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Step-by-step guide to improve performance and optimize Windows 7

Optimization of Windows 7 operation is extremely relevant today and is available not only to professional engineers of specialized centers, but also to ordinary users.

Since Microsoft released the operating system Windows 8, the popularity of its predecessor, Windows7 does not get smaller.

The prevalence of Windows versions as of March 2014 (according to http://www.netmarketshare.com/)

Windows 8 / 8.1 - 12.54%

Windows 7 - 50.55%

Windows7 proved to be the most successful and user-friendly version of the OS on the Windows platform, especially in comparison with its predecessor - WindowsVista.

Nowadays, the goals set by software manufacturers and the expectations of users in terms of system speed and performance have increased significantly.

The number of programs has also increased, pre-installed by manufacturers on new laptops and personal computers, which often only take performance away from the system. In addition, over time, a huge amount of temporary and unnecessary files generated by programs and Internet browsers accumulates.

In connection with the above, an increasing number of companies are engaged in both the development specialized utilities to optimize the operation of Windows 7 and create multitasking programs cleaning and configuring the system, optimizing its operation based on the needs of a particular user, along with a set of other software (for example, complex antiviruses "all-in-one", CCleaner, RegOptimazer and others).

But let's not forget that all cleaning and optimization programs operate superficially, without affecting the bowels of the system. Thanks to simple steps, any user is able to safely and efficiently optimize Windows 7 performance without resorting to deep analysis and practical study of its work.

To optimize Windows7 performance, follow these steps:

1. Completely disabling UAC (User Account Control)

First of all, it is worth drawing your attention to the fact that this tool is one of the most important on the issue of system security and disabling it will inevitably reduce the overall level of its protection from external threats. However, many users have more confidence in quality antivirus software.

In this article, we suggest you the ability to both completely disable UAC and change the protection level.

Before proceeding with the suggested actions, you should be logged in with an account Administrator.

14. Disable the autorun function from removable media and CD-ROM drives.

Disabling autorun not only speed up work with external storage media, but also will protect you from the penetration of a number of viruses on your computer.
Launch Notepad (in the Start menu, in the Search line, enter the word "Notepad").
After starting the Notepad program, copy the following text there:


"HonorAutoRunSetting" = dword: 00000001
"NoDriveTypeAutoRun" = dword: 000000ff
3. Next, select the menu item "File" - "Save as".
4. Select the file type "All files"
5. Specify the name of the file and the extension for it "* .reg"
6. Close the Notepad program.

7. Run the newly created file and agree to make the changes.

With the autorun function still present, do the following:
1. Open Notepad
2. After starting Notepad, copy the following text there:
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

"AutoRun" = dword: 0000001

"Allocatecdroms" = "0"

"NoDriveTypeAutoRun" = dword: 00000091

"NoSaveSettings" = dword: 00000000
3. Next, select the "File" - "Save As" menu item.
4. Select the file type "All Files"
5. Specify the file name and extension for it "* .reg"
6. Then exit the Notepad program.
7. Run the newly created file and agree to make changes
8. Restart the Computer and check for auto-start on the media.
Attention, this method will disable your autorun from all media:
Flash and portable drives;
CD, DVD, BD discs;
Network drives;
Local drives.

15. Move the basket from the desktop to the taskbar

If you want fully free your desktop from icons, then you can do that. Indeed, in Windows 7 you can not only remove the Trash from the desktop but even pin it to the taskbar.
1. Right-click on empty space on the desktop.
2. In the context menu, select New - Shortcut.

3. In the Object location field, insert:
% SystemRoot% \ explorer.exe shell: RecycleBinFolder

4. Click Next.
5. In the window that opens, in the Shortcut name field, enter the Cart and click Finish.
6. A shortcut appears on the Desktop (double-click to make sure it is the Trashcan), but it looks like an Explorer shortcut, not Baskets. To fix this, right-click on it and select Properties, then press the button Change Icon.
7. In the Search for icons in the following file field, enter:
% SystemRoot% \ system32 \ imageres.dll
and press Enter.

8. From the proposed collection of Windows 7 icons, select the Trash icon and click OK twice.
9. Now our Trash icon looks authentic. Drag it with the right or left mouse button somewhere on the taskbar.
10. Right-click on the desktop, select Personalization, then Change Desktop Icons and uncheck the Trash box.

16. What to do if the hard disk partition disappeared after installing Windows 7

Suppose your computer's hard drive contains two partitions (C and D), and after installing another OS on the second partition, the first partition disappeared. In fact, the section remained where it was, but Windows 7 did not assign a letter to it. Therefore, we do not have access to the data stored on this disk.

