How to speed up Windows 10 on a weak laptop. Removing unnecessary applications

The word “optimization” has now become very fashionable: they optimize personal expenses, budget expenses, technological processes and much more. On this wave, such a concept as “ Windows optimization" However, what does this mean in relation to the operating system? First of all, this is the removal and disabling of everything unnecessary and unused, as well as tuning Windows 10, focused on maximum performance or convenience - depending on the user's needs.

There are many sites on the Internet that actively recommend all kinds of programs for optimizing Windows 10, speeding up the system with just one click. We fundamentally do not consider any such third-party extension. Experience shows that the use of such software in the vast majority of cases creates more problems than it solves. If at the beginning of the work of such optimizers the effect may even be noticeable, then over time the computer begins to work worse and worse, and cleaning programs no longer help, but even worsen the situation. Along with optimization, they can make many obscure changes to the operating system settings. There are often cases of outright harm from such optimizers for computer performance. That is why in our article we consider exclusively optimization capabilities built into Windows 10.

In this article we will optimize the “ten” step by step. To begin with, let us outline the main stages of the upcoming process:

• Setting up a power plan.
• Removing unnecessary programs and files.
• Disable unnecessary startup items.
• Cleaning system files.
• Defragmentation of the hard drive.

In addition to the main steps in the Windows 10 optimization process, there are some additional steps.

• Disable visual effects (Performance).
• Turning off services.
• Disable unused components.

The most radical solution, which is almost guaranteed to improve the operation of the operating system, is to reinstall it completely. But we consider this process in a separate article.

Basic Windows 10 optimization

Setting up the power supply

By default, the power supply in Windows 10 is configured for an optimal balance between energy consumption and performance. If you do not use a laptop on a battery, but work directly from the network, then it is best to set this parameter to high performance. To do this you need:

1. RIGHT click on the menu Start and Select " Power management».
2. Follow the link " Additional power options».
3. Select the power plan called " High performance».

Removing unnecessary extensions

Next we'll deal with removing unnecessary applications and programs. How this is done is described in detail in the corresponding article on our website, so we will not dwell on this point in detail here. Let’s just add that at this same stage you also need to do a general cleaning on your computer - remove unnecessary user files: films, music, pictures and documents.

Cleaning autostart

At the next stage disable autorun of unnecessary programs. To do this you need:

1. RIGHT click on the Start menu and select " Task Manager» (you can also do this the more traditional way: press Ctrl + Alt + Del and then select "Task Manager").
2. Then, if necessary (if this has not been done before), click on the “Details” button.
3. Next, go to the “” tab and see there all the programs that start with the operating system.
4. You can turn off autorun of any of them by clicking on the name again with the RIGHT mouse button and selecting “ Disable».

For maximum performance, you can remove absolutely all programs from startup, but it is still advisable to do this consciously, having first read in the search why this or that extension is needed.

Removing unnecessary system files

We have already deleted our own unnecessary files. Now all that remains is to get rid of unnecessary system garbage. For example, this includes files of already installed updates, a folder with a previous version of Windows, etc.

1. Launch the utility " Disk Cleanup" The fastest way to do this is by typing “cleaning” into the search bar and launching the desktop application (there is also a more familiar old method: open Explorer, click on “This Computer”, and then RIGHT-click on drive C and select “Properties”. In the “General” tab, select “Disk Cleanup”).
2. Click " Clean system files».
3. We tick all the items that appear.
4. Click OK.

Depending on the volume of accumulated garbage, this process can take up to several tens of minutes.

Hard drive defragmentation

Now that all unnecessary files and programs have been removed from the system, you can organize the remaining ones for faster access. It is for this purpose that defragmentation is carried out. note that it should only be carried out on HDDs (standard hard drives that make a little noise during operation). It is highly not recommended to do this on SSDs (silent solid state drives) - such modern storage media are designed for fewer rewrite cycles.

1. To launch the defragmentation program, type “ defragmentation» (or, if you used the second method, return to the “Properties” window of drive C, but go to the “Tools” tab and click “Optimize”).
2. Select the desired partition or hard drive.
3. And first, click “Analyze”.
4. If the analysis shows that more than 10% is fragmented, then optimization should be started.
5. Along the way, to optimize the operation of Windows 10, it’s also worth disable scheduled disk optimization.

