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Optimize Windows Performance—Helpful Ways to Optimize Windows Performance
Dec 17th
Although your computer is working very well for you at present, it is necessary for you to learn some ways to optimize window performance. In this article, I would like to share some methods to change Windows default settings so as to optimize computer performance.
Disable Script Debugging.
When Internet Explorer has encountered script errors in the pages, it will report this error. Unless you are debugging the programs, it is impossible to rectify errors even you have known its specific reasons. Therefore, for most users, such function is rather good for nothing. You can forbid it for sure. Open Internet Explorer and choose “Tools” > “Internet Options” > “Advanced”. In this tab, scroll downward the list and find “Browsing” and tick “Disable Script Debugging (Internet Explorer)”.
Refuse grouping similar taskbar.
Although Windows has provided such function to lessen the number of open windows, it is inconvenient to open many windows of same kind at a time. For example, when you are using certain communication software, if there are more than two friends chatting with you, it is rather fussy to do that. Because every time when you want to switch, you have to click the group and choose the friend, what is worse, the displaying icons are the same. If there are too many friends chatting at the same time, you may need to click one by one. In this regard, you had better just restore the previous state.
Clicking “Start” > “Control Panel” > “Appearance and Themes” > “Taskbar and Start Menu”, in the “Taskbar” tab, cross out “Group similar taskbar buttons”. You can improve computer performance a lot by doing this.
Optimize program running.
Every running program has its own preferential order because all the programs have to take up processors resources. Normally, there are thirty-one preferential ranks in the computer. The kernel of system takes up the highest ranks which can guarantee the stability of system while the ordinary applications are put in the back ranks. As a matter of fact, you can adjust the preference of your own applications. In the “Windows Task Manager”, click “Process” and choose an application and then right-click it. In the popping up shortcut menu, you can choose the grades in the “Set Priority”. There are six grades: Real-time, High, Above Normal, Normal, Below Normal and Low. You can adjust the application higher or lower as you like. If you do not know the specific process of certain application, you can click “Application” tab and right-click a task and choose to switch to process. Then, you may find the detail of this application.
Close down system report.
When system goes crash, hard disk is creaking disturbingly because it is reading DUMP file which will be sent back to Microsoft. It is completely useless for the computer. Right-click “My Computer” and choose “Properties” > “Advanced” > “Startup and Recovery” > “Settings”, in the “System failure”, cross out “Write an event to the system log” and “Send an administrative alert” except “Automatically restart”.
In order to optimize Windows performance, it is advisable for you to adjust the default Windows settings because many are really good for nothing.
Improve Computer Performance—the Methods to Optimize Windows Performance
Dec 4th
Have you been troubled with that computer performance is declining day after day? Though you have used software to check it, computer shows that there is no virus. What is the matter? In fact, since computer has been serving for you for a period of time, there are many junks piling in the computer but you just have not realized yet.
Do not worry about that. Many causes that lead to this problem can be find in this article. What you need to do is to read it patiently and follow the steps so as to optimize Windows performance.
There is a large number of swap files in the hard disk which is prepared for putting virtual memory and many applications may often use them. In this way, system has to read the major storage at every turn. Its speed is the main cause that has influence on computer running speed. Normally, Windows system can manage virtual memory automatically according to different requirement of various applications. However, such variable changes can add excessive burden to system and reduce its working speed. As a result, you had better set the maximum and minimum values of virtual memory so as to avoid altering that too often.
As for how to do that, you can right-click “My Computer” and click “Properties”. And in the “Advanced” tab, choose “Performance” dialog box and then set “Virtual Memory”. By doing this, you can improve computer performance by limiting virtual memory correctly.
Then you should check applications and drive programs. Some programs may slow down system speed when computer starts up. If you want to check the problems in this regard, you can start your computer under “Safe Mode”. Because it is the original starting method, it should be slower than normal ways. Actually, the safe mode booting way does not have to load too many applications and drives as normal one does. But if you find it is faster rather than slower, it is probably that certain program in the system goes awry so that computer booting is so tardy. So, you need to check them in order to improve computer performance.
What is more, excessive desktop icons can reduce computer performance as well. Every time when Windows startup and display desktop, it has to find and load desktop shortcuts one by one. The more shortcuts are there, the more time are needed. Meanwhile, some anti-virus software has the function to scan system which also wastes much time. As a matter of fact, if you have opened real-time monitor function of certain software, it seems redundant to scan system when booting. You can shut down this scanning function but should be on condition that you have opened real-time monitor. And, it is suggested that you can put the seldom used icons to a specific folder or delete them without further ado.
Now, are there problems in your computer in accord with one or more descriptions in this article? If so, you should take some measures to improve computer performance; if not, you also ought to prevent those problems so as to optimize Windows performance.