Windows 7 - Windows Experience Index - Reset

**Brink**

How to Reset the Windows Experience Index (WEI) in Windows 7 or Vista

Information

This will show you how to reset the Windows Experience Index (WEI) as unrated in Windows 7 or Vista. This way you can rate your computer WEI score again with a clean slate.

EXAMPLE: Windows Experience Index (WEI) with a Score

EXAMPLE: Windows Experience Index (WEI) Reset to Unrated

OPTION ONE

Through Advanced Tools

NOTE: To completely reset WEI, you should do either Option Two or Option Three below since they delete all of the .xml files so you can start fresh again.

1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), then click on Performance and Information Tools.

2. In the left pane, click on the Advanced Tools link. (see screenshot below)

3. Click on the Clear all Windows Experience Index scores and re-rate the system link. (see screenshot below)

4. If prompted by UAC, click on Yes if administrator or enter the administrator's password if standard user.

5. The WEI score will now be reset, and the WEI tests will now run automatically to rate this computer for a new WEI score.

OPTION TWO

Using a Elevated Command Prompt

1. Open a elevated command prompt.

2. In the elevated command prompt, copy and paste (or type) the command below and press enter. (see screenshot below)
Code:
del /f %SYSTEMROOT%\Performance\WinSat\DataStore\*.xml
3. WEI has now been reset. You can now update your WEI score.

OPTION THREE

Manually in Windows Explorer

1. Open Windows Explorer, and navigate to the location below.
NOTE: You can also "copy and paste" this location in the Start Menu search box and press enter to open directly to it.
C:\Windows\Performance\WinSat\DataStore

2. In the DataStore folder, select all of the listed .xml files and delete them. (see screenshot below)

3. Close Windows Explorer.

4. WEI has now been reset. You can now update your WEI score.

That's it,
Shawn

Related Tutorials

**Airbot** · 04-18-2010

Shouldn't this option be included in the tutorial, even though it doesn't seem to clear the older scores like it says it will?

Control Panel/Performance Information and Tools/Advanced tools/Clear all Windows Experience Index Scores and Re-Rate The System

**Brink** · 04-19-2010

Hi Aaron,

Option added. Thank you. I forgot about that one.

It does reset the scores, but you will not notice that it say unrated unless you open another Performance Information and Tools window (refreshed) real quick while it's still runing the WEI tests.

**Airbot** · 04-19-2010

Oh, maybe I'm misunderstanding what it means when it says clear all scores and re-rate. When it says clears all scores, I was thinking it deletes any existing xml files in the Datastore, then re-rates it. Which it doesn't. I guess it just means it clears the present scores, and re-runs it.

**Brink** · 04-19-2010

Nope, I see the same thing. Option One only seems to mark it as unrated and add to the .xml files with the new date, but doesn't delete the .xml files like Option Two & Three does for a more thorough reset.

ian986 · 01-03-2011

Just want to say a quick thank you as I have never been able to get WEI to work since I installed Windows 7 Just read your tip s and works a treat !!

Just need to buy a graphics card now to up that score

**Brink** · 01-04-2011

You're most welcome Ian. I;m happy to hear that you got it sorted.

**Britton30** · 04-13-2011

Nice one Shawn! You've been letting me misspell your name.

**Brink** · 04-13-2011

Hello Gary,

LOL, that's ok. We all misspell something.

Windows 7 - Windows Experience Index - Reset

Windows Experience Index - Reset

Windows Experience Index - Reset problems?