To assign a drive letter, go to Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management.

In the left menu, select the item Storage -> Disk Management. It displays information about all drives connected to the computer, including logical drives (partitions), drives, and removable drives. Our lost partition is located here - it is displayed in the list and does not have a letter or a volume label, but it is recognized by the system as a hard drive.

1. Click on it with the right button and in the menu that appears, select the item Change drive letter or path to the drive.
2. In the window that opens, click the Add button.
3. In the window that opens, in the line Assign a drive letter, in the form of a drop-down list, all free letters are presented; we can assign any of them to our "unrecognized" partition.
4. Select a letter and press the OK button.

As you can see, configuring and optimizing Windows 7 with the right approach is not difficult and fast way how to improve the process of using a computer, and to increase its performance and speed.

Important!

If, after the optimization of the Windows operation, you did not achieve the desired result, or your actions led to a malfunction of the system, UService specialists will help you.

For performance measurements, use the Windows Performance Index.

In Windows 7, it is checked in the "System Information" window, in new versions of the OS in the command line.

To view the PC performance index, close all running applications and do the following:

• • press Win + X → “Command line (administrator)”;

• • enter Powershell -> Enter;

• • type winsat formal, press Enter;

• the test starts. The execution time depends on the performance of the system.

To see the performance score, enter the command in the PowerShell window Get-CimInstance Win32_WinSAT and press Enter. The same command is suitable for requesting a performance estimate without running a previous test. It is not necessary to run the command line with administrator rights.

To view information about the processor (see), RAM and other hardware, do the following:

• • Press the key combination "Win + R" → a window for executing commands will open, enter msinfo32 (relevant for all versions of Windows)

Before moving on to the optimization software, physically clean the computer. Power off the PC, remove the side cover of the system unit and carefully remove the dust from it. It is advisable to use dry napkins in this case.

Blow into hard-to-reach places with a household hairdryer, set in cold air. This should be done because dust is the first cause of overheating of the computer, and when overheated, performance decreases.

Computer software cleaning

When Windows is running, it accumulates a large number of "junk" files on the hard disk. These are temporary files that have not been deleted, system logs and other trifles. To clean up, go to This PC, right-click on the system drive and select Properties.

Now click on the Disk Cleanup button (if not in the General tab, check the Tools tab) and wait until Windows shows you a list of files that it can painlessly delete.

If any item in the list is not checked, Windows is not sure if these files are useless for you and asks to confirm the deletion. To do this, put a checkmark in front of the items you do not need, and then click on the "OK" button.

IMPORTANT: To free up more space or to carry out a complete cleaning of the system, instead of "OK", click the "Clean up system files" button, which will repeat the search, including the "garbage" of Windows itself - temporary files, program backups and previous Windows installations ...

In addition to junk files, they exist in the Windows registry - a store of system settings. To do this, you need a special optimizer program.

To clean the registry using CCleaner, click on the "Registry" button, and then on "Search for problems", a search for problems with the registry will begin. When it ends - click on the "Fix ..." button. The program will prompt you to save the current state of the registry.

Refuse by clicking "No" (or agree by clicking "Yes", after which you will be prompted to select a location to save the backup copy). After that, click on the second button “Fix Selected”. When the error correction is finished, close the program.

If you need more functionality, try AVGPCTuneUp. This program is free only during the trial period, then you will have to pay 900 rubles to use it. An interesting feature may be the function of extending the life of one battery charge.

If you decide to use AVG, then immediately after installing the program, a PC scan will begin. Carefully read what TuneUp shows in the tray panel and undo those decisions that do not suit you.
And to clean the registry and run the program from the desktop, press the "Decidelater" button and on "Startanalysisnow" in the window that appears. The process of this analysis can take up to an hour. When finished, click “Runmaintenance”, wait until the end of cleaning the PC and close the program.

Also, if you install a lot of programs on your computer, some of them are registered at startup and are now automatically loaded with Windows.

Optimizing visual effects for PC performance

If the Windows interface itself slows down, your video card cannot cope with the display. This happens on older netbooks and other devices with an integrated graphics card (see). But these effects can be turned off, which is recommended.

To do this, press the key combination Win + X, which will bring up a context menu. Select “System” → “Advanced system settings” → (on the “Advanced” tab → “Performance”) “Settings”

select which visual effects you want to disable or enable. If you do not want to go into details - check the boxes as in the screenshot "Smoothing the unevenness of screen fonts" - they have little effect on performance and improve appearance Windows.

If you do not have a built-in video card, and the Windows interface still slows down, you may not have installed a video driver.

Intel graphics drivers are updated by the operating system. For Nvidia graphics cards follow this link. AMD Radeon owners can.

