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Get Top 10 Tips to Speed up Windows 7

Topic: SoftwarePublished August 23, 2011

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Windows 7 has considerably increased its speed from Windows Vista and XP. However, it can still be optimized to be more faster. We’ve made a guide on the top ten tips to speed up Windows 7. 10 Reduce Windows 7 Shutdown Time Although Windows 7 shuts down faster than XP, it can still be toned down:rnType in regedit in your start up menu search barrnGo to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlrnRight-click on WaitToKillServiceTimeOutrnLower the value – default is 12000 (12 seconds)rnConfirm the changes and then restart your PC 9 Unwanted Fonts Removal There’s a slew of fonts installed on your Windows 7 operating system that you don’t use and you may not even know about. Removing said fonts will have an impact on the speed in W7.rnControl panel should be openedrnOpen the Fonts folderrnTo gain more system resources, delete the fonts you don’t use or/and want. 8 Windows 7 Boot Time To make your Windows 7 boot time faster, carry out the following:rnGo to run and enter in “msconfig” – without the quotesrnClick on the boot tab and then navigate to advanced optionsrnCheck number of processors, and then input the amount of processors your system hasrnClick apply, then click okay. Now, reboot your system and admire the faster boot time 7 Window Switching By getting the Minimise-Maximise animation feature disabled, it can considerably increase your PC’s speed:rnEnter “SystemPropertiesPerformance” into search via the start up menu.rnNavigate towards the Visual Effects tabrnThe ticked box which has “Animate windows when minimizing and maximising” – get rid of the tick and then click OK. 6 Utilize Readyboast Every time you enter a USB stick/pen drive into your computer you’ll get an option that asks you to use your pendrive to speed up your operating system; select this option Also, you can control how much memory of your USB should be used to speed up Windows 7.rn5 Unwanted Programs from Startup When starting up your system, there’s several programs which starts up with it. Disabling unwanted programs such as Windows Live Messenger will increase the general speed of your PC. Additionally, it’ll also result in your boot time being faster.rn4 Defragment Your Windows Regularly When defragmenting a drive in your system, it will will decrease file access time – to do this, go to the start menu and type “disk defragmenter” without the quotes, and then commence with the process. And press enter.Now start the defragmentation.rn3 Disabling Startup Services Type msconfig in the start up menu and press enter. Navigate to the services tab, from where you can disable the unwanted services and then hit disable. By disabling the services you don’t use, it’ll free up a lot of space consequently making Windows 7 much faster.rn2 Disable Windows Transparency Right-click on your desktop, select ‘personalize’ and then choose the theme which your Windows 7 operating system is using. Then, go to ‘Windows Color’ and get rid of the tick in the ‘enable transparency’ box.rn1 Turning Off System Sounds System sounds are generally a waste of resources on your system. To disable the sounds, follow the steps below:rnType in mmsys.cpl at the start up listrn Click on the Sounds tab and then choose ‘No Sounds’ via the sound scheme drop downrn

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