This article describes how to start the Disk Cleanup tool and specify the hard disk to be cleaned by using the command line. To start the Disk Cleanup tool and specify the hard disk to be cleaned by using the command line, follow these steps: Click Start, and then click Run.

Windows provides a variety of configuration tools tailored to meet the needs of different users. These built-in tools facilitate your device's customization and monitoring, allowing you to change Windows' configuration to suit your preferences and requirements with precision.

To run a Control Panel tool in Windows, type the appropriate command in the Open box or at a command prompt. NOTE: If you want to run a command from a command prompt, you must do so from the Windows folder.

To help diagnose and resolve many of these issues, you can use the Microsoft PC Manager app, which provides tools to clean up storage, manage startup apps, and optimize system performance. Download PC Manager app. This article lists several solutions that may help improve your PC’s performance.

Fixes a problem in which Resource Monitor (Perfmon /res) crashes if you use Windows Task Manager or the Perfmon /res command to start it.

Learn how you can free up drive space in Windows. Keep your PC running smoothly and up to date by increasing the disk space.

Windows provides several recovery tools to help you troubleshoot and restore your PC when issues occur, such as startup failures, update problems, or malware infections. If you're having problems with your Windows device, the following table can help you decide which recovery option to use: Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

If you open Resource Monitor, Resource Monitor indicates that some CPU cores have a high workload and that other CPU cores are idle in a parked status. This issue occurs because Power Manager does not unpark CPU cores correctly.

To apply this hotfix, you must be running one of the following operating systems: For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 976932 Information about Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2.

Fixes an issue in which the CPU usage of the resource monitor is very high and provides a method to monitor the CPU usage.