If you do not know the manufacturer of your video card, open the case of the system unit and look, it should be written on it.

Tablets and netbooks are only available with Intel graphics cards. Or, use the AIDA64 program, which will show you the manufacturers and models of PC components.

Disk Defragmenter on PC

Due to the peculiarities of the technology of hard drives, fragments of the same file are often recorded in opposite areas of the HDD. Over time, the number of such fragments begins to grow and the reading speed decreases. You can fix this with defragmentation, which is recommended to be done once a week.

To defragment open "This PC", right-click on the "disk" and select "Properties." Go to the "Service" tab, then click on the "Optimize" button. A new window will appear with a list of hard drives.

Select the system drive in the window that appears and click the "Analyze" button. At the end of the analysis process, you will see the result. If fragmentation hard disk less than 5 percent - no defragmentation required. If it is more - click on the "Optimize" button and wait for the end of the operation.

IMPORTANT: Defragmenting multi-terabyte drives takes up to six hours.

Optimization of RAM and computer processor

Lack of RAM and processor time manifests itself in the form of "brakes" and long loading of applications, crashes to the desktop with a system alert, which requires you to close an overly demanding program.

To solve this problem, get into the habit of closing other programs and unnecessary browser tabs before launching demanding applications, as well as clearing the RAM from the files remaining in it - either by rebooting, or by a special program for cleaning memory, for example, RAMRush. Install the program, then russify it by downloading the file Russian.lng and saving it to the address "C: \ Program Files (x86) \ RAMRush".

Now launch RAMRush (if it is already running - move the cursor over the program icon in the tray), click "Options" and select Russian in the "Language" field.

To use the program, click the "Start optimization" button. She will give a message about its beginning, and about a minute later - a message about its end and effectiveness. For example, on a computer that worked for 20 hours with 4 GB of RAM, the optimization cleared 869 MB.

IMPORTANT: Using RAMRush can lead to unstable work of other programs, as this utility automatically cleans up memory if there is not enough memory for the main application.

Also, in some cases, an increased paging file helps (relevant for Windows X32, since more than 3.75GB of RAM cannot be used). To increase its size, open the Advanced System Settings window where you turned off visual effects. Now click on the "Options" button (the one in the "Performance" field), go to the "Advanced" tab and click "Change".

Now uncheck "Automatically select paging file size", check "Specify size" and enter the value of the installed RAM multiplied by two in the "Initial size" field (example: you have 2GB of RAM * 2 = 2048 / 1GB = 1024MB).

In the "Maximum size" field, you need to enter the same values, the paging file will be fixed, and not dynamic. Then restart your computer.

IMPORTANT: The paging file size is subtracted from the hard disk space, pay attention to the line “Selected drive C → free: ***”. If the system has more than 8GB of RAM installed, the paging file can be disabled.

If the problem is with only one application, and the rest continue to work normally, it is worth trying to increase its system priority. To do this, call the "Task Manager" (Ctrl + Shift + Esc), right-click on the braking application and select "Details".

You will be taken to a window with a list of processes. Right-click on an already highlighted process and select High from the Set Priority submenu. Also, old applications from the era of Windows XP do not know how to use multi-core processors, which is why they slow down. To fix this, instead of Set Priority, select Set Matching and uncheck the boxes other than CPU0.

The following instructions are for gamers.

How to improve your computer's performance for gaming

Games require DirectX, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft C ++ Runtime (2008, 2010, 2013), Adobe AIR and Java Runtime to run properly. If you install games from Steam / Origin / GOG - you already have it (see).

If you install games from discs or other sources, you need to additionally download all this. All C ++ packages are included in the RunTimePack, DirectX will update automatically, along with Windows, Adobe AIR can be downloaded from here, and a link to Java Runtime.

But before improving performance, it is worth finding out how productive the PC is at the moment. To do this, install FRAPS and start the game that is slowing down for you - after that, the number of frames per second that the game produces will appear in the corner of the screen.

The minimum value for a comfortable game is 25-30 FPS (frames-per-second - frames per second), although for turn-based games it will go down to 20. The best effect is achieved when the FPS coincides with the refresh rate of the monitor - then the picture becomes dynamic and “ alive".

Using game optimizers

Besides RAMRush, which is suitable for heavy applications, there are also dedicated game optimizers designed to improve PC performance while playing.

In addition to cleaning up RAM, they also disable other programs and even Windows components that are consuming PC resources in the background, providing the computer's power to play.

Several years ago there were similar applications, but only one project remained in development - the Razer Game Booster. You can also use Turbo Mode from AVGTune-Up, but it's not as effective.

