Speed Up Windows 7 – Ultimate Guide To Make Windows 7 Blazing Fast!!!

Windows 7 is Engineered for speed. Special attention has been given by the Windows 7 team for making Windows 7 faster than the previous operating systems. Windows 7 is much faster than Windows Vista, but even then most of us don’t get satisfied with it. There are many who still have their old PC. Installing Windows 7 on them wont be as soothing as they work with with XP and Even with latest hardware’s installed some users still long for more performance. At least if we don’t make it lightning fast we can optimize Windows 7 to the maximum possible extent and enjoy the maximum performance we could squeeze out from it. So for all the extra performance lovers, let me present you wit this Ultimate Guide To Speed Up Windows 7.

I guarantee that after following this guide and implementing the recommendations on your PC, you will really get the performance gain.
The bare Minimum Requirements You need To Run Windows 7
1) 1GHz processor (32- or 64-bit)
2) 1GB of main memory
3) 16GB of available disk space
4) Support for DX9 graphics with 128MB of memory (for the Aero interface)
5) A DVD – R/W drive
Even if you don’t have the DX 9 graphics card there is no problem because our target is performance and not the ” Eyecandy ” . Of course if you need the aero experience you need a powerful graphics card for sure.
So lets start The Ultimate Guide to Speed up Windows 7

1. Disabling the Search Indexing Feature in Windows 7

   • Right Click the “Computer” Icon in the desktop and select “Manage”.
   • Click “Services and Applications” in the “Computer Management” window.
   • Click on “Services”.
   • You can see a lot of services listed there. Look for “Windows Search” in that.
   • Right Click on “Windows Search” from the list and choose “Properties”.
   • The “Windows Search Properties Window” will open up. From “Startup type” click on the drop down menu and choose “Disabled”.
   • Click “Apply” then “OK” and that’s it. The Windows 7 Search Indexing Feature is now disabled.
Most of the Windows 7 users do less searches in there system. The Search Indexing service in Windows 7 will index keeps track of the files so that they can be found quickly when asked at some other time. This feature is useful only if you perform frequent searches on your system. For occasional file searchers the Search Indexing service in Windows 7 is a total resource hog. It unknowingly eats up your system resources. What you need from windows 7 is maximum performance from it then i would certainly recommend you to disable this resource hogging Windows 7 Search Indexing Feature. To Disable the Search Indexing Feature in Windows 7 If you want to completely disable the search indexing feature in Windows 7 you can set the Search Indexing Service to Manual (See the above method about disabling unwanted services).

2. Disable the Aero Theme on Windows 7

   • Right Click on your Desktop and select ” Personalize ” click the Window Color Tab.
   • Uncheck the Box saying ” Enable Transparency ” and then click on ” Open classic appearance properties for more color options”.
   • Then a window will open up. Apply a Standard or Basic theme from it. The Standard Windows 7 theme is more preferred.
The aero user interface certainly adds some ” Eyecandy ” to Windows 7 but certainly is a resource hog especially when, what you expect from windows 7 is more performance juice. Aero user interface squeezes your graphics or video card to its maximum. So why dont we just avoid the Windows 7 aero? if we care more about speed and performance in Windows 7. So Disabling the Aero in Windows 7 certainly adds an extra speed boost to it. Disabling the aero theme alone in Windows 7 will really speed things up. You can know this by looking into the memory consumption when aero is turned on and off.

3. Disabling the Unwanted Visual Effects in Windows 7 to Speed Up more

   • For this right click on ” Computer” and select “Properties” from the right click menu.
   • Click on ” Advanced System Settings ” from the left pane to open up the ” System Properties ” window.
   • Select the “Advanced” tab from it. Then Under ” Performance ” click ” Settings “. Choose ” Custom: ” Options From it.
   • Now un tick all the options and select only the last four options (actually three only needed; you can un tick the second option from the last four). See the screen shot if you have any doubt.
   • Now just logoff your system and turn logon.
Even though we have tuned off the aero effects in Windows 7 still there are many unwanted visual effects that can be safely disabled to speed up windows 7 even more. You will now notice the speed difference now.

4. Disabling the Unwanted Services to Speed up Windows 7

There are many services in windows 7 that we dont require for our daily use. There are some exceptional cases though. Services such as “print spooler” is only needed when we use a printer. If we use a printer only occasionally we can safely turn off that service in Windows 7 and turn it on only when we need to take a print. I have previously prepared a List of services in Windows 7 that can be safely set to manual / disabled. Disabling the unneeded services in Windows 7 can really speed up the system boot time.

