The Windows Start Menu is a powerful tool for quickly accessing software and settings, but it can become cluttered over time. One way to help keep the Start Menu clean and organized is to delete the Optimize Start Menu Cache Files task that Windows creates. This task can lead to unnecessary background activity and clutter in the Start Menu, and deleting it can help improve the speed and performance of your computer. In this blog post, we will explain why you might want to delete the Optimize Start Menu Cache Files task, and how to do it. We’ll also explore some other options for keeping your Start Menu clean and organized. By the end of this post, you should have a better understanding of the Optimize Start Menu Cache Files task and how to manage it for improved performance.
Delete the “Optimize Start Menu Cache Files” task
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These tasks are meant to take care of some start menu cache maintenance.
For years, I have consistently deleted these scheduled tasks from servers without experiencing any problems. There is no real benefit to optimizing the cache since these are production servers rather than workstations and the desktop environment is rarely changed.
In most cases, a server wont have a lot of these, so theres little performance impact. Removing them is more a matter of keeping the task list clean and organized, and eliminating possible sources of errors, such as triggering account lockouts.
In the case of RDS servers, though, its possible for hundreds or even thousands of these tasks to be created, which can make task management very difficult, and cause slow startup.
Simply disable the task for a while to see if it will have any effects before deciding whether to delete it once you are confident there are no issues.
Keep in mind that these tasks can be automatically recreated, so if you have a lot of them, you might want to check in on them occasionally.
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The task “optimize Start Menu Cache files” can be disabled as follows, but the Task Scheduler service cannot be stopped.
Select “Optimize STA” under Computer Management > Task Scheduler Library. ” > select Properties > select the Triggers tab > select the Modify button > uncheck Active and click on OK.
Hello When I remove this task from Task Manager [optimize Start Menu Cache Files-S-1-5-21-3340890759-3278064746-2142838269-1001] He started again automatically whenever I restart my computer Heres the sceenshot of this task: https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=A10F55754ADD87D0! 217 & authkey =! AL2knNDUDxAJc5U I want to permanently delete this task How can I do?
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FAQ
What is optimize Start menu cache files task?
The cache files used to display the start menu are reorganized by this inactive task. Only when the cache files are not properly organized is it enabled.
What is scheduled task User_Feed_Synchronization?
All RSS Feeds that you may have set up in Internet Explorer 7 will be updated by the ‘User_Feed_Synchronization’ task. Here is how you can delete and recreate this task. This usually solves 99% of the problems. Step 1: Open the Task Scheduler.