The current version of Razer Game Booster does not work correctly with the Russian version of Windows 10 (some inscriptions are not displayed and the online login function does not work), so if you are using a fresh Microsoft OS, you will have to wait for the Windows update or the program itself. If you are using a previous version of Windows, create in the program account Razer, add the game to Game Booster and run through it.

The effect of acceleration through Gamer Booster differs between computers, and it is worth remembering that the 2x speedup indicated on the Razer website is a special case. On a consumer PC, the acceleration will be 20-30%. Also, if you are using a stripped-down version of Windows (Gamer Edition or another similar build), using Game Booster will not give any positive result.

IMPORTANT: If in parallel with the game you are using other programs (browser, notepad, Word, TeamSpeak), Game Booster will close them when the game runs out of resources.

Conclusion

In conclusion, I would like to say only that any optimization is finite. A 2008 office computer won't work like a premium all-in-one, no matter what you do with it. But the fact that after all the above operations it will work better than before them is a fact.

Over time, the operating system of a computer gives in to a kind of wear and tear, which affects both the speed of the device and our nerves. This is especially noticeable when working on weak computers. However, this is far from being a reason for a premature reinstallation of Windows, and you should not rush to create an installation flash drive in a hurry and remember which key starts the transition to the BIOS. Taking advantage of several in simple ways, we will not only return our system to crystal virginity, but also speed it up, in some places forcing it to run faster than the new one.

Why is my computer slowing down?

Most often, the slowdown of the operating system is associated with its inept use: incorrect removal of programs, cluttering of the hard disk and the lack of timely measures to clean it. At the very same Windows installation 7, few people change the default system configurations, which are far from optimal.

Hardware acceleration: offloading the processor

Hardware acceleration is the redistribution of some of the functions of the system from the main processor to the hardware to increase the overall performance of the computer.

In other words, this is shifting part of the CPU's work to the video card, if it is able to cope with it faster.

Hardware acceleration is enabled in all builds of Windows 7 by default. You can check this along the following path:

1. Right-click on the desktop and select "Screen Resolution".

   Select the item "Screen Resolution"

2. Now go to "Advanced options".
   

   In the window that opens, select "Additional parameters" On the "Diagnostics" tab, select the "Change parameters" item

If this button is inactive, you should not panic: you have hardware acceleration enabled, and the caring developers of the video adapter foresaw what might bring you here, and removed the change in settings away from the wrong hands.

The required button is "Change parameters". If it is inactive, acceleration is already on.

Visual Effects: Maximum System Performance

The pleasant graphical interface of Windows 7 puts a very tangible load on the hardware of the computer, which cannot but affect its performance. The visual design, of course, serves as a good addition to the operating system, but when it starts to noticeably affect its performance, it is better to sacrifice beauty for the sake of optimization.

1. Right-click on the "Computer" icon and go to "Properties".

   Click on "Additional system parameters"

Now we need to get into the "Advanced System Settings". Select the "Advanced" tab and in the first section "Performance" open "Options".

Select "Parameters" in the "Performance" section

2. In the "Visual Effects" tab, mark the "Provide best performance" value and click "Apply".
   

   Our Choice - "Best Performance"

3. These settings turn off all visual effects and provide maximum performance, but the system starts to look rather unsightly. If the resulting style makes you disgusted and sad and brings nightmares about Windows 95, return the checkboxes to some menu items:
   • "Enabling Desktop Composition";
   • "Using display styles for windows and buttons";
   • Show thumbnails instead of icons;
   • Smooth out jaggedness in screen fonts.
4. We agree by clicking the "OK" button.

Hard disk: cleaning up memory and defragmenting

All files that are written to the hard disk are split into many sequential chunks in order to reduce the used space. As a result, in order to read the file, the computer is forced to collect them back. And the presence of a variety of garbage on its way increases the readout time, which slows down the system and causes delays of various durations when opening or changing files. At the same time, the speed of work, of course, falls.

The simplest solution to this problem is regular cleaning of the hard drive from junk and no less regular defragmentation. By systematically removing unnecessary files and programs from your PC, you can increase its speed nicely.

First, you need to put things in order in the space you use: delete unnecessary music, watched movies, installation files, hundreds of new documents Microsoft Word and other delights of the presence of a person.

It is worth getting rid of unused programs as well. Let's start with this.

How to increase performance: cleaning the hard drive

1. To get started, select the "Control Panel" item from the "Start" menu.

   Selecting "Control Panel"

2. Go to "Remove the program".
   
3. We carefully study the list, find an outdated or unnecessary program, right-click on it and delete it.
   

   Right-click on the unnecessary program and select "Delete"

4. Now let's get rid of system junk. Using the Windows key combination (a flag on the keyboard) + R, we call the Run command, enter% temp% and click OK. Thus, we will quickly go to the place where the "junk" temporary files are stored, and we will not have to try long and tediously to find them in the system.
   

