Boost computer performance with 10 tricks

1) Reduce Wait Time to Startup to the Highlighted OS

• Click on Start -> Run -> type "msconfig"

• Under the "BOOT.INI" tab -> Change "Timeout:" to 3 seconds

2) Delete Temporary Files

• Start -> Run (Window + R) -> Type %Temp% 

• Delete all the files

3) Disk De-fragmentation

•  Always perform a disk de-fragmentation at least once in a month.

• Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> De fragment and Optimize Drives.

4) Hibernation

• Closes and opens Windows faster than normally and does not waste electricity.

• Start -> Run (Window + R) -> Type -> shutdown -h

5) Delete Prefetch Files

• Go to C:\Windows\Prefetch and delete all the files 

6) Disable Unwanted Start up Programs 

• Run (Window + R) -> type msconfig 

• Under the ‘Start Up’ tab, uncheck the unwanted programs and press OK.

7) Make Start Menu Open Faster

• Run (Window + R) -> ‘regedit.exe’

• Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. 

• Look for "MenuShowDelay", and double click to edit the value.

• The lower the number specified, the faster the Start Menu will load.

8) Boost loading My Computer Window

• My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options >> View and uncheck ‘Automatically search for network folders and printers”

9) Slow Ending of Unresponsive Programs

• Click on ‘End Task’ is not terminated immediately  

• Run >> regedit.exe >> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ and change this value to 1000.

10) Disable Animations & Appearance to maximize performance

• 1) Control Panel -> System Properties -> ‘Advanced’ -> ‘Performance’ 

• 2) Click ‘Adjust for best performance’