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We have had a lot of folks ask about the refreshing the Windows Experience Index (WEI) and what is the base score all about. The new Windows 7 uses the WEI to help measure the capability of your computer. The Windows Experience Index measures the capability of your computer’s hardware and software configuration and expresses this measurement as a number that they call a base score. The higher the base score the better and faster your computer will perform than a computer with a lower base score, this comes into play when using more advanced and resource-intensive tasks.

Each hardware component receives individual sub scores. The computer base score is determined by the lowest sub score. The base score is not an average of the combined sub scores at all. In Windows 7 the WEI score can range from 1.0 to 7.9.

If you want to check, all you need to do is:
Open the Control Panel (All Items view).
Click on the Performance Information and Tools icon.
Click on the Rate this computer button.
Run the assessment link, by hitting the Refresh Now button.
You will now see this status window.
A good best practice during this process is to have no programs open or running in the background.
When the process is finished, you will see your updated WEI base score.
This is a good gauge on what you need to do to improve your machine for more intense uses.