   Go to the "Temp" folder

5. Everything in the called folder is temporary files. Concurrently, it is system garbage that must be removed. Use the key combination Ctrl + A to select everything and delete it.
   

   Select all files in the folder and delete them

6. If some files stubbornly do not want to be deleted, there is nothing wrong with that. Most likely, they are being used by some active programs right now, and you can skip them.
   

   If some files do not want to be deleted, skip them

7. Now you can proceed to the next step of cleaning the hard disk from system junk. Going to "Computer", right-click on " Local disk(C :) "and click" Properties ".
   

   The item we need is "Properties"

8. Going to the "General" tab, select "Disk Cleanup".
   

   Select the "Disk Cleanup" button

9. When the system analyzes the estimated amount of garbage that can be removed, the disk cleanup menu will open. In this menu, in the list of files available for deletion, mark everything with a checkmark, click "OK" and confirm the deletion of files.
   

   Select the files that the system will delete

10. After cleaning, uncheck the box "Allow indexing the contents of files on this disk in addition to the file properties" and click "OK". In the window that opens, do not change anything and click "OK" again. If the "Access Denied" window pops up, click "Continue", and "Error changing attributes" - "Skip all".

If there are several system disks on the computer, we clean them all in the same way.

Disk Defragmenter: How to Speed ​​Up Your PC

After completion, we repeat the procedure with the rest of the disks.

How to work with CCleaner: PC cleaner

For the next step, we need the CCleaner utility, which allows us to clean up all system junk that we could not remove using Windows tools. The program is free, and you can download it from the official website http://ccleaner.org.ua/. This is not the only or even the best utility to help clean up and speed up the system, but CCleaner is the easiest and most accessible of the rest.

1. After launching the installed program, go to the Applications tab, where we uncheck everything that is still dear to your heart (for example, from the browser history), and then click Run Cleaner.

   The button we need is Run Cleaner

2. After cleaning, go to the Registry section and click Scan for Issues. After completing the analysis, click Fix selected issues.
   

   We find problems and errors in the registry and fix them: buttons Scan for issues and Fix selected items, respectively

3. Now let's go to the Tools section and select the Startup tab. All programs that start automatically when you turn on Windows are listed here. Select all unnecessary ones and click Disable. Thus, we will disable their autorun and reduce the load on the RAM.

   Remove all unnecessary programs from autorun using the Disable button

Swap file: speed up RAM

The paging file, also known as virtual memory, is a separate space on the hard disk that acts as an intermediate link in the exchange of information between the main memory and the hard disk.

Windows 7 by default makes the paging file 50% larger than the amount of RAM, but sometimes this size is too small. This leads to frequent file overwriting or direct access to the main sectors of the hard disk, which negatively affects the system performance.

1. First, you need to determine the amount of RAM. To do this, go to the "Start" menu, right-click on the "Computer" item and go to the "Properties" parameter.

   First, go to the properties of the computer

2. Here we carefully look at the amount of installed memory (RAM), and if it is more than 4 GB, then nothing should be changed. Otherwise, go to "Advanced system settings".
   

   If you need to increase the paging file, go to the "Advanced system parameters"

3. Here, on the "Advanced" tab in the "Performance" section, click on the "Options" button.
   

   Change the performance parameters by clicking on the corresponding button

4. Select the "Advanced" tab and click "Change".
   

   We need the "Change" button in the "Virtual memory" section

5. First, uncheck the box "Automatically select paging file size". After that, mark with a marker "Specify size" and set higher values. The best option- 5120 MB for original size and 7680 MB for maximum. Now we press the "Set" button and confirm by pressing the "OK" button in all the windows we have opened.
   

   We enter new values ​​into the marked fields, click "Set" and "OK"

MSconfig: increasing the speed

Some of the installed programs have a bad habit of running in the background, which not only loads up precious RAM, but also hides from our sensitive gaze. The volume occupied by them individually, as a rule, is not very large, but together they take up quite a lot of resources, and by closing the pests, you can significantly remove the load from the RAM.

1. Using the Windows key + R key combination, we call the Run service, enter the msconfig command in the field and click OK.

   Find msconfig using the corresponding request

2. In the window that opens, go to the "Services" tab. All processes running in the background are marked here. To begin with, in order not to disrupt the performance of the system, put a check mark on "Do not display Microsoft services." After that, with peace of mind, we remove the check marks from all the remaining items. We confirm the changes by clicking the "OK" button.
   

