0 17 Easy ways to Speed up Windows 7

17 Easy ways to Speed up Windows 7

Windows 7 has become a very popular operating system, but we can also through a number of ways to accelerate the Windows 7.

1. Memory upgrade

Windows 7 makes efficient use of system memory,  add the new memory can significantly advance system performance. For the majority of the 64 users of the system, 4GB of RAM is enough to use;, 3GB of RAM will be enough for the 32 users of the system.

If you need to use the CAD or video control software, then the system memory is better than 4GB. be supposed to be illustrious that simply growing the memory does not improve overall system performance, system performance also depends on the CPU and graphics performance.

2. Use the SSD hard drive

SSD (solid state drive) can enhance the performance of almost all the Windows 7 program, system startup speed. Compared to conventional hard drives,  solid state hard drive with low power consumption, no noise, anti-vibration characteristics of low-calorie. These features not only makes the data can be more safely preserved, but also to extend the continuous operation time of a battery-powered devices.

Conventional hard drive in the next few years will be eliminated, but SSDs are very expensive. If you do plenty of solid state drives will be an brilliant choice.

3.  Select the appropriate version of Windows 7

If you have more than 3GB of memory arrangement computer, then it is best to use 64-bit version of Windows 7 32-bit hardware / software will be limited to 3GB memory play, so you tired a lot of memory.

4. To update the system drive

In order to ensure the best performance, you should upgrade the hardware drivers (such as graphics cards, chips, sound card, etc.). Graphics drivers sometimes can effectively improve the performance of the game. Because Windows 7 is a new system driver update will be very frequent.

Although  Windows Update to periodically update the driver, but you should Favorites graphics driver download page be updated to ensure that the graphics driver.

5. Open the Windows Ready Boost

Ready Boost can use the flash random access and the advantages in speed of fragmented files to improve system performance, open Ready Boost can speed up the process to open the speed of response.

Ready Boost is not to increase your system memory, but the Ready Boost cache can effectively enhance the performance of your application.

6. Disable the extra boot program

 When your Windows 7 system boot procedures often comes with some extra software, but often the software affected the speed of the system. You can through a number of systems management software to disable these extra boot software.

Of course, the best way is to uninstall or properly configure such software.

7. Disable the extra services

Redundant boot process, you may not use some Windows services to third-party applications to join, and some of the default Windows services is superfluous. Disable Windows services need a few tips:

Run "services.msc" command, open the Services window. Set the boot of a Windows service.

8. Disk Defragmenter

Hard use over time, coupled with constant file storage, delete, will lead to hard disk file is not stored contiguously, so use the hard disk defragmentation tool Disk optimization is very important, so you can improve the speed of the system or file to a certain extent and access speed.

Windows 7 Disk Defragmenter tool is very useful, you can improve file access performance by automatic or manual operation.

By default, the Windows 7 Disk Defragmenter tool to run once a week. Not only do you need to ensure that the defragmentation tool does not run in your work, and the need to the biweekly manually run once.

 9. Auto Login

If your PC has only a people, and you think that the login account does not require encryption, then you can log on automatically. Automatically log on without you having to enter a password, you can go directly to the desktop.

10. Clean up the file

Windows 7 file cleanup tool can help you release some space on your hard disk. You can easily remove the temporary files, old installation of data and the accumulated log files.

11. Uninstall redundant software

Windows 7 system pre-installed on new PC is often bundled with a number of unnecessary applications. If you do not want to use, you'd better uninstall these programs. The bundled application has a toolbar program (such as Yahoo toolbar and Google toolbar), and sharing programs (such as the Sonic, Roxio and Corel).

The user can view the system tray whether infrequently or never used the application. Uninstall these programs is likely to accelerate Windows 7 system.

12. Set the Windows 7 graphics capabilities

Windows 7 provides a fine transparent windows, shadows and other window management functions. Such  graphics capabilities to take up some system resources. If you are running old PC, you'd better turn off some graphics to enhance overall system performance.

13. To disable the search function

Windows 7 powerful search function can scan your hard drive, and create an index for your documents, email and media files. However, creating and updating the index will affect the speed of operation of the system.

If you rarely use the Windows 7 search function, you can disable this feature.

14. Close gadget

With Windows Vista sidebar tool is the Windows 7 gadget can be placed anywhere on your desktop. However, some tools will occupy a certain amount of system resources. Close all gadgets will speed up your system more or less.

15. The choice of performance and battery life

　　If you are using a laptop, net book or tablet PC when you travel you should put Windows 7 is set to power saving mode, when access to power, you should ensure that Windows 7 performance run.

16. Sleep / Sleep Mode

Sleep mode and sleep mode can help make your PC is quickly restored to a working state, no long waits for the Windows 7 boot.

Sleep mode is the current operating system state is saved to the hard drive, and then cut off all power to the PC. Starts, the last saved state of the system to read from the hard disk directly to reinstate.

If you want to continue the current work the next day, you can quickly and easily through the sleep mode to save the document and other open programs.

 The sleep mode is the current state of the operating system stored in memory, in addition to memory power, cut off all other PC's power. Read from the memory starts, the last saved state of the system directly to reinstate.

If you need something to temporarily leave the computer, you can not cut off the power sleep mode to save the system state.

17. Installation of efficient anti-virus software

　　Anti-virus software will affect the performance of the operating system. However, efficient and less resource consumption of anti-virus software can maintain a balance between system security and system speed.

　　We can view the recent AV Comparatives soft kill performance test, select suitable anti-virus software (including red umbrella with minimal impact on system performance).