{"id":9051,"date":"2010-03-04T16:16:19","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T16:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/?p=9051"},"modified":"2010-03-04T14:31:53","modified_gmt":"2010-03-04T14:31:53","slug":"tweaks-speed-up-windows-vista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/tweaks-speed-up-windows-vista\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 4 Tweaks for Speeding Up Windows Vista"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Increase-Windows-Speed.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Increase-Windows-Speed-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Increase Windows Speed\" title=\"Increase Windows Speed\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-9053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Increase-Windows-Speed.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Increase-Windows-Speed.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Increase-Windows-Speed.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Windows Vista can be awesome choice as an operating system, provided you\u2019ve a fully loaded PC with top notch configuration to run Vista. More so, there are several tweaks that can boost up the performance of Windows Vista to a great deal; let us take a look at some of them. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tweak 1: Turn off Automatic Disk De-fragmentation :<\/strong> By default, the Windows Vista operating system uses a disk de-fragment feature that can slow down your PC to a great extent. However, you must keep in mind that you will have to run disk defrag manually, every once in a while, in order to get optimal performance.<br \/>\nTo disable Disk De-fragmentation follow these steps<br \/>\nClick Start > Computer > Right Click C: Drive > Click on Tools Tab > Uncheck Run on a schedule.<br \/>\nAnd, that\u2019s it, you\u2019re done!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tweak 2: Turn off Windows Search Indexing<\/strong> Windows Vista search indexing is yet another resource extensive feature in Vista that can hamper the overall performance of your system to a massive extent. Basically, this feature constantly reviews and indexes the latest files used on the PC, so as to enable quicker searching. Therefore, unless you\u2019re someone who often needs to search documents, you may not want to keep this feature enabled all the time.<br \/>\nTo disable constant indexing in Vista, follow these steps<br \/>\nClick Start > Computer > Right Click C: Drive > Under General Tab > Uncheck the option \u2018Index this drive for faster searching\u2019 > Go to next dialog box > Select the option \u2018Include subfolders and files\u2019. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Tweak 3: Disable User Access Control (UAC)<\/strong> It is a new security feature in Windows Vista that claims to protect your system from malware infection. However, it can be quite an irritating affair as the UAC makes you manually confirm plenty of user operations, resulting in wastage of time. Its impact on system performance isn\u2019t too high, but it can be more of a hassle to the user. To disable User Access Control, follow these steps.<br \/>\nClick Start > Control Panel > Select User Accounts > Select the option \u2018Turn User Account Control on or off\u2019 > Uncheck the option \u2018User Account Control Box\u2019<br \/>\nNote: To bring the new settings into effect, you must restart your computer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tweak 4: Disable Excessive Auto-Launch Windows Services at Startup<\/strong> This is perhaps the most important tip to boost up the system performance, whether you\u2019re using Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7. Windows Vista has all kinds of services configured to load at startup by default, which can eat up hell a lot of resources. However, you may not used most of these services, and it is highly recommendable to disable these services at start-up.<br \/>\nNote: You can always turn on a specific service as and when required. <\/p>\n<p>To disable the unwanted Auto-Launch Windows Services, follow these steps :<br \/>\nClick Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > System Configuration > Services Tab; now deselect the following \u2013<br \/>\n1. Offline Files<br \/>\nNote: You may require this service if you\u2019re using the Offline File Sync feature<br \/>\n2. Tablet PC Input Service<br \/>\nNote: You may require this facility if you\u2019ve got a tablet PC<br \/>\n3. Terminal Services<br \/>\n\u2013 Windows Search<br \/>\n\u2013 Fax<br \/>\nNote: You may need this option if you\u2019re using a fax modem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Furthermore, you may also want to prevent Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, and other instant chat messengers to automatically initiate during system boot. Lastly, don\u2019t forget to get rid of any active torrent sessions, and DON\u2019T use multiple anti-virus programs on a PC; they can be a nightmare for your CPU!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows Vista can be awesome choice as an operating system, provided you\u2019ve a fully loaded PC with top notch configuration to run Vista. More so, there are several tweaks that can boost up the performance of Windows Vista to a great deal; let us take a look at some of them. 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