Windows needs all the help we can give it to restore and preserve its performance, but we also recognize that the manual route can become very long in some cases. Automating maintenance tasks is the central element on which many tools are based, and one of them is WinBOLT, which works directly on a system console, installing and executing multiple applications in the background.
It's a constant battle that every administrator (and why not, end users) must fight. Windows has several mechanisms that preserve its integrity, and in recent versions we even find a kind of reset, so to speak, but that's not enough. Obviously, the blame doesn't entirely fall on Windows, since the user's instinct and knowledge are very important to keep a computer in top condition and avoid anything that could harm it. However, maintenance is a ritual. It has changed a lot over the years, but its roots remain intact. One of the main advantages is automation. The user loses a bit of control over the tools that are run, but the computer has resources, and they are there to be used. Automation options are many, and one that reached our keyboards is WinBOLT.
The main WinBOLT executable hasn't been updated since March, but even though it's a beta, it's recommended to get the latest version. One of WinBOLT's key pieces is Chocolatey, something like an apt-get for Windows that installs and manages multiple applications. WinBOLT can search for updates, configure a general maintenance script that runs once a month on the 16th, purge temporary files and detect malicious processes, check the file system integrity and defragment disks, or do everything at the same time.
Naturally, with Chocolatey's help, WinBOLT can install additional tools, ranging from Classic Shell and Tor's official browser to VirtualBox and KeePass, also including the main browsers, iTunes, WinRAR, and Revo Uninstaller. To wrap up, we should highlight its special actions menu, which includes several antivirus engines and more specific tasks like fixing printer issues (say, 'cleaning' the print queue and restarting services), or extracting the Windows serial number. Its installer takes up about 50 megabytes and creates a folder called 'WinBOLT' on the C drive, just in case you decide to delete it once you're done.
