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Learn about vigilant mode.

This PowerShell script is designed to automate various system maintenance tasks on Windows. It performs the following operations:

  1. Check Administrator Privileges: Checks if the script is being run with administrative privileges. If not, it restarts the script with elevated privileges.

  2. Install Required Module: Installs the PSWindowsUpdate module if not already installed.

  3. Disk Optimization: Optimizes the C drive by defragmenting, retrimming, consolidating slabs, and optimizing tiers.

  4. File Cleanup:

    • Cleans up specified directories, including C:\Windows\Prefetch, C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution, temporary directories, and printer spooler directory.
    • Counts the number of files deleted during cleanup.

  5. Event Log Cleanup: Clears the Windows event logs.

  6. Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr): Initiates the disk cleanup process in the background using cleanmgr with very low disk space and automatic cleanup options.

  7. Application Update (Optional):

    • Asks the user if they want to update applications.
    • Checks for the presence of the winget package manager. If installed, it upgrades all applications.
    • If winget is not installed, prompts the user to install it.

  8. Windows Update (Optional):

    • Asks the user if they want to update Windows Update.
    • Installs available Windows updates from Microsoft Update and accepts all updates without a reboot.

How to Use

  1. Right click and run the script.

  2. Accept elevate permissions

  3. Follow the on-screen prompts to proceed with various maintenance tasks.

Requirements

  • Windows PowerShell 5.1 or higher
  • Administrative privileges
  • PSWindowsUpdate module (automatically installed by the script if not present)
  • winget package manager (optional, for application updates)

Notes

  • Ensure that you have a backup of important data before running any maintenance script.
  • Review the script and customize it according to your specific requirements before execution.

Author

This script was authored by Ikkxeer

For any inquiries or issues, please contact @ikkxeer

Contributing

Contributions to enhance the script or address issues are welcome. Please open a GitHub issue or submit a pull request.

Full Changelog: 1.0...2.0

Contributors

ikkxeer
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