Hey guys & gals, I recently recorded a video which will be embedded below, of my tips, tricks , and tweaks to speeding up performance in windows 7.

I’ve decided to compile a blog post to go little in-depth and add some more links to other references & guides , so enjoy please take time to Comment, Rate, Subscribe to the video & channel  and if you have the time COMMENT on the blog post please really provides great feedback.

First off you can download the Final RC Build  of Windows 7 at

http://wiurl.com/c1Io3

HERES TO VIDEO IF YOU WANT TO WATCH IT INSTEAD

Lets begin

MSCONFIG

NOTE: Tweaking anything in msconfig should be done with caution & confidence you know what your disabling if your not sure don’t do it and if you need help I’ll leave links to show what the services do and what’s safe to disable etc…

One of my favorite configuration utility built in windows is the MSCONFIG (Microsoft Configuration Utility) to access this panel to tweak out windows go to

Start Menu (7 Orb) —> Type in the Search/Run Field —> Msconfig

Some tabs that have some good tweak able options are shown below

Boot Tab has options to set times to improve start up/shutdown time

To Improve Shutdown time set the Timeout Time from 30 to 3 Seconds in the boot tab.

The Services Tab has a list of all the services running on your pc whether its default services or program services , disabling a certain of unneeded  services will increases overall operating system performance. A hand feature is you can check the box “ Hide All Microsoft Services” which hides the default services and shows your 3rd party services running very helpful for troubleshooting , and disabling unneeded operating system services.

A great article that shows what services do and what’s safe to disable

http://www.blackviper.com/Windows_7/servicecfg.htm

The last tab for tweaks and one of the most effective is the Startup Tab which lists all the programs running at startup and to be honest you probably don’t need programs like Skype, MSN, I-Tunes, Utorrent etc running at startup and can disable it , and just run the applications when needed with a good 4 less programs launching at startup it really improves start up time.

The Eye Candy

Since the launch of vista there’s been a lot more eye candy compared to XP thus carries on to windows 7 just not as much of a memory hog as vista. Using these features can really bog system performance down with the shadows, fades ,animations etc. I’m not saying run the classic themes just go in and tweak some options off and this is how.

The easiest way to adjust for best performance and or customize the eye-candy features

Start Menu -  Right click “ My Computer”  – Properties – Then click Advanced System Settings in the panel to the side- Lastly click the advanced tab and settings under Performance

Now just tweak as appropriated either let windows choose, adjust for best performance or appearance ,or set your custom tweaks.

Maintenance & Misc. Tweaks

Maintaining the system for best (performance is just as important as tweaking it keeping it clean of old files, bloat ware , and making hardware run at its best  is a great way to keep the system run at top performance.

First off Disable Unused Features in Windows (Exp- Internet Explorer 8, Windows Games ,etc) Going into control panel and programs and “Turn Windows Features Off” allows you to go through and un-tick the features you don’t use within windows

In the same section make sure you daily run through add/remove programs and uninstall/remove old programs that aren’t used etc.

As for windows hardware running at its best make sure you daily Defrag & Clean your hard rive the operating system runs off it and the less spaced and cluttered it is the faster it runs. Within windows to great built in tools are Disk Defragmenter & Disk Clean-up a defragment essentially compresses your files/data closer together so the hard drive can access it easier while a clean up does as it says and shows old temporary files or bloat ware etc that you can clear out for more hard drive space. I’d recommend running each at least once a month. You can easily access these tools by going to

Start Menu- All Programs – Accessories – System Tools – Disk Defragmenter or Disk Clean-Up

Lastly MAINTAIN VIRUS SCANS can stress enough do daily Full scans, time to time run quick scans, and if you got a suspicious file Custom scan it. If your system is compromised it can never be sure that you rid the virus and can even bog the system down etc so just be cautious and be safe.

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Other great 3rd party software to maintain your pc are listed below

CCleaner ( Crap Cleaner)

Revo Unistall  (Unistalls those pesky programs & Cleans out Directories )

Large Files (Shows largest files on system)

Hope you enjoyed the guide & it helps you improve your windows 7 performance and experience overall.