   We uncheck all services, except for system ones (and important ones, like antivirus)

3. Do not forget to uncheck all the boxes in the "Startup" tab. In fact, this is a copy of the actions that we have already performed earlier using CCleaner; but, if for some reason you could not turn off autorun then, then now is the time.
   

   Overclocking the video adapter: instruction with video

   In case the processor works perfectly for you, but you are a gamer and you have problems with graphics, we have good news for you: you can overclock not only the CPU! The video below is about overclocking a video card. It will be cheaper to speed up the existing video adapter than to buy a new one, spending a decent amount. True, here, too, you need to take care of cooling.

   But do not forget: overclocking your computer is one thing, and making sure that it does not burn out after that is quite another. So approach these things responsibly and take care of your technique.

   So, we went through all the possible procedures to speed up Windows 7, and now our system is working as fast as possible. Unfortunately, there are no other ways that will guarantee you to increase the overall performance: well, perhaps, changing the components for your PC. Be happy and don't forget to defragment.

The subject is always in demand - ways to improve the speed of your computer. Recently, the race for information has become more and more intense, everyone solves the task as best he can. And the computer plays a decisive role in this matter. He turns on the brakes at the wrong time, at the most crucial moment!
To a lesser extent, this problem concerns those who regularly come across well-known office suites or simply surf the Internet. For example, browsers start to slow down out of the blue.

Replacement of parts (accessories)

A. A new processor is worth buying only if it is at least 30% faster than the previous one. With other indicators of a tangible increase in the speed of work, do not expect, and the costs will be decent.

Desperate users may risk squeezing all the juice out of their processor.
The technique is not for mass use, but at the same time it provides a chance to postpone the purchase of a new processor for several more years, if only the processor and the motherboard have overclocking potential. The method consists in expanding the number of standard operating frequencies of a video card, CPU (central processing unit) or RAM. This method complicated by the individual capabilities of a certain configuration and the likelihood of premature failure. There is one that is tailored to the topic of overclocking hardware.

B. RAM. Anyway, it requires expansion, if in the process of work most of the memory is occupied. You can see it with " Task manager”, With a busy rhythm of work (when many different applications are open) and about 75-85% of the RAM is loaded, it would be nice to increase it by 50-100%.

You can find out approximately weakness in the periphery of the computer through the standard tool for assessing the performance of Windows 7. To do this, select the menu " Control Panel -> System and Security -> System».

Computer repair, preventive cleaning

Defragmentation and free disk space

If the reserve does not have at least 1-1.5 GB of free space on the system disk (where the OS is located), then a noticeable decrease in overall performance may follow. Regularly monitor the load on your disks, especially those on which system information is installed.

Reinstalling the Windows XP / 7/8/10 operating system

Using OS State Optimizer Programs

You can use a fairly good utility.
The highlight of the program is the complete automation of the optimization process. The entire application works in one window, within which you should define your operating system, specify the name of the processor manufacturer and the desired type of optimization - Boost (acceleration) or Maximum Boost (maximum acceleration). Select the "Optimize now" button and go.

To perform optimization, other cleaning programs have also been developed, for example, which free the computer from unnecessary temporary files and thoroughly clean the registry. Cleaning your disks from trash can really help determine free space. Registry optimization work does not significantly increase performance, but often leads to unpleasant consequences if important keys are deleted (damaged).

Necessarily check all files, especially large ones, that the cleaner intends to erase! I scanned my computer with the Auslogics Disk Cleaner utility and was a little surprised that my recycle bin contains about 20 GB of junk. But remembering that not so long ago I cleaned the trash, I looked at the files suggested for deletion by this program and went nuts a little! This list contained ALL of my most valuable documents and files, all my work and life lately. Moreover, they were not in the trash can on the computer, but in a separate directory on disk D. That would have cleared them if I had not checked them.

Windows 7 has a definite resource for improving performance: choose “ Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Options"And remove some of the checkmarks or select" Provide the best performance ".

BIOS

Optimization of autorun (disable unnecessary services)

This procedure can be accomplished using Windows' useful System Configuration utility. To activate it, press the key combination "Win + R" and enter msconfig in the task window. Next, go to the "Startup" tab and uncheck unnecessary applications. If after rebooting you find that something is missing, then the checkboxes can be set again. You must clearly understand what a specific program is for and whether the system can work correctly without it.

Updating Drivers

It is advisable to update drivers manually, but this will require a certain amount of knowledge. An update is also available using a special program (you can use the article), it will scan the devices itself and determine the drivers that are recommended to be replaced with new versions.

