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Windows 11 Maintenance (DISM, SFC, compact VM disks)
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#Requires -RunAsAdministrator | |
$logFile = "$env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\WindowsMaintenance_$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd_HHmmss').log" | |
Start-Transcript -Path $logFile -Append | |
"Starting Windows maintenance routine..." | |
if ($wslFeature.State -eq 'Enabled') { | |
"Shutting down WSL..." | |
wsl --shutdown | |
} | |
$drives = Get-Volume | Where-Object { | |
$_.DriveLetter -match '^[A-Z]$' -and $_.FileSystem -ne $null -and $_.DriveType -eq "Fixed" | |
} | |
Start-MpScan -ScanType QuickScan | |
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth | |
sfc /scannow | |
foreach ($drive in $drives) { | |
$letter = $drive.DriveLetter | |
"Running chkdsk on drive $letter..." | |
chkdsk.exe /scan "${letter}:" | |
} | |
"Optimizing local VHDX files..." | |
Get-ChildItem -Path $Env:LOCALAPPDATA -Recurse -Filter *.vhdx -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { | |
"Optimizing VHD: $($_.FullName)" | |
Optimize-VHD -Path $_.FullName -Mode Full | |
} | |
foreach ($drive in $drives) { | |
$letter = $drive.DriveLetter | |
"Optimizing drive $letter..." | |
Optimize-Volume -DriveLetter $letter -NormalPriority -Verbose | |
} | |
"Cleaning temporary files..." | |
Get-ChildItem "$env:TEMP" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Remove-Item -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | |
"Disk space report:" | |
foreach ($drive in $drives) { | |
$letter = $drive.DriveLetter | |
$freeGB = "{0:N1}" -f ($drive.SizeRemaining / 1GB) | |
"Drive ${letter}: $freeGB GB free" | |
} | |
"Reviewing recent system errors..." | |
$errors = Get-WinEvent -LogName System -FilterXPath "*[System[(Level=1 or Level=2) and TimeCreated[timediff(@SystemTime) <= 86400000]]]" | |
if ($errors.Count -gt 0) { | |
"Errors found in the System log:" | |
$errors | Format-Table TimeCreated, Id, Message -AutoSize | |
} else { | |
"No critical or error-level events in the last 24 hours." | |
} | |
# if (Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name PSWindowsUpdate) { | |
# "Checking for Windows Updates..." | |
# Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate | |
# Get-WindowsUpdate -AcceptAll -Install -AutoReboot | |
# } else { | |
# "PSWindowsUpdate module not found. Skipping update check." | |
# } | |
"Windows maintenance complete!" | |
Stop-Transcript |
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