After this, you need to be patient - depending on the amount of work, optimization can last from several tens of minutes to a couple of hours.

Replacing the antivirus program with a lighter one

We talk about this in more detail in a separate article “The fastest free antivirus for a weak computer.”

Additional ways to optimize Windows 10

If the steps taken do not contribute to the desired acceleration of the computer, then you can try some additional optimization methods computer with Windows 10 operating system.

Disabling visual effects

Smoothly opening windows, translucency effects and the like look quite nice, of course, but for a weak computer they can create a significant additional load. All these visual decorations can be turned off to at least slightly improve system performance. For this:

1. Open File Explorer and RIGHT-click on the “This PC” icon.
2. In the context menu that opens, click “Properties”.
3. Then on the left click “Advanced system settings”.
4. In the newly opened window, in the “Advanced” tab, find the “Performance” item and click “Options...”
5. By default, only the display of a shadow under the mouse pointer and the preservation of the taskbar thumbnail view are disabled here. To speed up your computer, you can turn off all visual effects - Ensure the best performance."
6. At the same time, we still recommend checking back the “Smoothing unevenness of screen fonts” checkbox. Without it, almost any text looks very unattractive.
7. After that, click OK.

Increasing the paging file size

You can find the page file in Windows 10 like this:

1. Open File Explorer.
2. On the “This PC” folder, RIGHT-click and select the very last option “Properties”.
3. In the left column of the new window, select “Advanced system settings.”
4. A new smaller window will open. In it, go to the “Advanced” tab.
5. Under the Performance heading, click the Settings button.
6. Go to the "Advanced" tab.
7. Click "Edit".
8. Enter the paging file size twice -> click "Set".
9. Click OK in all previously opened windows.

Changing the system configuration

Press Win+R and enter msconfig, press Enter. The System Configuration window opens. Here we can speed up the process of starting the operating system a little. To do this, in the “Download” tab, click on the “Advanced parameters” button and in the new window, check the number of processors and maximum memory and select the highest possible values ​​there and click OK. You can also check the “No GUI” checkbox here. This item will allow you to speed up the start a little by disabling its visual display - in other words, Windows 10 will start up to the desktop against a black screen, without inscriptions, images and animation.

A good way to optimize the system configuration was suggested in the comments below by Alexey Kot. You need to go to the “Services” tab. Check the “Do not display Microsoft services” checkbox at the bottom, then disable all others and don’t forget to click OK.

Turn off unused services

Next steps to optimize Windows 10 must be done with great care. Disabling the wrong services or components can render the computer inoperable and, in the worst case, you will have to reinstall the operating system. Here it is better to follow the rule “ Measure seven times, cut once».

To disable services we do not need, we must first open their list. For this:

1. Click with the RIGHT mouse button on the menu Start and select the item “ Computer management».
2. In the left tab, double-click “ Services and applications».
3. Then click once on “ Services"We see a list of all services of the Windows 10 operating system.
4. To disable any of them, you need to double-click on its name, and then change the startup type to “Disabled”.
5. After this, do not forget to press OK.

Depending on your personal preferences, you can safely disable the following services:

• Dmwappushservice - used to route WAP push messages.
• Machine Debug Manager - designed for programmers.
• Windows Search - provides indexing of all files and folders in the Windows 10 operating system, helps you find them by name (through the magnifying glass icon). It consumes a lot of resources, but it’s better not to disable it. Unless the search is never used.
• Windows Biometric Service - designed to work with biometric data.
• Computer Browser - creates a list of computers on the network.
• Secondary login - allows other users to control the computer. If you are using one account, you can safely disable it.
• Print Manager - supports printers.
• CNG Key Isolation - produces insulation for the key process.
• SNMP Trap - Intercepts messages for local SNMP agents.
• Workstation - access to workstations via the SMB protocol.
• Working folders - designed to synchronize directories on different devices.
• Server - is responsible for accessing shared files on a remote server, as well as working with shared printers, faxes and scanners.
• Geographic Location Service - Tracks location.
• Sensor data service - processes and stores data received from sensors installed on a PC.
• Sensor service - manages these same sensors.
• Client License Service - ensures the correct operation of the Windows 10 store. If the store is not used, then it is quite possible to turn it off.
• Microsoft Windows SMS Router Service - for sending messages.
• Windows Error Logging Service - Sends problem reports to Microsoft.
• Remote registry - allows you to remotely edit the registry.
• Fax - for the operation of fax equipment.
• + You can turn off all services whose name mentions Hyper-V - they are used to ensure the operation of virtual machines, as well as services for the operation of Xbox Live.