Reasonable approach to choosing an operating system

Viruses

This article has suggested common ways to improve the performance of your computer. I hope this material will help you save your nerves and time, and will protect you from unforeseen unpleasant surprises in the form of a sudden "fall" of the system.

An interesting topic and always relevant is how to increase the speed of your computer. In the modern world, the race against time is becoming more and more interesting, everyone gets out as best they can. And the computer plays an important role here. How can he infuriate with ridiculous brakes at a crucial moment! At this moment I am visited by such thoughts: “Kick, well, I don’t do anything like that! where are the brakes from? "

In this article, I will analyze the 10 most effective ways to increase the performance of your computer.

Replacement of components

The most obvious way is to replace the computer with something more powerful, we will not consider it 🙂 But it is quite possible to replace some spare part (component). You just need to figure out what can be replaced by spending less money, and getting the maximum increase in computer performance.

A. CPU it is worth replacing if the new one is at least 30% faster than the established one. Otherwise, there will be no noticeable increase in productivity, and a lot of funds will be required.

Extreme enthusiasts can try to overclock their processor. The method is not for everyone, but nevertheless it allows you to postpone the upgrade of the processor for another year, if the overclocking potential of the motherboard and processor allows. It consists in increasing the nominal frequencies of the central processor, video card and / or RAM. Complicated by the individual characteristics of a specific configuration and the possibility of its premature failure.

B. RAM... It should definitely be added if all memory is loaded during operation. We look through the "Task Manager", if at the peak of work (when everything that can be opened) is loaded up to 80% of the RAM, then it is better to increase it by 50-100%. Fortunately, it is now worth a penny.

C. HDD... It's not about the size of the disk, but about its speed. If you have a slower hard drive from the economy series with a spindle speed of 5400 rpm, then replacing it with a more expensive one with a speed of 7200 rpm and a higher recording density will add performance. In all cases, replacing with an SSD drive makes users very happy 🙂 The performance before and after is completely different.

You can approximately determine the bottleneck in the computer configuration using the standard Windows 7 performance assessment tool. To do this, go to Control Panel -> System and click “Assess performance” or “Refresh”. Overall performance is determined by the lowest metric, so the weak link can be identified. For example, if the estimate of the hard disk is much less than the estimate of the processor and RAM, then you need to think about replacing it with a more efficient one.

Computer repair, cleaning

The computer may be slowing down due to some kind of malfunction, and simple repairs will help improve performance. For example, if the processor cooling system malfunctions, its clock frequency is greatly underestimated, and as a result, performance drops. It can still be trivial to slow down due to the components of the motherboard due to the strong dustiness! So first, try to clean the system unit thoroughly.

Defragmentation and free disk space

If you have never heard what it is or have not done it for a long time, then this is the first thing that will need to be done to increase the speed of your computer. Defragmentation collects piece by piece the information on the hard drive into a single unit, thereby reducing the number of movements of the read head and increasing productivity.

Lack of at least 1 GB of free space on the system disk (where the operating system is installed) can also cause a decrease in overall performance. Keep track of free space on your disks. By the way, for the defragmentation process, it is desirable to have at least 30% free space.

Reinstalling the Windows XP / 7/10 operating system

Reinstalling 90% allows you to increase the computer's performance by 1.5-3 times, depending on its "dirty". This operating system is so arranged that over time it must be reinstalled 🙁 I know people who "interrupt Windows" several times a week. I am not a supporter of this method, I try to optimize the system, get to the bottom of the true source of the brakes, but anyway, I reinstall the system about once a year, and that is due to the fact that some components are changing.

In principle, if I did not have such a turnover of programs, then you can live 5-10 years without reinstalling. But this is rare, for example, in some offices where only 1C: Accounting and Microsoft Office are installed, and nothing has changed for years. I know such a company, Windows 2000 has been there for more than 10 years and it works fine ... But in general, reinstallation is good way if you do not know how to increase the speed of your computer.

Using optimizers for operating system settings

Sometimes it is possible to significantly increase the comfort of work with the help of special programs. Moreover, in most cases, this is almost the only simple, fast and suitable method. I already wrote about one good program called earlier.

You can also try the good PCMedic utility. It is paid, but this is not a problem 🙂 The highlight of the program is in a fully automated process. The whole program consists of one window in which you need to select your operating system, processor manufacturer (Intel, AMD or other) and the type of optimization - Heal (cleaning only) or Heal & Boost (cleaning plus acceleration). Press the "GO" button and that's it.

