Speedup Windows Vista

If you are using Windows Vista and feel that its slower than Windows XP, then you are at the right place. I got some tweaking options for Windows Vista.

I have provided some interesting ways to tweak you Vista Suited System. Just Follow everything as i have written in this article and you will feel the significant improvement in our System performance compared to before.

 Steps to tweak your Vista to its Max:

* goto Start --> Run --> and type sysdm.cpl and press Enter or Right-click on My Computer icon on Desktop and select Properties, click on Advanced system settings in left side pane.

Now click on Settings button in Performance section:

Now disable all unnecessary options in Visual Effects tab, you can keep the following options enabled according to your requirements:

    > Enable desktop composition (If you want to use Windows Aero theme)

    > Enable transparent glass (If you want to use transparency in Windows)

    > Show preview and filters in folder (If you use Details Pane in Explorer)

    > Show thumbnails instead of icons (If you want to show thumbnails in Explorer)

    > Show window contents while dragging (If you want windows to show content while moving them)

    > Smooth edges of screen fonts (If you want to show smooth fonts)

    > Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop (If you want to show shadows under desktop icon labels)

    > Use visual styles on windows and buttons (If you want to use Windows Aero or Basic theme)

* Open Folder Options and click on View tab

 Now disable following options:

    > Display file size information in folder tips.
    > Display simple folder view in Navigation pane.
    > Hide extensions for known file types.
    > Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color.
    > Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items.

This are the main options that affect the perfomance of the System. Other options don't affect the system performance. You can enable/disable them according to your requirements.

* Now goto Start --> Run --> and type services.msc and press Enter or Right-click on My Computer icon on Desktop and select Manage.

Now goto Services & Applications --> Services. Here you can set a few unnecessary services to Manual, which will not start with windows and will decrease the boot time and will again increase system performance. See this article to know that which services must be kept to manual.

  > Type msconfig.exe in Run and press Enter. You can see some tabs on the top. Now goto Startup tab and deselect the unnecessary entries, which you don't want to start automatically with Windows, e.g. you can disable VGA driver utility, Sound Card utility, or any other low priority or unwanted programs to speed up the startup time and to increase system performance. You can also disable these items using Windows Defender. Open Windows Defender and click on Tools and then click on "Software Explorer".

* Now goto Start --> Run --> and type mmsys.cpl and press Enter or Open Sound in Control Panel, goto Sounds tab and select No Sounds in Sound Scheme section. Or you can keep some of your favorite sounds but set Exit Windows, Windows Logoff, Windows Logon and Start Navigation to (None).

* If you have followed all the steps carefully, you will see a big improvement in your overall Windows Vista System Performance.

* Also defrag the HDD regularly, install only necessary software, use the latest drivers and keep your Windows updated.

If you ave any queries ao related doubts, don't shy to pass a comment !!!