Disabling the above services will not affect the overall performance of the operating system. As for the remaining items, each specific user must decide to disable them independently, based on their own needs and be sure to find information in a search engine about what they are intended for.

Disable unused Windows 10 components

Another way to optimize the Windows 10 operating system is to disable unused components of the operating system. As with services, in this case you need to act carefully and slowly.

To open the Windows Components window, click Win+R(Win is a button with an image of the Windows logo between the left Ctrl and Alt), enter the command OptionalFeatures and press OK.

The following components can be disabled:

• Windows PowerShell 2.0 is a more modern command line option. If you rarely use the regular command line, then you are unlikely to need version 2.0.
• Work Folder Client - allows you to synchronize folders from the corporate network to your computer.
• Components for working with multimedia: if the built-in players are not used to play audio and video, you can turn them off.
• XPS services (if you do not work with documents of this format).
• XPS Viewer (similar).

To turn off components, you need to uncheck them and confirm the action by clicking OK, and then restart the computer.

If optimization doesn't help

This article discusses the most productive ways to optimize the latest operating system from Microsoft. This means that there may be other individual ways to speed up Windows 10 a little more (some of them are described in other articles on our site), but they are unlikely to significantly change the performance of the computer. In addition, many of these additional features (for example, disabling the built-in voice assistant Cortana) are closely related to other necessary components of the OS and can cause additional problems - such as a broken Start menu, etc. We did not consider such potentially dangerous methods as a matter of principle.

If all the steps described above do not lead to the desired acceleration of the operating system, then it is worth considering the option of a clean installation of Windows 10. Our experience shows that a clean installed system always works much faster than an optimized old one. A special increase in performance is noticeable when the “ten” is installed completely instead of Windows 10, obtained through the free update program from Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 (by the way, in this case you don’t have to worry about activation - it happens automatically, since the license is tied to the hardware "computer).

If a clean installation does not help, then you should think about upgrading your computer. In some cases, especially good results are obtained by replacing the HDD (traditional hard drive) with an SSD (solid-state drive), at least for the operating system and programs itself. Increasing the amount of RAM (RAM) can also have a positive effect. We do not consider replacing the motherboard and processor here, since this is almost always tantamount to buying a new computer.

Everyone remembers the times when users had Windows XP on their computers. The Windows XP operating system has been supported by Microsoft for over ten years and is still used by organizations and some users. XP gained such popularity due to its very low system requirements. Judge for yourself, now Windows XP can be run in an emulator on a smartphone with Android OS. But time moves on, and now the newest operating system from Microsoft is Windows 10.

As soon as Windows 10 hit the market, the minimum system requirements for it were 1 GB of RAM and a single-core processor for the 32-bit version. Now, before the release of the major Anniversary Update, the company has increased the system requirements for the computer. Now the recommended amount of RAM for Windows 10 32-bit will be 2GB.

If you remember the old XP, then it required only 128 MB of RAM and an ancient processor with a clock frequency of 233 MHz. But time passes, and there is no escape from progress, especially since Windows XP is no longer safe to use, since XP does not have technical support, either from Microsoft itself or from software developers. In this material, we will describe with examples how you can increase the performance of a PC running the Windows 10 operating system.

Cleaning Windows 10 OS from junk

A very good way to speed up the system is to cleaning of various file garbage, which prevents her from working quickly. Very functional utilities for this task are Auslogics Boostspeed And CCleaner. In this example we will describe the utility Clean Master, which is much simpler than Auslogics Boostspeed and CCleaner. Although Clean Master is aimed at novice PC users, it copes with the task of cleaning the system with a bang. You can download the utility on its official website www.cmcm.com. Installing the program is as easy as pressing one button in the installer wizard. Having launched the utility, we will be taken to its working window, which has a rather pleasant interface.