5. Disable the User account control (UAC) Feature in Windows 7

   • From the Control Panel open the ” User Accounts and Family Safety ” > User Account.
   • Click the User Account Control settings link.
   • Now just Drag the Slider towards “Never Notify”.
   • Click “OK” and Reboot your system.
The User account control (UAC) feature in Windows 7 is very annoying though it says it can protect your computer from harmful virus activity etc. But if you are a daily user of your computer this windows 7 feature will be a total nuisance to you. To Disable and Turnoff UAC in Windows 7 Disabling UAC is for advanced users only its not recommend doing it if not.

6. SetUp the Windows 7 Ready Boost Service for an Extra Speed Boost

   • To configure the Ready Boost Feature in Windows 7 you need to have a High Speed Flash/USB or Pendrive with you which is ready boost compatible.
   • After plugging you pendrive, open “Computer” > Right-click the on USB Drive/Pendrive > select “Ready Boost” tab > tick the “Use this device” checkbox.
   • You can configure how much space on your USB drive/ Pendrive to be used as Ram.
The ready boost feature in Windows 7 will help you to use your flash drive or pendrive or USB drive as Ram there by improving the performance and speed of windows 7 greatly. You can certainly experience it when launching bulky applications such as Adobe Photoshop etc.

7. Turn off Unused Windows 7 Features

   • Open up ” Programs and Features ” from Control Panel.
   • Click the ” Turn Windows features on or off ” from the left pane.
   • Now uncheck all the Feature that you don’t use in Windows 7 and restart the system for the changes to take effect.
There are many feature in windows 7 that we often don]t use. Disabling these unused features in Windows 7 will really help in speeding things up.

8. Disable the Windows 7 Sidebar (Actually the Gadgets)

   • Right click on the sidebar and select ” Properties “.
   • On the properties windows untick the check box showing ” Start sidebar when Windows Starts “
   • From now on windows sidebar won’t start when windows 7 start up.
Disabling the window 7 sidebar is definitely help you to to gain a few seconds during start up time. There are many useful utilities such as the RocketDock etc. which are good application launchers. To Disable the Sidebar in Windows 7,

9. Disable the Aero Peek and Aero Snap features in Windows 7

   • Open the Windows 7 ” Control Panel ” and double-click on ” Ease of Access Center ” icon.
   • Now click on the ” Make it easier to focus on tasks ” seen at the bottom in there
   • Now untick the check box saying ” Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen ” .
   • Right click on the Windows 7 taskbar and select ” Properties “.
   • Now untick the ” Use Aero Peek to preview the desktop ” option from there.
Aero Snap will help you to maximize, minimize and resize the windows just by dragging and dropping it into the screen corners. To disable Aero Snap Feature in Windows 7, That will now disable the Aero Snap in Windows 7. Now To Disable the Aero Peek feature in Windows 7 The Aero Peek feature in Windows 7 helps you to peek through all open windows by hiding all other windows and showing only the outlines of all windows. Aero Peek is similar to the ” Show Desktop ” Feature in XP and Vista. If you have followed step 3 then Aero Peek will be automatically disabled. If not, The aero peek feature will now be disabled in windows 7.

10. Change the Power Plan To Maximum Performance

    • Double click the ” Power Options ” in the Control panel.
    • Click the down arrow showing ” Show Additional Plans ” to see the ” High Performance ” power plan
    .
    • Now just activate the ” High Performance ” plan and that’s it.
    • You may go for the advanced settings for further tweaking if you want.
The Power settings in Windows 7 is not automatically set for maximum performance. By default the power plan in Windows 7 is set for a balanced performance with energy consumption on hardware. So you may not get the optimal performance from windows 7 if this is the case. So we need to change the power plan to High Performance Mode.

11. Disable the Thumbnail Preview Feature to speed up File browsing in Windows 7

    • Double Click on ” Computer ” >click on the “Organize” drop-down menu and select the “Folder and Search options”
    • Under ‘Files and Folders’ section, go to the “View” tab and tick the check box showing “Always show icons, never thumbnails” checkbox.
The thumbnail preview feature in Windows 7 will show the small thumbnails of the contents of a folder instead of showing it’s icon. But this feature really do take up some system resources. So by disabling the Thumbnail Preview feature in Windows 7 the file browsing in Windows 7 explorer can be speed up. For disabling thumbnails in Windows 7,

12. Most Essential Softwares To Speed Up Windows 7

    • Wise Registry Cleaner
    • CCleaner
    • TCP Optimizer
    • TeraCopy
    • Startup Delayer
In order to maintain your Windows 7 Performance and keep it up in Top Shape there are some very essential software’s that can help us to Speed Windows 7. I will list some of them here. You can download these utilities. But i remind you that you need to run these utilities at least once in a week. Only if you do it regularly your Windows 7 will be in top shape every day. You can read this post which i have prepared earlier about the Top 5 Tools To Speed Up Your PC. http://www.computingunleashed.com/2009/05/top-5-tools-to-speed-up-your-pc-to.html There you can know more about these software i mentioned now.

