Some of the optimizations can be easily performed by yourself, but some of them – especially optimizing the guest OS—might be tricky.

The optimization tool includes customizable templates to enable or disable Windows system services and features, per VMware recommendations and best practices and across multiple systems. Since most Windows system services are enabled by default, the optimization tool can be used to disable unnecessary services and features to improve performance quickly.

You can perform the following actions using the VMware OSOT:

• Local analyze/optimize
• Remote analyze
• Optimization history and rollback
• Managing templates

Based on the selected template, different services or registry keys will be changed during the optimization, as shown in the following screenshot:

You can download the VMware OSOT for free at https://labs.vmware.com/flings/vmware-os-optimization-tool.