To clean the system of debris, you need to press just one green Clean Now button. After clicking this button, the utility will show on the graph which files it has cleaned.

By cleaning the system in this way, you can noticeably speed up her performance.

Speeding up your PC in gaming programs

If your gaming PC or laptop meets all the modern requirements for modern games, then there is no point in accelerating it on Windows 10. But if your gaming computer or laptop is a little outdated, then the program will come to the rescue Razer Cortex. The operating principle of the program is based on killing unimportant processes in the system. By disabling unnecessary processes, Razer Cortex frees up a large amount of memory and reduces the load on the HDD. After installation, the program will ask you to register a new user.

The registration procedure will take a few minutes. After logging into your account, we get to the main menu of the program.

In the main window of the program, you can see that it scanned the system and found the game Counter-Strike Global Offensive. If your game is on Steam or Origin, then Razer Cortex will definitely find all the games installed in these clients. If you don't find your game in the list, you can add it manually. A notable feature of the Razer Cortex is that it doesn't need to be configured. When you start the game, it will automatically speed up Window 10, and thereby improve performance in the game. We tested Counter-Strike Global Offensive on the Razer Cortex. A computer with a processor was used for the test AMD A6-6400K and 4 GB RAM. This processor is interesting because it has integrated graphics core AMD A6-6400K.

After testing, the program showed its best side. Counter-Strike Global Offensive has become more responsive and has increased FPS. It's also worth noting that Razer Cortex integrates its panel into the game, where the frame rate is shown. Except removing FPS, on the Razer Cortex panel you can activate video recording of gameplay, and take a screenshot.

All the processes that it optimizes can be viewed on the “ tab BOOST" Also on this tab you can configure to disable unnecessary processes manually.

It's up to you to use or not to use the Razer Cortex program, but it definitely increases the speed of your computer in games. It's also worth noting that Razer Cortex can be installed on Windows 10, 8 and 7. There is no support for Windows XP.

Updating drivers and operating system

You can improve your overall computer performance by video card driver updates or motherboard chipset. In most cases, Windows 10 will find drivers for the necessary components on its own if it is connected to the Internet. For example, if the video card is new, then ten can install the old driver for it. For example, new video card drivers NVIDIA with serial number 368.39 increase productivity in games such as:

• Total War: WARHAMMER;
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain;
• Mirror's Edge Catalyst;
• Tom Clancy's The Division.

In addition to improving gaming performance, new drivers provide full support for new video cards. Driver version 368.39 includes support for video cards GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1070, which are built on the new 16 nm Pascal architecture. You can download drivers for video cards and other components from the manufacturer’s official website.

In addition to updating drivers, you can also optimize the performance and stability of the OS by installing updates. For Windows 10, you do not need to enable the update, since it is downloaded by default in the OS. The only thing you need to do for this OS is to connect it to the Internet. OS updates are important not only because they increase the overall stability of the system, but also because they can protect your computer from various threats. Protection against network threats and potentially dangerous software is important, as it can protect against breakdowns, thereby maintaining an operational system.

How virus protection and treatment helps speed up the OS

If you have Windows 10 installed on your computer, then your PC is already protected. In addition to the constant release of updates that protect the OS, it also has a built-in firewall and antivirus called "".

The principle of operation of the antivirus "" is scanning the system for malware and removing it. In any OS, it is important to ensure that no virus gets into it. In addition to stealing data, new viruses can harm the OS and thereby reduce its performance. Now there are varieties of viruses such as Cryptolocker and various Trojan variations, which use the computing power of a PC to mine various cryptocurrencies. First type of virus reduces PC performance by creating encrypted archives with user personal data. Second type loads the video card and processor, while mining cryptocurrency. If you notice that Windows 10 is running slower, it may be infected. In this situation, a utility for cleaning the OS from viruses will help you.