13. Registry Tweaks to Speed Up Windows 7

Here are some registry teaks that can be used to speed up windows 7 even more. I have complied only the safest tweaks that can be applied to your PC. Apart from speeding up windows 7 they will also add some functionality in windows like adding Copy to / Move to in right click context menu to speed up your daily tasks. http://www.computingunleashed.com/2009/01/registrytweaks-for-speeding-up-windows.html If you have the complete version of Tune Up Utilities software with you then it is the best one to keep your Windows 7 in top shape.

14. Turn OFF Windows 7 Password Protection To save a few More Seconds!!!

If you have set a password for accessing your user account in windows 7, then you need to enter it each and every time you logon to windows. Logging into windows automatically without entering any password will save you a few seconds more. If you are the only person who use your computer then i would recommend to turn this off. If that is not the case you can skip this step. How to Automatically Logon to Windows 7 without entering any username or password

15. Turn OFF Windows 7 Screen Saver and Wallpaper

    • Right click on desktop and choose “Personalize”.
    • Click the Screen Saver link ” From the Screen Saver drop down menu, Set it to “None” and click “Apply” and then “OK”.
    • Now click on “Desktop Background” link.
    • From the “Location” drop down menu select “Solid Colors” and pick one color and click “OK”.
In order to display the wallpaper and screen saver the system needs some memory. So by disabling those two we can save a few Mega Bytes of memory. To Disable The Screen Saver and Wallpaper in Windows 7,

16. Disable Unwanted Start Up Items and Speed Up Windows 7 Start Up

    • Type ” msconfig ” in the “RUN” option from start menu press [Enter] to open up the System Configuration Utility.
    • Now navigate to the “StartUp” tab.
    • Untick the Entries which are not needed
This really matters when you have installed a lot of softwares on your PC. Many software such as AcdSee will run services such as device detector etc during the system start up. These are of no use actually for most windows users. So preventing such services from starting up during the start up of windows 7 can result in quicker start Ups. This will actually save some seconds during windows 7 start up.

17. Disable Unwanted System Sounds in Windows 7

    • Type mmsys.cpl in RUN From the Windows 7 Startmenu search box and press [Enter].
    • Navigate to the “Sounds” tab.
    • Now from under “Sound Scheme:” select “No Sounds” > Click “Apply” > “OK”.
    • You can keep some of your favorite sounds turned on if you want, but sounds played during the Windows 7 start up, shutdown, Logon, logoff, start navigation etc should be set to none if you want some real speed boost.
In order to play the sounds you hear in windows 7, system resources are being utilized. So if you can disable these sound effects you can gain some speed and also free some system resources too. To disable the system sounds in Windows 7, Thats it following all these steps will certainly boost the speed and performance of your windows 7 operating system. Do you know any more ways to Speed Up Windows 7? Comment them below. I will include them in the post.

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Increase internet download speed in Windows

We have earlier shared tips to improve internet browsing speed up of two popular browsers Internet explorer 8 and Firefox 3 .Those were few browser oriented tips and tweaks that generally improves the web page loading time .But actually there are many other system oriented  factors that affect the total download and upload speed in Windows based machines .One out of them is the system bandwidth share ,and the data volume used by individual applications . Also there are some internal system settings that should be tuned according to the internet connection plan . So here we have collected few softwares and tips to improve browsing and download speed on Windows XP,Vista and Windows 7  powered computers.

Increase download speed in Windows with the use of Firewall software :

Firewall software scans and blocks inbound and outbound internet traffic from a computer based on the permissions . Many applications automatically revert firewall settings and make them allowed to access internet services .So these applications will consume  bandwidth in their background processes or updates . We have earlier shared a collection of free Firewall softwares . Use anyone of them and from from settings , select manual permissions to block or allow programs on your choice. Here we have used inbuilt Firewall in Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 to block certain programs from accessing internet . So as a result we are getting improved browsing speeds .
Turnoff or block unwanted addons and toolbars :
Toolbars and browser addons on Firefox ,Internet explorer 8 ,Chrome 3 ,Safari 4 and other browsers calls web services each time when web pages are loaded . You might have seen auto updating bookmark list and news feeds above browser tabs . These unless not useful ,collectively reduces the total internet speed of the corresponding browsers .


