• Page file Size –1.5 to 2 times the amount of RAM
• Location –on a separate fast disk drive, e.g. a RAID-0 disk array

Disable unneeded operating system features

• wallpaper, menu animations, desktop themes, and active desktop
• all animated icons in the system tray, including the network indicator and the system clock

Disable unneeded Windows services
Disable real-time virus scanning, schedule batch window for virus scanner

User profiles

• Use roaming profiles and cleanup your profiles at logoff
• Limit the profile size e.g. limit temporary internet files, delete at logoff, exclude directories from roaming
• Host profiles on an isolated disk/ partition or a dedicated server, if possible.

Install the User Profile Hive Cleanup Service (UPHclean)
Use policies for folder redirection

• “My Documents”“Application”“Data Desktop”

Move the spool file to a separate partition or disk drive

Use Enterprise or Platinum Edition to benefit from advanced features
Activate the features for

• CPU utilization management
• Memory management

Settings for ICA and Published Apps

• Minimum color depth for your needs
• Disable audio
• Disable client drive mapping, COM port mapping, and LPT port mapping

Set the Allow only one instance of application for each user check box
Use of the Client Drive Mapping Accelerator feature can increase disk performance and throughput
Disable all UDP communication