Windows 10: Bring back Windows Experience Index!

Not sure about 10, but it actually was there in 8.1, you needed
to use the command line to run it though.

No, I can't recall the command to use. Might be something in
the EightForums tutorials.


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This seems to work providing you have no hardware issues, but it’s a long-winded process.

Open a Run window (Windows Logo key+R), type perfmon and press Enter. In the left pane, click Data Collector Sets > System > Right-click System Diagnostics > Start. When it has finished, go down to Reports in the left pane > System > System Diagnostics and click on the name of your computer and the data will be collected. Scroll down to and expand the Hardware Configuration drop down in the main pane > Expand Desktop Rating drop down > Expand the + sign below Query, finally expand the + sign below Returned Objects to display your WEI score.

 

You are right *Smile Windows Experience Index - Update or Refresh WEI Score in Windows 8 - you had to run Winsat formal -restart clean and it still works in 10. PHP Code: <SystemScore>5.7</SystemScore>
<MemoryScore>7.5</MemoryScore>
<CpuScore>7.3</CpuScore>
<CPUSubAggScore>7.3</CPUSubAggScore>
<VideoEncodeScore>7.3</VideoEncodeScore>
<GraphicsScore>5.7</GraphicsScore>
<Dx9SubScore>9.9</Dx9SubScore>
<Dx10SubScore>9.9</Dx10SubScore>
<GamingScore>9.9</GamingScore>
<StdDefPlaybackScore>TRUE</StdDefPlaybackScore>
<HighDefPlaybackScore>TRUE</HighDefPlaybackScore>
<DiskScore>7.8</DiskScore>

 

Most of the people I have met that used it a lot, just used it as a bragging point more than anything useful.

 

I think what they mean is that it wasn't used by users for its intended purpose.

Its intention was to be used as a way to drive users to the Windows Marketplace and get users to buy software based on their WEI rating, which almost nobody ever did. People used WEI as a sort of mini benchmark tool though, and MS probably felt with the introduction of the Windows Store that the Windows Marketplace stuff should be gutted, which included the UI for WEI (though WEI is still there in the command line, just no UI for it)

 

Those of us who are not members of Seven Forums can stop by and take a look at this page:

Show Us Your WEI [4] - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

It's a wonderful feature that should be returned to W10. And, W10 should have everthing returned (a clone of 7) with a few more features rather than offset everyone's familair navigation of the OS. Familiarty with an OS in business is most important. Putting people into an "alien environment" causes them stress and reduced productivity. Remember folks, the average computer user knows nothing about the things we are interested in. It's "they" who go to work everyday and write code, design ads, administrate etc.

They would not want to drive to work with a steering wheel on the wrong side of the car and the shift on the ceiling. C'mon Microsoft, get a clue for gawd sake! Have a ball with your silly hand-held OSes but leave desktop and laptop navigation and interface the way it evolved to XP/W7.

 

Over 1700 postings. That's a lot for an 'unpopular' function.

 

TBH that thing was useful but they maybe removed it to make 8.1 more stable or something or its just a part of the new UI.

 

Maybe you are missing it's real purpose. Yes, it gives a lame benchmark. But, when I would go to a site to purchase something, ram, cpu, etc. there are so many variables, that I found it invaluable when someone listed their stats. example, an intel i7/i5/i3 cpu can come in many varieties especially when comparing to AMD processors. Or comparing graphic cards, or ram, or even total builds. If you are building a new system, all the information you can get is helpful.

When I buy a car I read reviews and compare it to other cars, who doesn't. So it is the same here.

And everyone with a Windows machine had it, so it was universal, unlike trying to compare to someone else's benchmarks, which you might use or not use, that is what is useless.

 

having 1700 post doesn't mean anything, its the same as a "show us your desktop" thread, people just post in there to show off.

Imo the wei score pretty useless as new hardware is released about every 6 months, shortly after the release of windows 7 anyone with the latest high-end hardware and a ssd would of maxed the wei score. plus the wei didnt really give you a lot of useful information about your hardware.

@Trust_No1 can you tell me what info did wei provide that would help you purchase any computer hardware.

 

IMO I feel that a great deal of emphasis is placed on these benchmarks and WEI scores. As the average user I really cannot see a need for this information, now remember that is me. . . Now both my Mac and Lonovo have 36 gigs of memory, an Intel i7 4770 processor, and a SSD along with a 1 gig video card. With all this raw power I just cannot see what a WEI or bench march is going to tell me. . again just me. . .*Smile

 

Maybe that's why they want to put away with the desktop too.

 

can you link me to where you're getting this info from?

 

Well, look at 8.1. The desktop has already been downgraded to an application. The way things go the desktops will become mobile devices, LOL.