Increase Windows internet download speed with download accelerators .

Download accelerators or download mangers downloads the files in multiple parts and join them at last . Some of them compress data before they are transmitted to clients computer .So by both these ways  they speed up the download process on installed machine . Check out our list of free download accelerators to test anyone of them .
Tune system and network settings to speed up internet .
Nowadays there are so many Windows optimiaztion softwares are available on market . We earlier covered methods to  get full version license key of few such tools like Ashampoo Winoptimizer ,Tuneup Utilities, SpeedupMyPC etc . Use any of them ,and open internet or network tuning section from available modules. In that there is option to select the network speed and to optimize the download speed automatically .

5 Ways To Fix Slow 802.11n Speed

So you went and bought a shiny new 802.11n router and were all excited at the prospect of streaming flawless HD all around your home and moving big ol' folders of ripped CDs and DVDs fly at lightning speed around your WLAN.
But reality is not so much on the flawless HD and lightning speed and you're wondering why you got sucked in yet again by those crafty consumer networking marketing folks.
Well, take heart! SmallNetBuilder understands your pain and is here to help you reclaim some of the throughput that you could be losing due to misunderstanding and misinformation.

Fix #1: Use the Correct Measure

The first mistake many people make is to use the "Speed" reported by Windows in the Wireless Network Properties window (Figure 1) as the measure of how fast their wireless link is running.

Figure 1: Pay No Attention To This Number

In reality, this number is only distantly related to the actual throughput of your wireless connection. What it shows is whatever the wireless adapter's driver tells it to show, which is usually the link rate currently being used.
The link rate is also referred to as the PHY (or physical layer) rate, which is the maximum rate that bits will move across the network link. For a 10/100 Ethernet adapter, you will usually see a speed of 100 Mbps and for a gigabit NIC, you will see 1000 Mbps (if you are connected to a gigabit switch port).
But, as we showed in the Gigabit Ethernet Need To Know, most gigabit Ethernet connections don't deliver a full 1000 Mbps . Older computers with PCI-based gigabit NICs may deliver only around 600 Mbps and even current machines using PCIe-based NICs may run at only 900 Mbps.
In a similar way, Windows might report a 300 Mbps speed, but your actual throughput could be anywhere between 50 and 90 Mbps (for example), depending on the 11n router and client card being used.
The reasons for the big difference between the "link" and actual rates include the high overhead involved in wireless connections (lots of bits used for communicating information other than the actual data you are trying to send or receive) and data retransmission (due to the inherent unreliability of a wireless connection).

11/23/09: Added Link to LAN Speed Test

To get a more accurate measure of the speed of your wireless connection, you need to use a method that actually measures the speed that your connection is delivering. These include:

• Timing a drag-and-drop filecopy and calculating speed (file size / transfer time). LAN Speed Test does essentially the same thing, but automatically for Windows-based systems.
• Running a file copy and using the Networking monitor in Windows Task Manager or Vista's Reliability and Performance Monitor (Start > Run perfmon.msc)
• Using NetMeter while watching or listening to a stream or transferring files. (There is also a similar program of the same name from Brothersoft.)
• Running Iperf or Jperf

Of course, whichever method you use, you should first use a wired connection to make the same measurement. This will let you know what you are losing by using a wireless connection.
Note that I do not recommend using an Internet-based speed test. That just introduces another (big) variable; the (highly variable) speed of your Internet connection.

Fix #2: Use 802.11n Clients

Strange as it may seem, some people think that using a 802.11n router will improve the performance of their network that has only 802.11b/g clients. It won't. 802.11n uses different technology, including MIMO, to achieve higher throughput.
Using a 802.11g client with an 11n router will get you a maximum link rate of 54 Mbps and around 22 Mbps of actual, usable throughput. Only an 802.11n client has what it takes to get higher throughput from a draft 11n router.
Using 802.11n won't improve your WLAN range, either. Take a look at the throughput vs. path loss (signal level) charts over here and note that they all tend to end at the same point. Draft 802.11n can provide higher throughput at a given location than 802.11b/g and in that way turn a borderline-usable location into a happy web-surfing spot. But it won't get you a signal in that hard-to-reach bedroom on the top floor any better than an 802.11g router will.

