Reduce Winsxs folder size after Windows 7 SP1 install

Quick tip on how to reduce your Winsxs folder on your Windows 7 drive after you have installed SP1. Open an elevated Command Prompt and type the following command: DISM /online /Cleanup-Image /SpSuperseded I have seen varying reports on how much this will reduce your WinSXS folder, but I’ve seen reports for as much as [...]

Query and terminate Remote Desktop sessions

Open the command prompt.  Type: qwinsta /SERVER:<SERVERNAME> This command will query the server and report the existing connections.  Find the ID of the session you would like to terminate.  Then, run the following command to terminate that session. rwinsta <ID> /SERVER:<SERVERNAME> This will terminate the session.