This program can Perform a quick OS scan to find and remove malware. If you need comprehensive antivirus protection that is superior to “”, then we recommend using the following antiviruses:

• McAfee AntiVirus;
• Avast Pro Antivirus;
• ESET NOD32 Antivirus;
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

Based on the above, it becomes clear why you can’t use the old Windows XP OS now. The only way XP can be used safely is on a PC that is not connected to the Internet. Such a computer with XP can be used as a multimedia center that is not connected to the network. XP OS can also be used in virtual machines to run legacy programs.

Speeding up the top ten by upgrading your PC

To begin with, to speed up the system, we will advise our readers replace your old hard drive in HDD format with a solid-state SDD format. You can replace such a hard drive both on a desktop computer and on a laptop. The main advantage of SSD over HDD is write and read speed, which exceeds the latter tens of times. In addition to replacing the HDD with an SSD, you can speed up your computer using such recommendations for its modernization:

• Nowadays many games and various programs are recommended use a lot more RAM than it was before. For example, the program Adobe Photoshop CC It is recommended to use 2 GB of RAM for its proper operation. Based on this, we recommend increasing or replacing RAM with a larger volume to improve performance. You can replace RAM not only on desktop PCs, but also on laptops.
• If you have a modern motherboard on your computer, then you can increase your PC performance by replacing the old processor with a new one. It is also worth noting that many processors from AMD and Intel allow achieve high performance by overclocking them.
• In addition to replacing the processor, we recommend paying attention to the performance of your video card. If it does not meet the recommended requirements for modern games, then it is the weak link in the computer. Today the best candidates for replacements are video cards from AMD and NVIDIA with new Pascal and Polaris architectures.

If your PC is already very outdated and cannot be upgraded, then the only way to improve performance in Windows 10 is to buy a new laptop or desktop computer. You can also use OS on older computers Lubuntu. The main advantages of this operating system are low system requirements.

For computers where Windows XP worked quickly, but ten cannot be installed, Lubuntu would be an ideal option.

Conclusion

In this article, we tried to reveal all the ways that will help our readers speed up their computer or laptop on Windows 10. We hope our article will be useful and help you speed up your computer on Windows 10.

Video on the topic

Microsoft operating systems in their basic version are aimed at a huge number of users: office workers, gamers, designers and many others. That is why, by default, almost all of the features included in Windows are included in all versions of Windows. Many of them are not needed by a particular user, and they load computer resources, thereby slowing down the speed of the operating system.

It is understandable to want to speed up your computer on Windows 10. The modern operating system is quite demanding on resources, and computers with a small amount of RAM, a low-frequency processor, or without a video card may have difficulty coping with the system and applications. In such a situation, you can update your computer components or speed up Windows 10 by customizing it for yourself. Below we will give tips on how to make Windows 10 work faster on your computer, and you can follow all the recommendations or only some of them, depending on the user’s needs.

Customizing the Start Menu

One of the features of the Windows 8 operating system was “live tiles”, for which a separate screen was allocated. In the desktop version of Windows 10, it was removed and interactive tiles moved to the Start menu. They seriously take up resources, but many do not use them. In such a situation, a smart solution would be to disable tiles in the Start menu. To do this, right-click on the tile and select the “Unpin from Start Screen” option.

Disabling visual and sound effects

For the beauty of the operating system, users have to pay for its performance. On weak computers, parallax effects, animation of minimizing and maximizing applications, displaying mouse shadows and many other animation and sound effects can negatively affect the speed of the system. If you are trying to speed up your Windows 10 computer, it is recommended to disable the “extra beauty”:

For all changes to take effect, it is recommended to restart your computer.

Setting up startup programs

Many computer manufacturers install by default a lot of programs that the average user does not need. Not only are they located on the computer, but they are automatically loaded when the computer is turned on. Often in the startup of even weak laptops you can find a huge number of applications from the manufacturer, which is why the computer's RAM is constantly loaded to 100%. Disabling unnecessary programs in startup can seriously speed up your computer on Windows 10.

