{"id":897,"date":"2013-11-01T09:29:12","date_gmt":"2013-11-01T14:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/?p=897"},"modified":"2015-04-27T08:31:37","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T13:31:37","slug":"tips-8-12-how-to-optimize-and-speed-up-windows-7-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/tips-8-12-how-to-optimize-and-speed-up-windows-7-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips 8-12: How to Optimize and Speed Up Windows 7 Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tCont'd from\u2026 <\/strong><\/span><\/span>\"Top 12 Tips: How to Optimize and Speed Up Windows 7 Performance\"<\/span><\/span>
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\n\t#8.\u00a0Uninstall any unwanted program <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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\n\tI recommend that you uninstall any unused programs from your computer. By doing this, registry keys are cleaned, hard disk space is increased, running processes are reduced and overall computer\u2019s performance is increased. You can uninstall software from your computer by using any third party programs like \u201cRevo Uninstaller\u201d or simply by using the \u201cUninstall\u201d feature available in Windows 7. To do this, open \u201cControl Panel\u201d go to \u201cPrograms\u201d and then Click \u201cUninstall a program\u201d from the available options. From the list select any software that you do not use and click uninstall. Be careful because uninstalling any software used by your OS may result in a system crush.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t#9.\u00a0Disable the Screen Server and the Wallpaper<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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\n\tYou can turn off these visual effects if you don\u2019t need them. To achieve this, right click your Desktop and select \u201cProperties\u201d. You can select a solid color as a Wallpaper and disable the Screen Server from running on your computer.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\"Disable<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t#10.\u00a0Disable unnecessary Windows sounds<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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\n\tRemember that Windows audio effects use your computer\u2019s resources so if you disable some of them, you can increase the performance of your workstation. Open \u201cControl Panel\u201d navigate to the \u201cHardware and Sounds\u201d menu and then click the \u201cSound\u201d button. Select and disable the desired sounds from the list:<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\"Disable<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t#11.\u00a0Disable UAC (***Advanced Users Only!)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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\n\tIf you are a computer Administrator, you should disable UAC\u00a0for boosting performance. UAC\u00a0is a notification mechanism used to prevent malicious changes to your system.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\"Disable<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t#12. Increasing the page file and allocating memory for Background services<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tYou can choose how the processor allocates resources by selecting the \u201cBackground service\u201d option rather than \u201cPrograms\u201d. You can also opt for increasing the size of the page file. The page file is used by Windows similar to RAM so increasing it would probably increase your computer\u2019s performance (if needed). I usually don\u2019t change the size of the page file because Windows will select the required size automatically. Check the \u201cAutomatically manage paging files for all drivers\u201d feature from the Virtual Memory menu.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tAfter covering these steps, your overall computer performance should increase. I hope this article will serve you well and will help you achieve faster speeds. Comment or leave any questions that you have. Also, if there is something more to add to this article don\u2019t hesitate to contact me. Enjoy Poweradmin.com (and check out PA Server Monitor<\/a> while you're there) and stay tuned for future articles. I wish you all the best in this wonderful day folks!<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tAuthor: Popescu Dan-Alexandru<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tEmail: dancb10@gmail.com<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWebsite: www.ittrainingday.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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Cont’d from\u2026 “Top 12 Tips: How to Optimize and Speed Up Windows 7 Performance” #8.\u00a0Uninstall any unwanted program I recommend that you uninstall any unused programs from your computer. By doing this, registry keys are cleaned, hard disk space is increased, running processes are reduced and overall computer\u2019s performance is increased. You can uninstall software […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,6,9,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-it","category-how-to","category-tech","category-technical","category-windows"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3572,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897\/revisions\/3572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.poweradmin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}