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Microsoft Windows Vista is an undoubtedly resource hog on your PC and can be somewhat slower in relation to Windows XP. If you have upgraded to Windows Vista or bought a new PC with Windows Vista and are unhappy with the performance of your machine with this operating system or your performance seems to be degrading more and more over time, then take a look at these simply and easy to implement tips to increase the performance of your Windows Vista system.
- Limit Number of Visual Effects: Windows Vista offers many more standard visual effects than Windows XP and to be honest, these look pretty cool. However, these bells and whistles can be performance hogs, especially if your machine barely meets the minimum requirements for Vista, and the cause of unnecessary system stalls or crashes.
The first one to look at disabling is the transparent glass effect, but you can choose up to 19 additional effects to turn off one by one or have Windows optimize for best performance using the following steps:
- Click the “Start” button, then click “Control Panel.” Select “System and Maintenance” and then click “Performance Information and Tools.” Finally, click “Adjust Visual Effects.”
- Select the “Visual Effects” tab and select the radio button to have Windows “Adjust for best performance.” If you’d like to adjust the visual effects individually, select the radio button for “Custom” and choose which visual effects to keep active.
- Finally, click “Apply” then “OK” and you are done.
After completing these steps, you should experience a noticeable increase in overall Windows performance as less of your computer’s memory is required to maintain your operating system.
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