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+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+ Cleanup temp files, cookies (Chromium-based browsers), Recycle Bin, and apply basic performance tweaks.
+
+.NOTES
+ - Run as Administrator.
+ - Review and customize paths and tweaks before running.
+ - Doesn't uninstall apps or modify registry keys beyond safe performance tweaks shown.
+#>
+
+#region Helper functions
+function Info($txt){ Write-Host "[*] $txt" -ForegroundColor Cyan }
+function Warn($txt){ Write-Host "[!] $txt" -ForegroundColor Yellow }
+function Err($txt){ Write-Host "[X] $txt" -ForegroundColor Red }
+#endregion
+
+if (-not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) {
+    Err "Script must be run as Administrator. Exiting."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Confirm
+$consent = Read-Host "This will delete temp files, cookies (Chromium profiles) and apply performance tweaks. Continue? (Y/N)"
+if ($consent -notin 'Y','y') { Info "Aborted by user."; exit 0 }
+
+# Paths to clean (expand as needed)
+$pathsToClean = @(
+    "$env:TEMP\*",
+    "C:\Windows\Temp\*",
+    "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Temp\*",
+    "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\*",
+    "$env:USERPROFILE\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies\*"
+)
+
+# Function: delete files & folders safely
+function SafeRemove($pattern){
+    try {
+        $items = Get-ChildItem -Path $pattern -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        if ($items) {
+            foreach ($it in $items) {
+                try {
+                    if ($it.PSIsContainer) {
+                        Remove-Item -LiteralPath $it.FullName -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+                    } else {
+                        Remove-Item -LiteralPath $it.FullName -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+                    }
+                } catch {
+                    # skip locked files
+                }
+            }
+            Info "Cleared: $pattern"
+        } else {
+            Info "No items found: $pattern"
+        }
+    } catch {
+        Warn "Unable to enumerate path: $pattern"
+    }
+}
+
+# Clear listed temp paths
+foreach ($p in $pathsToClean) { SafeRemove $p }
+
+# Clear Recycle Bin
+try {
+    $shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
+    $shell.Namespace(0xA).Items() | ForEach-Object { $shell.Namespace(0xA).ParseName($_.Name).InvokeVerb("delete") } 
+    Info "Recycle Bin emptied."
+} catch {
+    # fallback using Storage APIs (PowerShell 7+ may use)
+    try {
+        Clear-RecycleBin -Force -ErrorAction Stop
+        Info "Recycle Bin emptied (fallback)."
+    } catch {
+        Warn "Could not empty Recycle Bin."
+    }
+}
+
+# Clear prefetch (optional — Windows manages this; comment out if unsure)
+try {
+    SafeRemove "C:\Windows\Prefetch\*"
+    Info "Prefetch cleared (Windows will rebuild as needed)."
+} catch { }
+
+# Clear Chromium-based browser cookies/cache for standard profile locations
+$chromiumRoots = @(
+    "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Google\Chrome\User Data",
+    "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Edge\User Data",
+    "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data"
+)
+
+foreach ($root in $chromiumRoots) {
+    if (Test-Path $root) {
+        Get-ChildItem -Path $root -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object {
+            $profile = $_.FullName
+            # Clear "Cache", "Code Cache", "GPUCache"
+            @("Cache","GPUCache","Code Cache","Service Worker\\CacheStorage","Storage\\extensiones","CacheStorage") | ForEach-Object {
+                $p = Join-Path $profile $_
+                if (Test-Path $p) { SafeRemove (Join-Path $p "*") }
+            }
+            # Remove Cookies SQLite file (this will sign you out)
+            $cookieFile = Join-Path $profile "Cookies"
+            if (Test-Path $cookieFile) {
+                try { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $cookieFile -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; Info "Removed Cookies file in $profile" } catch {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# Trim pagefile and temp system files by invoking garbage collection style operations (light)
+try {
+    # Empty Standby list (requires RAMMap Sysinternals or Windows 10+ command)
+    if (Get-Command "Clear-FileCache" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
+        Clear-FileCache
+    }
+} catch { }
+
+# Basic performance tweaks (safe, reversible)
+# 1) Set Power Plan to High performance (or Ultimate Performance if available)
+try {
+    $high = (Get-CimInstance -Namespace root\cimv2\power -ClassName Win32_PowerPlan | Where-Object {$_.ElementName -match "High performance|Ultimate Performance"} | Select-Object -First 1)
+    if ($high) {
+        $high.Activate() | Out-Null
+        Info "Power plan set to: $($high.ElementName)"
+    } else {
+        Warn "High/Ultimate power plan not found."
+    }
+} catch { Warn "Could not change power plan." }
+
+# 2) Adjust visual effects: set to "Adjust for best performance"
+try {
+    $regPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects"
+    New-ItemProperty -Path $regPath -Name VisualFXSetting -Value 2 -PropertyType DWord -Force | Out-Null
+    # Also adjust performance options equivalent (HKCU\Control Panel\Performance\VisualEffects)
+    $perfReg = "HKCU:\Control Panel\Performance\"
+    Set-ItemProperty -Path $perfReg -Name "VisualFXSetting" -Value 2 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    Info "Visual effects set to 'best performance' (may require sign-out to fully apply)."
+} catch { Warn "Could not change visual effects setting." }
+
+# 3) Disable Search Indexing service to reduce I/O (optional and reversible)
+$disableIndexing = Read-Host "Disable Windows Search indexing service for performance? (Y/N)"
+if ($disableIndexing -in 'Y','y') {
+    try {
+        Stop-Service -Name "WSearch" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        Set-Service -Name "WSearch" -StartupType Disabled -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+        Info "Windows Search service stopped and disabled."
+    } catch { Warn "Could not change Windows Search service." }
+}
+
+# 4) Enable NTFS short name/case options: ensure write caching (default behavior); skipping risky registry changes.
+
+# Run Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr) for system files (prompts UI)
+try {
+    Start-Process -FilePath "cleanmgr.exe" -ArgumentList "/sagerun:1" -WindowStyle Hidden -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    Info "Triggered Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr)."
+} catch {}
+
+# Final: run Trim on SSDs (optimize)
+try {
+    Optimize-Volume -DriveLetter C -ReTrim -Verbose -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
+    Info "Issued retrim (SSD TRIM) on C: (if supported)."
+} catch { }
+
+Info "Finished. Some changes may require sign-out/reboot to take full effect."