Below is a detailed guide to help you do it Windows 8 faster and improve the performance of your system. It will help you turn off all unnecessary visual effects, such as shadows, animations, etc. Also, you will be able to turn off unwanted programs and services that start automatically with WindowWorks.
Follow these simple steps:
STEP 1: Apply Registry Tweaks
We provide a ready script that will tweaks to some settings in the Window 8 Registry. Windows will become faster, since the script will virtually reduce timeout values, set Windows to shut down faster than unresponsive processes, and make menus appear faster.
Just download the zip file, unzip it and double-click on it. The file will ask for confirmation, accept and you are ready.
Download Registry Tweaks for Windows 8
The zip file also contains a script that will reset all the default settings to the Registry.
STEP 2: Customize System Disable for Shadows and Animations
By default, Windows displays many effects, such as animations, shadows, etc. You can of course disable them to speed up your system performance.
1. "Win + R" together to open the RUN dialog box. Now type sysdm.cpl and press Enter. The System Properties window will open.
2. Go to the "Advanced" tab and click on the "Settings" button in the "Performance" section. (the system we use is in English so the following screenshots will be in English)
3. A new window opens. Disable the following options:
- Animate controls and elements inside windows
- Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing
- Animations in the taskbar
- Fade or slide menus in view
- Fade or slide ToolTips in view
- Fade out menu items after clicking
- Save taskbar thumbnail previews
- Show shadows under mouse pointer
- Show shadows under windows
- Show translucent selection rectangle
- Slide open combo boxes
- Smooth-scroll list boxes
4. Apply the changes and close the window.
STEP 3: Changes to Folder Options to turn off unnecessary features
You can disable some features of Windows Explorer, such as explanations, etc. to improve Explorer's functionality:
1. From the Control Panel / Folder Options and click on "View."
. 2 Disable the following options:
- Display file size information in folder tips
- Hide empty drives in the Computer folder
- Hide extensions for known file Types
- Show encrypted or compressed NTFS files in color
- Show pop-up description for folder and desktop items
3. Apply the changes and close the window.
STEP 4: Prevent unnecessary services from automatically starting with Windows
There are many built-in Windows services that start automatically with your operating system and run in the background, even if you do not need the system. You can turn off many unnecessary services, which will improve your system's performance.
Press WIN + X together and select “computer ManagementOr computer management.
Click on "Services and Applications / Services" on left part of the window. I will appear configuration screen services.
Alternatively, you can open it directly same screen using the command services.msc in a dialog box of RUN (WIN + R)
You are ready to adjust services that will start with Windows . You can Sort Services by startup type by clicking in column “Startup type ". I will help you to find all services being performed easy and fast.
4. Now you can double-click in a service and read the description of to see if it is important or not. If you think that the service does not is important, you can set the formula startup her at MANUAL.
If you are not sure for which services it must to be set in the manual, below is one short list services can be adjusted with safety without causing it no problem σWindows:
- Application Experience
- computer browser (if your computer is not connected to a network)
- Diagnostic Policy Service
- Distributed Link Tracking Client
- IP Helper
- Offline Files
- Program Compatibility Assistant Service
- Portable Device Enumerator Service
- Print Spooler (if you do not have a printer)
- Remote Registry (Constantly disabled for security reasons)
- Secondary Logon
- Security Center
- Server & Hosting (if your computer is not connected to a network)
- TCP / IP NetBIOS Helper (if you are not in a workgroup network)
- Windows Error Reporting Service
- Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
- Windows Search (if you do not use the Windows search feature frequently)
- Windows Time (if you do not want to update your system time from the Internet)
Apply the changes and close the window.
STEP 5: Disable unnecessary programs from Windows startup
Many applications are automatically added to the Windows boot list so they can run automatically when the operating system starts up. Many of these are unnecessary and can be removed from the Windows startup list.
In previous versions of Windows, the list of applications that started with the operating system existed in the system configuration manager that we could see by running the msconfig in RUN. But Microsoft has added the list to Task Manager.
Right click on the line work and select “Task Manager.”. Alternatively, you can directly open the Task Manager by pressing 3 keys together “Ctrl + Shift + Esc”
Go to the "Start" tab, click on the unwanted application point and immediately after click on "Disable".
From now on, the program will run only if you want it and it will not start itself any time Windows starts.
STEP 6: Few basics
After you follow all the above steps, you will notice a great improvement in your system performance. Apart from the above steps, you should also know:
Download and install the latest updates using Windows Update
Use the latest drivers for your computer hardware
Install only the necessary software
Stay away from packages that transform Windows!
Use a good antivirus and keep it up to date.
