Windows 7 Experience Index

The Windows 7 Experience Index is visible to a user when they right-click on the Computer and then from the given options, select Properties. The Windows 7 Experience Index will be located on the Control Panel or the System applet.

There are a lot of times when a user uses this same approach and after clicking on the Windows 7 Experience Index link, it is automated that the user goes to the Performance Information and Tools page. There are times when Windows 7 Experience Index details cannot be found making it impossible for the user to view or update the scores. This article will focus on this issue and the discussion will be based on the various steps and manuals to resolve this issue. It is a generic problem.

This problem in Windows 7 Experience Index takes place if a policy is set which takes out the access to the Performance Information and Tools page. A user is usually the administrator of the system, and one will have to follow the method given to resolve the issue of the Windows 7 Experience Index missing files. These steps are covered under the various Windows 7 dos and donts. So each step should be given due attention.

Method: The first method is deployed by Using the Group Policy Editor
Click Start, type GPEDIT.MSC and press ENTER. This action will open up the Group Policy Editor.

Navigate to the following branch:
Computer Configuration | Administrative Templates | System | Performance Control Panel
Double-click Turn off access to the performance center core section
Set it to Not configured

If it has been already set to Not Configured, set it to Enabled and click Apply. Then revert back the setting to Not Configured. This resets the registry based policy if set already.

Repeat the steps in this branch as well:
User Configuration | Administrative Templates | System | Performance Control Panel
Exit the Group Policy Editor.

This method should enable resolving the issue of the Windows 7 experience index missing files. The steps should be followed with precision and accuracy.