Tips To Improve Windows Vista Speed

April 23, 2009 | By admin In Tips and Tricks |

Welcome back!

For me, there’s no way to install Windows Vista on my PC unless it really stable or until Microsoft do not provide security update anymore for Windows XP.

If you already installed Windows Vista on your PC or laptop, then you should pay attention to this tips on how to improve your Vista speed for better CPU performance and optimize your computer system

Anyway, For Vista users this tips might help you to improve your Vista :

* Disable Windows Defender - One of the biggest complaints about Windows operating systems was its vulnerability to viruses. To address this issue, Microsoft added a lot of stuff into Vista, essentially making it bloated and cumbersome. Windows Defender is one such feature. If you are a power user who knows what can cause virus infection or security problems you don’t need Windows Defender. To disable windows defender, go to control panel->administrative tools -> services -> windows defender and stop it. Also change the startup type to manual.

* Upgrade RAM - Upgrade Your computer RAM (Random Acess Memory) is the most comon way to speed up ur windows Vista. If your system performance is still low, you probably need to upgrade to at least 2GB RAM for optimal performance !

* .Remove all junk software from your PC - Most of the online stores bundle a lot of software when they sell a Windows Vista installed laptop/pc. You don’t need many of these software and hence removing them can substantially boost Windows Vista performance. First thing to do when you get your PC/Laptop is to remove everything except the bare minimum you need!

* Disable UAC (User Access Control) - This is one of the most annoying features. Whenever you click on anything which affects system configuration, a popup comes up asking whether you want the operation to be executed! Of course, I want that, that is why I clicked on it! For a power user this is the first thing to disable. To disable user access control, go to control panel->user account->turn user account control off.

* Reduce graphics and other UI features - Windows Vista by default has a pretty jazzy user interface. If you are a power user, you rarely bother about these UI features. Disabling these features will dramatically reduce load on your processor and memory. This is one method sure to speed up your experience on Windows Vista. To optimize system configuration for maximum performance, go to control panel->performance information and tools-> advanced tools-> adjust the appearance and performance of windows-> Select Adjust for best performance radio button and press Apply.

* Remove unnecessary startup programs - You might have couple of startup programs configured. Remove all the unnecessary programs to reduce startup time and to improve overall system performance. Anti-virus programs are notorious for reducing system performance and increasing harddisk load. You can check out startup programs using regedit command (use with caution!). Find all the startup programs under computer-> HKEY_CURRENT_USER->Software-> Microsoft-> Windows-> CurrentVersion-> Run. (User can also use Windows Defender for this)

* Disable unnecessary services - Your system might have a lot of services which you may not need. But identifying them may not be very easy. Open up control panel-> administrative tools-> services and stop/disable services. Some of the services which should be disabled are Windows Search, Windows Defender, Windows Cardspace etc.

* Disable Windows Search Indexing - Disabling Windows Search indexing may improve performance substantially, especially when you have a new system.

* Monitor tasks running - Monitor your task manager regularly. Look for any processes which hogs memory/processor resource. Also monitor for programs which may be accessing harddisk frequently. Find out the real use of resource intensive processes and if not required, remove them.