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Hacking Tips To Speed up windows 7 | how to speed up windows 7 Without any software
This article is for all those people who want to increase the
performance/speed of their windows 7 operating system. We are not
providing here any softwares for this purpose we are just giving you
tips to tweak your windows 7 according to your needs and you
will certainly get your desired performance from your windows 7
operating system.Here is the step by step tutorial with screenshots on
how to increase your windows 7 speed .
1.Disable Startup Services
Windows startup services can be found by clicking on start and the
and typing “ msconfig ” and pressing enter.Now click on services tab.Now
you can disable the unwanted services by checking them and clicking on
disable.While this should be done according to your
requirements.Services like “Offline Files,” “Tablet PC Input Services,”
Terminal Services,” “Fax” and “Windows Search. “Offline Files,” “Tablet
PC Input Services,” Terminal Services,” “Fax” and “Windows Search have a
large impact on windows 7 speed/performance.
2.Utilize Readyboast
Microsoft introduced readyboast service with the launch of windows
vista and continued the service in windows 7.In ready boast service
whenever you plugin your pendrive into your computer you will get an
option to use your pendrive to speed up your windows 7 or windows
vista.It will increase your windows memory.By using ready boast you can
also specify how much memory of the pendrive should be used to speed up
your windows 7.
3.Disable Windows transparency
Disabling the windows 7 transparency option will certainty give a
good speed to your windows 7 speed/performance.Disabling transparency is
very easy in windows 7.Simply right-click on your desktop, select
“Personalize,” choose the active theme and then navigate to “Windows
Color.” Finally, uncheck the “Enable Transparency” option.
4.Remove Unwanted Programs from Startup
Disabling unwanted programs such as messengers or other programs from
startup will not only increase speed of your windows 7 it will also
decrease the startup time of windows 7.
5.Disable Unwanted Features Of Windows 7
To disable unwanted features from windows 7 click on “ Start “ then
on control panel.Now click on “ Programs “ then on “Turn Windows
features on or off”.Now disable the features you think you dont want.We
recommend you to disable the “ Indexing Service “ it will have
a noticeable effect on the speed.
6.Defragment Your Windows Regularly
Adding and deleting files from drives will make your drives
fragmented and it will take longer to access files so defragmenting the
drive will decrease file access time.To start defragmentation click on “
Start “ and type “ Disk Defragmenter “ And press enter.Now start the
defragmentation
25 Cool Windows 7 Keyboard Tricks
Anyone
working professionally with a computer has their hands on the keyboard
most of the time. Reaching for the mouse can be an annoying disturbance
and personally I often turn over my mouse in such situations. An easy
solution is to simply keep the hands on the keyboard and complete as
many tasks as possible with keyboard shortcuts only.Apart from making you work more efficiently and faster, you can also impress your friends or colleagues by being able to work without a mouse. This article describes some cool Windows 7 keyboard tricks to get you started. In the end you might never want to take your hands off the keyboard again.
For your convenience, more keyboard shortcut resources are attached at the bottom.
Note that some of these shortcuts will only work if Windows Aero is enabled. If Aero effects are disabled on your computer, it might not be powerful enough to support resource intensive graphical features. The visual effects may also have been disabled to increase overall performance. If you wish to enable Aero nevertheless, have a look at my recent article explaining How To Enable and Troubleshoot Aero Effects in Windows 7.
Aero Shortcuts
- [Windows] + [Spacebar] (Aero Peek)
Make all open windows transparent to view gadgets and icons on desktop.
- [Windows] + [D] (Aero Peek)
Show or hide the desktop. - [Windows] + [Home] (Aero Shake)
Minimize all but selected window. Reverse by clicking the key combination again. - [Windows] + left arrow OR [Windows] + right arrow (Aero Snap)
Dock selected window to the left or right half of your screen. - [Windows] + up arrow OR [Windows] + down arrow (Aero Snap)
Maximized and restores the selected window. - [Windows] + [SHIFT] + up arrow OR [Windows] + [SHIFT] + down arrow (Aero Snap)
Maximizes and restores selected window in vertical dimension only. - [Windows] + [Tab] (Aero Flip)
Launch 3D representation of open windows and click [Tab] key again to flip through them.
Windows & Taskbar
- [Alt] + [Ctrl] + [Tag] + left/right/up/down arrow
Flip window. - [Alt] + [Tab]
Cycle through open windows.
- [Windows] + [T] OR [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [T]
Move focus to front or back of taskbar. Press [T] again while holding the [Windows] key to cycle through items in the taskbar from left to right or, with [SHIFT] button held too, from right to left. - [Windows] + [B]
Puts focus on the ‘show hidden icons’ button on the system tray. - [Windows] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [9]
Launch first through ninth icon on taskbar, including items pinned to taskbar. - [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [SHIFT] + [9]
Starts new instance of respective taskbar icon. - [Windows] + [Ctrl] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [Ctrl] + [9]
Cycles through multiple instances of the respective icon. - [Windows] + [Alt] + [1] THROUGH [Windows] + [Alt] + [9]
Opens jump list for respective icon.
Multiple Monitors
- [Windows] + [SHIFT] + right arrow OR [Windows] + [SHIFT] + left arrow
Move selected window from one monitor to another. They will remain in the same relative location. - [Windows] + [P]
Select presentation display mode.
Magnifier
- [Windows] + [+] OR [Windows] + [-]
Activates Windows Magnifier to zoom in or out of screen. - [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [D]
Switch to docked mode. - [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [L]
Switch to lense mode.
- [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F]
Switch from docked or lens mode back to full screen mode. - [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [I]
Invert colors. - [Windows] + [Esc]
Exist magnifier views.
Other
- [Windows] + [G]
Cycle through desktop gadgets. - [Windows] + [X]
Launches Windows Mobility Center. Especially useful if you’re working on a laptop.
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