And one of the most powerful programs is Auslogics BoostSpeed, although it is also paid, but there is a trial version. This is a real monster that includes several utilities to increase the speed of your computer on all fronts. There is an optimizer, and a defragmenter, and cleaning the computer from unnecessary files, and cleaning the registry, and an Internet accelerator and some other utilities.

It is interesting that the program has an advisor that will tell you what needs to be done. But always check what is advised there, do not use everything indiscriminately. For example, the advisor really wants the automatic Windows update to work. Those who did not buy licensed Windows know that it can end badly ...

For optimization, there are also cleaning programs, for example CCleaner, which clean the computer of unnecessary temporary files and clean the registry. Removing trash from disks can help free up space.

But cleaning the registry does not lead to a noticeable increase in performance, but it can lead to problems if important keys are deleted.

IMPORTANT! Before making any changes, be sure to!

NECESSARILY view everything the cleaners want to remove! I scanned my computer with Auslogics Disk Cleaner and was initially glad that I had 25GB of trash in my trash can. But remembering that I recently cleaned the trash, I opened the files prepared for deletion in this program and just went nuts! There were ALL my most important files, my whole life over the past few months. And they were not in the basket, but in a separate folder on disk D. That would have deleted it if I had not looked.

In Windows 7, you can slightly improve performance by simplifying the graphical interface. To do this, go to "Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Options" and disable some of the checkboxes or select "Provide the best performance".

Motherboard BIOS settings

The BIOS stores the most basic computer settings. You can enter it when you turn on the computer using the Delete, F2, F10 or some other keys (written on the screen when you turn on the computer). A strong decrease in performance can only be due to critical jambs in the settings. Usually it is configured normally and there is no need to intervene and even harmful.

The easiest way to correct the settings for optimal is to go into the BIOS and select an option like "Load Optimal Settings" (the spelling may differ depending on the BIOS), save the settings and reboot.

Disable unnecessary services and programs from autorun

Today, almost every second installed program climbs its nose into startup. As a result, the loading of the operating system is delayed indefinitely, and the work itself is slowed down. Look at the system tray (near the clock), how many unnecessary icons are there? It is worth removing unnecessary programs or turning them off from startup.

This can be easily done using the Windows' built-in System Configuration utility. To run it, press the combination "Win + R" and enter "msconfig" in the window. In the program, go to the "Startup" tab and uncheck the extra checkboxes. If after the reboot something is missing, then the check marks can be returned back. You should have an idea of ​​what programs you have installed and.

One powerful way to improve performance is ... disabling the antivirus 🙂 It's bad of course, but I sometimes turn off the antivirus while performing resource-intensive tasks.

You don't need to do this while surfing the web or installing unknown software!

Installing the latest drivers

This can really help, especially if you have installed very old or default drivers (by default from Microsoft). Motherboard chipset drivers are the most influential, but others can degrade performance as well. You need to update the drivers for each device, and you can find them on the manufacturers' websites.

It is better to update drivers manually, but there are many automatic driver update programs available. For example, a good one will scan devices and look for updated drivers.

Choose your operating system wisely

If you are still running Windows XP, with 2 gigabytes of RAM, then I advise you to quickly switch to Windows 7, the performance will increase. And if you have 4 GB or more, then feel free to install Windows 10 64-bit version. The speed of work will increase even more, but only in 64-bit programs. Processing video, audio and other resource-intensive tasks can be processed 1.5-2 times faster! It's also time to change Windows Vista to 7.

Do not use different Windows assemblies for installation, such as Windows Zver and the like. They are already crammed with necessary and unnecessary software, moreover, they are often buggy.

Viruses

Although they are in my tenth place, this does not mean at all that you should not pay attention to them. Viruses can significantly slow down your computer or even freeze it. If there is a strange decrease in performance, then it is worth scanning the system with one of the scanners, for example. But it is better to have a reliable anti-virus installed, for example DrWeb or Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

Turbo computer

Let me tell you another secret - Windows can run up to 30 times faster! And it can even become absolutely immortal, i.e. after rebooting, the system is clean, even if the virus has fun and deleted the system folders! I myself tried to download and run a couple of dozen viruses while the mouse could move, deleted system files until I got a blue screen. Then I rebooted Windows, and it booted as if nothing had happened 🙂

You can do the same too, there are even 12 free video tutorials. From now on, Windows can never be called sluggish and wretched again! As far as I know, this is the only project in the world that allows you to independently make a computer truly fast and immortal.

In this article, we have discussed the basic methods of how to increase the speed of your computer. I hope this article helped you save the most important thing in our life - it is time that should be used productively, every hour and every minute, and not wasted. In the next articles I will touch upon the topic of increasing computer performance more than once, subscribe to blog updates.

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Edited: 2019-10-30

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