Your computer running Windows isn’t running in
the same speed that it used to run when you first used it. It’s slower, crappy,
takes a while to start and tests your patience like anything. There are many
reasons for this, let’s try fixing up a few things on your slow Windows PC:
Slow Start Up:
There can be a variety of reasons to Windows loading slow during start up. Go to
Run, type msconfig and hit enter. Under the ‘Start Up’ tab, uncheck the unwanted
programs and press OK. Things should be a bit fine the next time Windows boots.
Another program worth mentioning here is
StartUp
Delayer which will help in setting after how much time programs should be
loaded after Windows boots. For instance, you could set your instant messenger
program to load 50 seconds after Windows starts up.
Slow Loading
Start Menu:
If the Start Menu items are loading slowly, you can open the Registry
Editor by typing in the Run menu ‘regedit.exe’ and pressing Enter. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop. Look for MenuShowDelay, and double
click to edit the value. The lower the number specified, the faster the Start
Menu will load.
Slow Right Click
Context Menu:
Probably the Windows Right Click menu on your computer is loading slow because
too many programs added unwanted entries there. Just
download this program called Mmm,
install it and then modify your context menu to remove unwanted items to speed
it up
Slow Send To Menu:
If the Send To menu loads slowly, you can type ’sendto’ in the Run Dialog, and
remove unwanted items in the Explorer Window that appears. This should add some
speed to it.
Slow Defragmentation:
The Windows Defragmenter can’t get any slower. You need to have an alternative
to the Windows Defragmenter, and
Defraggler
is just one of the best ones available in the market. It’s free, and works like
a charm and can speed up defragmentation manifold. For some alternatives, see
Five
Free Programs to Defragment your PC.
Slow loading My
Computer Window:
If the My Computer Window loads slowly, in the Explorer Window, go to Tools >>
Folder Options >> View and uncheck ‘Automatically search for network folders and
printers”
Slow loading Add or
Remove Programs Applet:
This is one of the most annoying piece of programs present in Windows, it takes
ages to load if you have a considerable number of programs installed on your
computer. You can either use the all-in-one
CCleaner for this purpose, or get
MyUninstaller that
comes as a speedy replacement for Add or Remove Programs.
Slow Ending of
Unresponsive Programs:
If you’ve clicked on ‘End Task’ if any program is running
unresponsive, you might have noticed that the program is not terminated
immediately. You can alter this by going to Run >> regedit.exe >>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ and change this value to
1000.
Disable Animations and
Appearance Overhauls to maximize performance:
If you’re a serious performance junkie, you probably won’t
bother about eyecandy. Go to System Properties in the Control Panel. Click
‘Advanced’, then ‘Performance’ and click ‘Adjust for best performance’. This
might boost your PC’s performance up a bit.
Additional Tips:
- Always keep your computer clean. Remove Junk
and Unnecessary registry entries. Use
CCleaner for this purpose, one excellent tool that just does what it says.
- Don’t keep installing software. Install a
program only if it really serves you a purpose.
- Keep as less programs as possible running on
the System Tray. This essentially means reducing the number of programs that
start during Windows start up.
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