Autoloading is configured as follows:

It is recommended to regularly check the list of programs in startup. Often, when installing another application, users forget to disable the function of its running in the “background” on a regular basis. Thus, when you turn on the computer, various programs for managing peripherals (printers, mice, scanners), applications for downloading data from the Internet (torrent trackers, MediaGet), rarely used additional utilities and much more are automatically loaded. In this case, you can disable almost everything, even Microsoft services that run in the background in Windows 10 by default, for example, OneDrive.

Installing the latest drivers

One of the features of the Windows 10 operating system is the automatic analysis of hardware and installation of drivers for it. Standard drivers from Microsoft are not always updated to the latest version and work perfectly with computer components. This problem is especially common with video cards, for which software updates are regularly released, and it must be kept up to date. To ensure that the selected drivers for your video card, CPU, or other computer component are correct, you must:

Windows 10 update

Microsoft constantly releases operating system updates for a reason, and you shouldn’t refuse them. With each update, support for new components is added and the operation of various hardware and applications with Windows 10 is optimized. Operating system updates are downloaded and installed automatically when you restart the computer. If you haven't disabled Windows 10 updates, you don't need to worry about setting them up; otherwise, you'll need to enable them.

Disabling user tracking features

It is widely believed that the Windows 10 operating system monitors user activities by transmitting data to Microsoft. This is true, and several services work to regularly send information about user interactions with the computer to the corporation’s servers. This consumes system resources and Internet traffic, so on weak computers it is better to disable these functions.

To turn off all tracking settings in Windows 10, you will need to click “Start” and select “Settings”, and then go to “Privacy”. After this, disable the following options one by one:

The above are only basic recommendations for setting up parameters. Disabling the above options will not in any way affect the operation of the system in terms of convenience. However, if desired, the user can also turn off other settings in the “Privacy” section to prevent Windows 10 from “spying” on him. In particular, you can disable some standard applications, prevent them from using the camera or microphone, and set other settings.

Correctly setting up your antivirus

If you have an antivirus installed on your computer, you need to study its settings and, if necessary, speed up Windows 10, lower the level of protection, or enable only manual scanning of the computer. It would also be a good idea to immediately check your hard drives for viruses.

Important: A common mistake is to install two antiviruses at the same time, which negatively affects not only the performance of the system, but also the security of the computer.

Every Windows user has wondered that when they turn on the computer, the system boots slowly. The reason can be a variety of processes: aging OS, cluttered disk or bad drivers. But each individual reason can be dealt with in a few clicks.

How to speed up Windows 10 system boot - step-by-step instructions with screenshots

Optimization consists of many ways to fix errors, clean up junk, disable unnecessary services, and much more. Moreover, professionals recommend cleaning your PC at least once a month. It is during this period that enough garbage accumulates in Windows for system performance to begin to decline.

The author tries to clean the system of garbage and unnecessary files every two weeks, defragment the disk once every three weeks, update drivers efficiently and disable services immediately after installing the OS. At the same time, Windows is reinstalled for itself no more than once a year.

If your computer takes a long time to boot or there is a general slowdown, the first thing you need to do is check Windows for viruses. It is best to do this with two or three antivirus programs from different manufacturers.

Disk Cleanup and Junk Removal

Garbage refers to some application cache files, program logs, various kinds of reports, temporary browser and system data, the contents of the recycle bin, and much more. When Windows boots, it reads these files, determines their need, and this takes resources and time. That is why it is recommended to regularly clean the system.

1. In the search, enter “Control Panel” and select the best result. In the search, enter “Control Panel” and select the best result
2. Open the “System and Security” category.
   Among the categories, select “System and Security”
3. In the “Administration” applet, click on the “Free up disk space” link.
   In the “Administration” column, click on the “Free up disk space” link
4. Next, select drive C, click OK, and wait for the wizard to generate a list of files to delete.
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5. In the dialog box, check the boxes next to the data groups that need to be deleted and click OK. In the program window, check the boxes next to the data groups that need to be deleted and click OK
6. We wait until the program finishes working and restart the computer.

Deleting files can take a long time. In the author's memory, there was a case when the disk was cleared for two and a half hours, due to incorrect installation of Windows over another version. You should definitely wait until all files are deleted. Forcibly interrupting the process is fraught with disk errors, and they are much more difficult to cure than a little garbage.

