encryption technology used to store encrypted files on NTFS file system volumes.	Not Optimized
	Function Discovery Provider Host The FDPHOST service hosts the Function Discovery (FD) network discovery providers. These FD providers supply network discovery services for the Simple Services Discovery Protocol (SSDP) and Web Services – Discovery (WS-D) protocol. Stopping or disabling the FDPHOST service will disable network discovery for these protocols when using FD. When this service is unavailable, network services using FD and relying on these discovery protocols will be unable to find network devices or resources.	Not Optimized
	Function Discovery Resource Publication Publishes this computer and resources attached to this computer so they can be discovered over the network.	Not Optimized
	Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Provides network address translation, addressing, name resolution and/or intrusion prevention services for a home or small office network.	Optimized
	Optimize drives Helps the computer run more efficiently by optimizing files on storage drives.	Not Optimized
	Shell Hardware Detection Provides notifications for AutoPlay hardware events.	Not Optimized
	SSDP Discovery Discovers networked devices and services that use the SSDP discovery protocol, such as UPnP devices. Also announces SSDP devices and services running on the local computer.	Optimized
	UPnP Device Host Allows UPnP devices to be hosted on this computer.	Optimized
	Windows Update Enables the detection, download, and installation of updates for Windows and other programs.	-- Not Analyzed

Optional Components

(Contains components that are often disabled for VDI\RDS machines, however can impact other applications or user experience. It is recommend to review these settings before applying them. )

	Optimization	Current status
	Network List Service Identifies the networks to which the computer has connected, collects and stores properties for these networks, and notifies applications when these properties change. This service is sometimes required by other software, for example AppSense. If you don't have any software that depends on it, it is safe to disable.	Not Optimized
	Network Location Awareness Collects and stores configuration information for the network and notifies programs when this information is modified. This service is sometimes required by other software, for example AppSense. If you don't have any software that depends on it, it is safe to disable.	Not Optimized
	Superfetch Maintains and improves system performance over time. If optimizing a persistent machine you may leave Superfetch enabled. If optimizing a non-persistent machine, disable it.	Optimized
	Themes Provides user experience theme management. Disabling Themes will impact the user experience, but can help with server density.	Not Optimized
	Windows Error Reporting Service Allows errors to be reported when programs stop working or responding and allows existing solutions to be delivered. Also allows logs to be generated for diagnostic and repair services. Disable it if logs are not being gathered and analyzed.	Not Optimized
	Windows Search Provides content indexing, property caching, and search results for files, e-mail, and other content. Consider disabling it as it has a high impact on server density.	Optimized

Disable Scheduled Tasks

(Disable scheduled tasks that are not required for VDI\RDS virtual machines)

	Optimization	Current status
	AnalyzeSystem This job analyzes the system looking for conditions that may cause high energy use.	Not Optimized
	Application Experience-AitAgent Aggregates and uploads Application Telemetry information if opted-in to the Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program.	Not Optimized
	BfeOnServiceStartTypeChange Adjusts the start type for firewall-triggered services when the start type of the Base Filtering Engine (BFE) is disabled.	Not Optimized
	Consolidator Collects and sends usage data to Microsoft if opted-in to the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program.	Not Optimized
	Customer Experience Improvement Program-ServerCeipAssistant This task is part of the Windows Server Customer Experience Improvement Program.	Not Optimized
	Customer Experience Improvement Program-ServerRoleCollector-RunOnce This task is part of the Windows Server Customer Experience Improvement Program.	Optimized
	DiskDiagnosticDataCollector The Windows Disk Diagnostic reports general disk and system information to Microsoft for users participating in the Customer Experience Program.	Optimized
	DiskDiagnosticResolver The Microsoft-Windows-DiskDiagnosticResolver warns users about faults reported by hard disks that support the Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) standard. This task is triggered automatically by the Diagnostic Policy Service when a S.M.A.R.T. fault is detected.	Optimized
	KernelCeipTask Collects additional information about the system and sends to Microsoft if opted-in to Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program.	Not Optimized
	ProactiveScan NTFS volume health scan.	Not Optimized
	ProgramDataUpdater Collects program telemetry information if opted-in to the Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program.	Optimized
	Proxy Collects and uploads autochk SQM data if opted-in to the Microsoft Customer Experience Improvement Program.	Not Optimized
	RegIdleBackup Registry idle backup task.	Not Optimized
	ResolutionHost The Windows Diagnostic Infrastructure Resolution host enables interactive resolutions for system problems detected by the Diagnostic Policy Service. It is triggered when necessary by the Diagnostic Policy Service in the appropriate user session. If the Diagnostic Policy Service is not running, the task will not run.	Not Optimized
	ScheduledDefrag This task defragments the computers hard disk drives.	Optimized
	ServerManager Task for launching Initial Configuration Tasks or Server Manager at logon.	Not Optimized
	StartComponentCleanup This job clean up components automatically when the system is not in use. This task is known to cause excessive CPU usage.	Not Optimized
	UsbCeip Collects Universal Serial Bus related statistics and information about your machine and sends to the Windows Device Connectivity engineering group at Microsoft, if opted-in to Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program.	Not Optimized
	Windows Error Reporting Windows Error Reporting task to process queued reports.	Not Optimized

Miscellaneous

(Various optimizations and tweaks for VDI\RDS virtual machines)

	Optimization	Current status
	Disable background auto-layout Disabling background auto-layout can help improve EWF performance.	Optimized
	Disable background disk defragmentation Disabling background disk defragmentation can help improve EWF performance.	Optimized
	Disable default system screensaver Disable default system screensaver.	Not Optimized
	Disable memory dump creation Disable memory dump creation.	Not Optimized
	Disable NTFS last access timestamps If you are using NTFS, you can increase the performance of EWF by disabling the last access date/time stamps.	Optimized
	Disable the Windows First Logon Animation Disable the Windows First Logon Animation.	Not Optimized
	Hide hard error messages Disable system hard error messages.	Not Optimized
	Increase Disk I/O Timeout to 200 seconds Increase Disk I/O Timeout to 200 seconds.	Not Optimized