Fix #3: Don't Connect Draft 11n and 11b/g clients to the same router

An 802.11n router can also work with 802.11g and even 11b devices. But these much slower devices force the router to slow down to talk to them, which means a big throughput hit. Fortunately, the "legacy" mechanisms are pretty efficient and reduce throughput only when the slower devices are actively transmitting or receiving.
As we showed in Add, Don't Replace When Upgrading to 802.11n, mixing 11n and "legacy" clients can reduce throughput by 50 to 80%. So if you are mixing old and new devices, you could be shooting yourself in the (throughput) foot. Either upgrade to all 11n clients, or use a separate 802.11g router to handle your "legacy" stuff.

Fix #4: Use WPA2/AES and Enable WMM

Most 802.11n products will knock your throughput down by up to 80% if you use WEP or WPA/TKIP security. The reason is that the 802.11n spec states that the high throughput rates (link rates above 54 Mbps) can't be enabled if either of those outdated security methods are used.
The only exceptions are some products that are not Wi-Fi certified for 802.11n. The Wi-Fi Certification test suite checks for proper operation with WEP, WPA and WPA2. But if manufacturers don't submit their products for Certification, they may not lock out the higher rates. We also found early products using Ralink silicon also improperly enabled the higher rates when WEP and WPA/TKIP were used. But Ralink-based products that are Wi-Fi Certified now properly lock out the higher rages.
The bottom line is that you can only use WPA2/AES wireless security (or no security at all) if you don't want to throw away lots of speed.
Similarly, WMM must be enabled in order to get link rates higher than 54 Mbps. See Don't Mess With WMM! for more info.

Fix #5: Don't use Channel Bonding

If you are changing the Channel Width or mode from the default 20 MHz to the 40 MHz (or "Auto 20/40" mode in some routers) channel-bonding mode, you could be reducing, not increasing your throughput.
The Channel-bonding trick can provide a 10 to 20 Mbps throughput increase, but usually works best under strong signal conditions. As signal levels drop, using channel bonding becomes much less effective in providing a throughput boost.
Check out location D in the Wireless Chart plot below, which shows that using the 40 MHz bandwidth mode reduced throughput by around 75%! (Channel bonding in Location B didn't work so well either.) I have also found that with some routers, switching back to 20 MHz bandwidth yields a connection when I couldn't even get one using 40 MHz mode.

Throughput can be worse using 40 MHz bandwidth mode

So if you have been using 40 MHz bandwidth mode and wondering why your speeds have dropped, try switching back to 20 MHz mode to see if your throughput moves back up.
Be sure to post in the Forum if these tips have helped, or if you have some others to contribute!

How to increase your internet speed on Windows XP, NT, Vista and 7

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How to increase your internet speed on Windows XP, NT, Vista and 7
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When running windows XP, NT, Vista and 7 operating systems, you don't get to use your full bandwidth cause windows reserves 20% of bandwidth for its own tasks like windows update.
In order to re-claim this bandwidth, follow steps below:

Windows XP and NT
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1. Make sure you're logged on as actually "Administrator". Do not log on with any account that just has administrator privileges.

2. Start > Run > type gpedit.msc (not available in home version).

3. Expand the Local Computer Policy branch.

4. Expand the Administrative Templates branch.

5. Expand the Network branch.

6. Highlight the "QoS Packet Scheduler" in left window.

7. In right window double click the "limit reservable bandwidth" setting.

8. On setting tab check the ENABLED item.

9. Where it says "Bandwidth limit %" change it to read 0 (ZERO).

10. Close gpedit.msc.


Windows Vista and 7
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1. Open Control Panel

2. Click on "View Network Stats and Tasks"

3. Click on "Change Adapter Settings" on left hand side

4. Right click on Connection that you're using and click on Properties

5. Uncheck "QoS Packet Scheduler"

6. Click OK


Now feel the difference in your internet speed.

Delete viruses from pendrives using CMD

Mostly our pc get attacked by viruses from pendrives, so here is way to protect your pendrive and computer from viruses. Just follow these steps and delete viruses from pendrive without affecting your pc.

Here are steps:

1). Connect your pendrive and do not open it by using autorun.

2). Open Run and type cmd and press enter.

3). In the Command Prompt, Type the drive letter of your pendrive(you can check it from my computer) and then press enter.


4). Type dir/w/o/a/p and press Enter.
It will display list of files.

5). Now in that list search for virus files like:


Autorun.inf

New Folder.exe

Bha.vbs

Iexplore.vbs

Info.exe

New_Folder.exe

Ravmon.exe

RVHost.exe

any other files with .exe Extension . *

6). If it contains any of the files above file then type attrib -h -r -s -a *.* and press Enter.

7). Delete each of that file using delete Command
del filename (For exaple: del autorun.inf )

Its done!
Now you can scan your pendrive with any good antivirus and then can open it without affecting your system.