Setting up startup or removing unnecessary programs from it

“Startup” is the process of starting programs when the operating system starts without user intervention. If there are too many programs in the automatic launch environment that are of no practical use and can be launched manually, it is advisable to clear it.

On subsequent Windows startups, the disabled processes will not start automatically.

System Quick Start Feature

Windows 10 also has a fast startup setting that allows you to create less backup information at startup, thereby reducing the load on the system kernel.

1. Open the “Control Panel”, as shown above, go to the “Hardware and Sound” applet.
   Open the “Control Panel”, go to the “Hardware and Sound” applet
2. Next, in the “Power Options” group, click on “Customize the functions of the power buttons.”
   In the “Power Options” group, click on “Customize the functions of the power buttons”
3. Next, click on “Change settings that are currently unavailable.”
   Next, click on “Change settings that are currently unavailable”
4. And check the box next to “Enable fast startup” and click “Save changes”.
   Check the box next to “Enable fast startup” and click “Save changes”

If you have the Hibernation service disabled, the Quick Startup feature will not be available.

If you have the Hibernation service disabled, the Quick Startup feature will not be available.

Disk Defragmenter

Fragmentation is a recording process that Windows uses when saving information. In this case, the file can be split into parts for a more compact location on the hard drive. However, when trying to read it, the operating system must first “glue” the data together, and only then use it. This takes time, which means you need to use the reverse process - defragmentation.

Driver Update

Drivers are important components of the operating system. These software products ensure stable operation of the “internals” of the computer, communication between the system and devices. This is why it is important that drivers are up to date and not basic. Especially for the operation and loading of the system, AHCI controller drivers are needed, which are responsible for the speed of data exchange between the hard drive and the rest of the computer.

1. In the search, enter “Device Manager” and select the best match. In the search, enter “Device Manager” and select the best match
2. Open the “IDE Controllers” tab, right-click on the device that has AHCI in its name and select “Update Driver”.
   Right-click on the device and select “Update Driver”
3. Next, click on “Automatic search” and wait for the program to install the best software.
   Click on “Automatic search” and wait for the program to install the best software
4. Reboot the computer.

Video: how to update drivers

Disabling unnecessary services

Services are background processes that keep the operating system running. If drivers allow devices to work, services set the vector for this work. However, Windows has a lot of services and not all of them are “useful”. For example, the “Fax” or “Remote Registry” service, they are simply not needed by ordinary users.

List of services that can be safely disabled for the operating system:

• "Fax machine";
• NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service (for NVidia graphics cards if you are not using 3D stereo imaging);
• “Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service”;
• "Working folders";
• "AllJoyn Router Service";
• "Application Identity";
• "BitLocker Drive Encryption Service";
• "Bluetooth Help" (if you don't use Bluetooth);
• “Client License Service” (ClipSVC, after disabling, Windows 10 Store applications may not work properly);
• "Computer Browser";
• Dmwappushservice;
• Geographic Location Service;
• "Guest Shutdown Service (Hyper-V)";
• "Pulse Service (Hyper-V)";
• "Hyper-V Virtual Machine Session Service";
• "Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service";
• "Data Exchange Service (Hyper-V)";
• “Hyper-V Remote Desktop Virtualization Service”;
• "Sensor Monitoring Service";
• "Sensor Data Service";
• "Sensor Service";
• “Functionality for connected users and telemetry” (this is one of the options to disable Windows 10 “tracking” of the user);
• “Internet Sharing (ICS)” (provided that you do not use Internet sharing functions, for example, to distribute Wi-Fi from a laptop);
• "Xbox Live Network Service";
• Superfetch (assuming you are using an SSD);
• "Print Manager" (if you don't use printing features, including Windows 10's built-in printing to PDF files);
• "Windows Biometric Service";
• "Remote registry";
• "Telephony";
• "Telephone communications";
• "Secondary login" (assuming you are not using it).

Video: how to disable unnecessary services

Special programs for system optimization and acceleration

If you think about optimization, you can understand that this is a very labor-intensive process that takes the user a decent amount of time. Hence the demand for programs that will do everything for a person. Now the market is replete with programs that help optimize your PC in a couple of clicks.

