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Why Windows Recovery Features Matter—And Why Yours Might Not Be Enabled Whether you're running a PC for daily essentials or managing operations in a work environment, unexpected failures can strike without warning. Fortunately, Windows includes built-in restore features designed to help you bounce back quickly—but many users don’t even realise these tools are switched off by default. In this post, we'll explore why enabling recovery options is a smart move, especially if you're relying on expert IT support, like us at Optimised Computing. With the right settings in place, service restoration becomes faster and far more reliable. You might wonder why these safeguards aren’t activated automatically. Some argue for user choice and data privacy—but if your machine handles important tasks, backing up both your files and Windows itself is more than a precaution. It’s essential Windows System Recovery. Under the control panel > Recovery, or typing "create restore point...

Taming Background Services in Windows with ServiceEnforcer.vbs ref:  <Download Link to "ServiceEnforcer.VBS"> Ever battled with an unruly Windows service hogging system resources at the worst possible time? ServiceEnforcer.vbs offers a lightweight solution: intelligently throttle any targeted Windows service, and its children, to restore peace across your CPU cores. Purpose & Triggering Designed to be launched via Windows Task Scheduler , this VBScript takes two parameters: Service Name (e.g., "wuauserv" for Windows Update) Event ID that triggered the task This makes it ideal for responding to specific system events—such as update processes starting—without requiring constant background operation. What It Does: Once called, the script executes a systematic routine: 1. Lock File Protection To avoid race conditions from multiple triggers, it uses a .lock file: If the file already exists and is younger than 2 minutes, the script politely exi...

Windows Update Slowing down the computer. If you find that sometimes your computer is running slow, and you try to find out, and you see Windows Update is downloading or installing an update, and it's impacting you, I work in computer servicing and I commonly see complaints such as: Windows Update is slowing down my internet. Windows Update is taking all my bandwidth. Windows Update high CPU usage Note: In Windows services, the service name is "wuauserv" for Windows Update Service. Here, I've documented some steps to manage Windows updates, including lighter options through the Windows settings, as well as a more comprehensive approach to ensure that Windows updates run in the background. Windows Update: How to set internet bandwidth usage limits This option is available in both Windows 10 & 11 and has been given the name Delivery Optimisation. So head into "Settings" > "Windows Update" > "Advanced Options" > "Delivery O...