Best Practices for maintaining computer

[ArpySurface]

Hi Surface Forum,

any tips, tricks, programs to keep you Surface Pro 4 in tip top shape?

Is there bloater software that you remove?

Cleaner programs that you recommmend?

 

[No_ax_to_grind]

Hi Surface Forum,

any tips, tricks, programs to keep you Surface Pro 4 in tip top shape?

Is there bloater software that you remove?

Cleaner programs that you recommmend?

1. I run Wise Disk Cleaner daily, Windows disk clean-up at least weekly.
2. CCleaner to clean the registry weekly.

 

[jnjroach]

Nope... none for me. The image is clean and I only install a few core programs so I don't deal with code-rot.

 

[Sailordude9980]

Agree. I keep Surface Pro 4 with minimal software used for work and other official business. That means no beta's, no trials, no non stock system utility tools.
Back up drive daily

 

[sharpuser]

Naked and unafraid.

 

[No_ax_to_grind]

Nope... none for me. The image is clean and I only install a few core programs so I don't deal with code-rot.

Different strokes. Mine is a production development machine:

1. MS Office Pro 2016
2. MS Visio Pro 2016
3. MS Project Pro 2016
4. MS Visual Studio 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015
5. Eclipse Mars
6. VMware Workstation 12.5
7. NetBeans 8.0.2
8. Oracle VM VirtualBox
   
9. Too many utilities to list.

 

[CrippsCorner]

I run Defender about once a month... that's it really! Never really needed more.