#FINETUNE WINDOWS OS PORTABLE#

Now it’s time to trim the Windows services running in the background of your computer.Ĭlick on the Start Button and type in services.msc and hit Enter. Remove the check next to any applications you don’t need and click OK. When the System Configuration utility is loaded click on the Startup tab. Nothing wastes resources more is startup programs that you don’t need. Click on the Start Button and type in msconfig and hit Enter.

Show shadows under windows (this may be worth the performance hit for some).

Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing.

Animate controls and elements inside windows.

On this screen I suggest disabling the following settings by removing the check: This will load the Visual Effects performance options. The Windows 7 eye candy is the main cause of GUI slowness. While my netbook has a decent graphics card that can display Aero Glass it can be choppy at times. Follow these steps to improve the performance of the interface:Ĭlick on the Start Button and type in adjust the appearance and hit Enter. Additionally, disabling un-needed components will extend your battery life since fewer processes will be using the CPU running in the background.

The key to speeding up Windows 7 on a netbook with limited resources is to turn off and disable features that you don’t need. After all, it’s a netbook and there are many Windows components that will never be used. It provided a huge performance improvement over Windows Vista but was not as snappy as I wanted. Like many of you I loaded Windows 7 on my netbook and it performed just OK. Many ship with Windows XP home edition but that is just not as fun and helpful to use as Windows 7.

#FINETUNE WINDOWS OS PORTABLE#

Netbooks have become a great secondary PC when you want a very portable and low cost way to do basic computing. According to a report by DisplayBank in 2008 over 14.9 million netbooks were sold with that number expected to almost double in 2009.

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