System Maintenance Check List

Prepared By : Manish Bhatt

Version : 26th April, 2015

Check for RAM Usage

Check system page file is according to RAM or whether page file exist or not
Check CPU Usage
Check system log for warning and error messages for hardware and network
failures
Check application log for warning and error messages for service startup
errors, application or database errors and unauthorized application installs
Check all drives for adequate free space
Visually check the equipment for amber lights, alarms
Check date of Anti-Virus signature files, it should be current date
Check overall system performance and work around and If you found
anything problematic check it thoroughly
If system behaving strange then Run sfc /scannow
Check whether system is Synchronizing system clock with master server or
not, if not then change CMOS Battery or check necessary services responsible
for it
Check systems all services for any unnecessary services running and stop
the same if not required
Check how many admin users are there ? remove if more than 1 local admin
users found as well check the local admin password
Check and Do Disk Defragmenter if required
Remove Temp and %temp% folder files for free up space if required
Check files like .torrent, keygen, crack, iso files and remove most of
them (Be careful for iso files as it may be useful too).
Do Windows Update if required
Check IP, DHCP, DNS and Alternate DNS settings are correct
Perform Hardware / Software Inventory and Update where applicable