

Compacting the Registry occasionally is a good idea too. However, I do use it once a month to remove left-over registry keys. Whether one should use a free Registry Cleaner to clean up the Windows Registry occasionally is a matter of debate, so you may take a call on it.

You may use the built-in Disk Cleanup Utility or freeware like CCleaner to do the same. While deleting junk and temporary files may not exactly make your Windows faster, it is more a matter of good housekeeping.

5] Delete Junk Files, Clean Registry & optimize Windows You may, however, want to check the Smooth edges of screen fonts, and therefore go in for a Custom selection.ĭisabling all can actually negate the purpose of ‘eye-friendly’ Windows 11/10/8/7, and make it look and feel ‘bland’ – so use your discretion and chose your options wisely. This will tweak visual effects and remove a lot of eye-candy. Under Performance Options, you can Adjust for best performance or select or unselect the options manually. Open Control Panel and search for Visual Effects. You will see this setting in Control Panel > Power Options > Choose what the power buttons do > Shutdown settings. In Windows 11/10/8.1, you can select the Turn on Fast Startup option. Remove any crapware which may have come pre-installed on your new Windows PC, as many a time it’s this crapware that causes a machine to crawl! 3] Turn on Fast Startup You can also delay Startup Programs or control the order in which they load when Windows boots.

You may use MSConfig in Windows 8/7 or Task Manager in Windows 11/10 to manage startup programs. So decide for yourself which ones you need to start-up every time your Windows boots.
#IMPROVE STARTUP TIME XP SOFTWARE#
I prefer not to have ANY startups – except my antivirus software running. Even those you need can always be started manually by clicking on the program’s icon. Why have programs starting up when you don’t use them.
#IMPROVE STARTUP TIME XP UPDATE#
I decided to update it and post it here, to make it applicable for Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 – and Windows in general.įor a regular user, the first few points are usually more than sufficient to tune-up Windows. This was the first post I wrote on several years back – and was very popular, having received over 5000 Stumbles – in those days.
#IMPROVE STARTUP TIME XP PC#
Here are some useful practical tips to speed up a slow PC & make Windows 11/10 faster for gaming & daily use. Using these tips, you can make Windows PC startup faster, and run & shut down faster as well as improve & boost Windows 11/10 performance. These tips will tell you how you can make Windows 11/10 faster.
