Computer Help Blog » system settings http://www.computer-help-blog.info A blog on computer issues and help topics... Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:14:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 3 tips to make Windows 7 faster http://www.computer-help-blog.info/6-tips-to-make-windows-7-faster/ http://www.computer-help-blog.info/6-tips-to-make-windows-7-faster/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:59:58 +0000 Admin http://www.computer-help-blog.info/?p=736 Windows 7, the latest OS from Microsoft, is definitely better than Windows Vista. It is faster and offers better performance, but you can make it even more faster by tweaking it. Here are 3 useful ways to improve the speed and performance of Windows 7:

1) Disable unnecessary visual effects
To disable unnecessary visual effects, right click on “Computer” in windows start menu and choose “Properties”. Click on “Advanced System Settings” at the left pane. Under the “Advanced” tab, click on “Settings” under “Performance” category. Select the “Custom:” option. Look through the list and uncheck the effects that you have no used for it.

2) Disable Windows Aero theme
Windows Aero offers better performance in Win 7 when compared to Vista. However, it still takes up a large amount of resources. You can disable it to obtain better performance. To do so, right click on the desktop and select “Personalize”. Chose one of the standard themes from the right hand side. “Windows 7 Basic” is a good choice.

3) Remove unwanted items from startup menu
Windows automatically adds unwanted items to the startup menu which slows it down. By removing unwanted items from the startup menu, you can make Windows 7 faster. Here is how, you proceed: Press Windows key + R and type “msconfig” in the run dialogue box.  Go to the Startup tab. Uncheck the applications that you have no use for.

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