{"id":9096,"date":"2010-03-08T16:42:06","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T16:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/?p=9096"},"modified":"2010-03-08T15:47:54","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T15:47:54","slug":"speed-up-windows7-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/speed-up-windows7-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 6 Tips to Speed-Up Windows 7 Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Microsoft-Windows7-Logo.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Microsoft-Windows7-Logo-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Microsoft Windows7 Logo\" title=\"Microsoft Windows7 Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-9098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Microsoft-Windows7-Logo.jpg?resize=150%2C149&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Microsoft-Windows7-Logo.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Microsoft-Windows7-Logo.jpg?resize=1024%2C1020&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Microsoft-Windows7-Logo.jpg?resize=120%2C120&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.amitbhawani.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Microsoft-Windows7-Logo.jpg?w=1564&amp;ssl=1 1564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">You must have come across   many tips to increase the speed and performance of Windows 7. Here are  the some of the top tips that can considerably speed up Windows 7, but  require only few seconds of your time.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Getting Rid of    Useless Fonts:<\/strong> There are many fonts which are of no use unless one     frequently prints pages.\u00a0 The removal of fonts can be done using    the following process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Open the folder named Fonts    from control panel.<\/span><a name=\"0.1_graphic04\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/?name=d33be9805ff33117.jpg&amp;attid=0.1&amp;disp=vahi&amp;view=att&amp;th=1273d4cd44666d31\" alt=\"Your browser may not support display of this image.\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">A temporary folder should    be created in any other drive and the UNUSED fonts should be moved  into    that folder. By doing so, the system resources can be utilized more    efficiently. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Deleting   fonts is not recommended, as you may require them in future, so just  move them into a different folder.<\/span><\/ul>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Speeding-up    Boot Time:<\/strong> The system can be booted faster than earlier by using    some steps. They are<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Type the command \u2018msconfig\u2019    in \u2018Run\u2019 option (after clicking on start menu)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Open the tab Boot and go to    advanced options. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Then type the number of processors    used by the computer in the column \u2018number of processors\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Click Apply thereby ok.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">After that the PC should be    restarted and the PC will definitely boot faster than the earlier.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a name=\"0.1_graphic05\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/?name=d33be9805ff33117.jpg&amp;attid=0.1&amp;disp=vahi&amp;view=att&amp;th=1273d4cd44666d31\" alt=\"Your browser may not support display of this image.\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Turning off Search Indexer    in Windows 7:<\/strong> The steps for disabling the search indexer are<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">In the run option type <strong> services.msc<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">After opening the services    window, find the option \u2018windows search\u2019 and right click on it<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: You must  re-start the system for the new settings to be effective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"0.1_graphic06\"><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/?name=d33be9805ff33117.jpg&amp;attid=0.1&amp;disp=vahi&amp;view=att&amp;th=1273d4cd44666d31\" alt=\"Your browser may not support display of this image.\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Choose the option \u2018disabled\u2019    and close the window.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Turning off System Sounds:<\/strong> If not interested having the system sound they can be turned off in    order to save the memory of the system. The steps to be followed are <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Open run command from start    menu and type the command \u2018mmsys.cpl\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Open the sounds tab in the    window opened and select the option \u2018no sounds\u2019 from the menu.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: You must  re-start the system for the new settings to be effective.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Streamline the startup    of Windows 7:<\/strong> The programs that were not used can be prevented  every    time from loading those automatically. Steps to do this are<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Type \u2018msconfig\u2019 in the    run option.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Open the tab \u2018startup\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Uncheck the options that are    not needed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Click Apply and restart the    PC.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><strong>Disabling Unwanted Services:<\/strong> few services of system are not useful for the usual working of  Windows.    Even though there I no use of such services they consume memory and    will be running on the background of the PC.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"> To disable such  services  the steps to be followed are listed below.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Open start menu, and click    on \u2018all programs\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Next, go to administrative    tools option. However, you must note that this option may not be  visible    unless it is enabled (or if you\u2019re logged in as guest). To enable    this option, right click on start menu &gt; properties and then click    on customize. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">After the window opens, click    on \u2018Advanced\u2019 tab. In the menu check the option \u2018display on all    programs menu\u2019 under the option \u2018system administrative tools\u2019;    now you should be able to see this option when you click on all  programs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">After the administrative tools    option is visible, click on services and select the option \u2018Manual\u2019    after giving a right click on services that you don\u2019t require  currently.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">After doing all the process,    restart is needed for PC for these settings to come into effect.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You must have come across many tips to increase the speed and performance of Windows 7. Here are the some of the top tips that can considerably speed up Windows 7, but require only few seconds of your time. 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