Checking system usage on Windows

1. Get system information.
 
 CMD> hostname
 CMD> systeminfo
 
2. Go to "Control Panel".
 2.1. Go to "Add or Remove Programs".
 2.2. Remove software that are not required or are not of business use such as: uTorrent, TeamViewer, Node.js, Pulse Secure, VirtualBox, Moxilla Firefox, etc.
 
3. Check installation folders at the paths below:
3.1. Program Files
3.2. Program Files (x86)
3.3. ProgramData

All the three folders are usually in "C:\".

4. Go to "%appdata%" (i.e. C:\Users\${userName}\AppData\Roaming)

5. Go to "C:\Users\${userName}\AppData\Local"

6. Press 'WindowsKey + R' and type 'recent' in 'Run' program.
From here delete the shortcuts to recently opened files or programs.

7. Check your "Chrome Extensions" and "Browser History".

8. Check your "Error Logs". This is in program "View Event Logs" (in Control Panel). Note, this program (VEL) is also known as "Event Viewer".

9. Check that programs such as 'fsquirt.exe' are disabled. 'fsquirt.exe' is the Bluetooth program used to transfer files.

10. Check 'Shortcuts' present in the Start Menu.
From here: C:\Users\${userName}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

11. To make the system performance better in terms of responsiveness, remove everything from the %temp% folder.

From here: C:\Users\${userName}\AppData\Local\Temp

12. Notepad++ stores backups of files when it crashes on Windows. You can check those backup files here:

C:\Users\${userName}\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\backup

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