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How to Speed-up Windows 7Windows 7 isn’t quite the resource-eating beast that one would have expected after Windows Vista. If you’ve upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7, your computer should be able to handle the new operating system. However, let’s first make sure that your computer meets the basic requirements:
If your computer does not meet those requirements, you may need to upgrade your hardware before Windows 7 will perform as it should. Once you’ve confirmed that your computer is meets the minimum system requirements, take the following steps to speed up Windows 7: Turn off the Aero Interface If your graphics card falls short or you want more speed out of Windows 7, turn of the Aero Interface by right-clicking the Desktop and choosing Personalize. From there, click the Windows Color tab, disable transparency, and then click “Open classic appearance properties for more options.” Finally, choose a theme (such as the Standard Windows 7 theme) other than the Aero Interface. Turn off Windows 7 Eye Candy Like Windows Vista, Windows 7 is pretty. The visual effects may be neat, but they adversely affect performance. Go to Control Panel > System and click on Advanced System Settings. Click the Advanced tab, find the Performance area and click on Settings. Either choose “Adjust for best performance” or Custom. If you choose custom, remove the checkmarks from items that you are not interested in (the more disabled, the better). Reboot for the changes to take place. Limit Windows 7 Startup Programs Like previous versions of Windows, Windows 7 has a Startup folder containing shortcuts to programs that it has been told to load at each startup. Many installation programs automatically add a shortcut to this folder so that each time Windows loads it will automatically load the program, too. While convenient, having too many programs loaded at any given time takes up valuable system resources. For example, if your computer barely has enough RAM to load Windows 7, having half a dozen programs open that you aren’t even using will adversely affect performance. Removing startup programs is an excellent first step for speeding up Windows 7. To do this, go to Start and type “msconfig” in the Search bar. Click the msconfig.exe icon that appears. Now, go to the Startup tab and remove any programs that you do not need running at all times. Allow programs such as computer security software and online backup software to load automatically, but restrict programs such as your word processor, contact management software, media player, and other applications that you use periodically. You’ll still be able to load them as needed. Disable Indexing Indexing speeds up local searches on your computer – but at a high cost performance-wise. Would you rather have a fast search result the few times that you need it or a faster computer overall? If you prefer a faster computer overall, disable indexing. To do this, right-click Computer and choose Manage. The Computer Management window appears. Click on Services and Applications and then click Services. Find and right-click Windows Search. Choose Properties from the submenu. Find the dropdown box next to Startup Type and select Disabled. Click OK to confirm. These steps should give you an appreciable Windows 7 performance boost!
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