Windows: Another helpful hint from "Oldest Living Blogger"

So, you ask, "What's the difference between not dumping the Prefetch, and after you cleaned it out and let it restore itself?"

The difference is from 233 items before, and only 47 afterward. And it's a lot faster to get 47 items going than it is to do 233. And that's why we do it...
Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, says he wants us to love our Windows. But first, we have to understand our Windows, and be nice to it, and give it a chance to do its best for us.

Microsoft has looked in its crystal ball and saw Windows as a Service. But if we want the best from a service, we have to understand how it is delivered, and what it requires to give us its best, and most of us could really benefit from a  user-friendly review of the system's basics, along with tips on how to keep it in its peak performance condition. Things like regularly defragmenting the O/S, and dumping the trash, and using programs like Malwarebytes or Norton Power Eraser to keep it free of hidden malware. Because? Because the devil is in the details, and it's the little things that count.