Optimize and tuning a Windows 8 desktop in a VDI environment is important to reduce for example the CPU, IOPS and the memory footprint. During the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2013 a breakout session about optimizing a Windows 8 desktop for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is held. The session has three main subjects:
- Microsoft Guidance for Windows 8 Configuration VDI desktop. What version of Windows 8 do I need, how many CPUs, memory, disk partitioning etc.
- Detailed Review of Component Configuration. What services do I need to enable or disable, do I need to disable SuperFetch? All the optimization settings are available in VBS script
- Recommendations for performance testing. This section is about the (third party) tools that can be used to do performance testing.
. The Windows 8 VDI sizing and optimizations can be used for example on the following VDI solutions:
- VMware Horizon View
- Citrix XenDesktop
- Microsoft VDI
A Windows 8 VDI optimization VBS script is available. This script does all the optimization work for you. Review all the settings before executing if the fits for your environment! There will be a PowerShell version available in the future. The Windows 8 optimization VBS script can be found here.
When you want to use Windows 8 for in your VDI environment this session helps you to size, tune and optimize your Windows 8 VDI desktop. The Optimizing Windows 8 for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure session can found here.