"Computer Accelerator" is an extremely effective program for cleaning and optimizing Windows. The application has a number of advantages over its competitors: a user-friendly interface, the most complete range of built-in utilities to speed up PC operation, a built-in scheduler and much more.

"Computer Accelerator" is an extremely effective program for cleaning and optimizing Windows

Features of the Computer Accelerator program:

• incredibly effective acceleration of your computer's performance compared to its analogues;
• special functionality for eliminating freezes and system failures;
• presence of a useful built-in task scheduler;
• the ability to completely clean the system of all kinds of computer debris;
• the function of correcting various errors found when checking the Windows registry, as well as its high-quality cleaning;
• provides the ability to manage startup;
• effective optimization of the registry and important software systems;
• operational monitoring and cleaning of the hard drive from damaged, unnecessary and temporary files.

CCleaner is an extremely useful program for improving the functionality of Windows. The main vector of the application's work is cleaning garbage and the registry from possible errors. It also has a number of other nice settings: deleting programs, browser history, startup optimization, searching for duplicate files and many others.

CCleaner is an extremely useful program for improving the functionality of Windows

CCleaner features:

• automatic cleaning modes;
• secure deletion of temporary files and registry entries for beginners;
• advanced manual settings for advanced users;
• instant cleaning of the computer from user information - for example, one-click deletion of data on visited pages and download history in all browsers installed on the PC, including Google Chrome and Internet Explorer;
• built-in tracking and system recovery utility - protection against advertising in browsers and substitution of start pages.

The author constantly uses CCleaner to clean up the disk and optimize the system as a whole. Every two weeks he cleans the registry and removes garbage, and also completely clears information in browsers once a month. The program really helps with productivity and it shows.

It's very easy to speed up Windows 10 boot time. It is enough to clean your computer of debris and keep the drivers up to date.

Whatever version of Windows is installed on the computer, the user will want to configure it in such a way as to get maximum performance. This issue is especially acute for owners of weak hardware, which requires maximum free resources for stable operation.

Therefore, tuning Windows 10 for maximum performance is an excellent priority for them when purchasing new components such as a processor or video card.

Disk Defragmenter

When adding a large number of files to the hard drive, information is not written sequentially, but in fragments on different parts of the disk surface. In this case, fragmentation occurs, and when requesting data, the computer takes longer to process it because it needs to put all the “pieces” together. To minimize such situations, defragment your disk. This is done using standard utilities.

Good to know! In Windows 10, disk defragmentation occurs automatically once a week at a set time. But you can start this process after adding a large amount of information to your computer in order to optimize the disk.

Important! In the "Disk Optimization" window, you can enable/disable and configure automatic defragmentation.

Startup optimization

In many programs, when they are installed on a computer, the function is enabled during system startup. They may not be used by the user, but, working in the background, they take up computer resources, so its work slows down. Applications that you do not use should be disabled or completely removed from your computer if they are not needed.

Alternative options for disabling programs in startup can be seen in the video.

Disabling unnecessary services

Just like programs in startup, some Windows 10 services load computer resources, which leads to slowdowns. Disabling them will increase system performance.

1. In the Run window, enter the command services.msc.Alternative option: Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services or open System configuration (in the Run window, enter msconfig) and go to the Services tab.
   
2. RMB > Properties > Startup Type > Disabled.
3. When using the Computer Configuration utility, uncheck the required services and save the changes.
   
4. Restart your computer.

Video

In the video you can learn more about which Windows 10 services can be disabled and how to do it.

Setting up visual effects

In Windows 10, a lot of PC resources are used to create interface visuals. Disabling some performance parameters (visual effects) will increase the speed of older computers. But they will have less effect on modern gaming PCs.

Disable windows and taskbar adaptation to the desktop background color, as well as Windows animation.

Indexing speeds up the search for files stored on your computer. But this function constantly scans them, monitors changes, and therefore uses system resources.

Important! You should only disable indexing when you are not using search on your computer.

Driver setup

One of the problems with slow operation of Windows 10, which is encountered by a large number of users, is non-original or outdated drivers. This problem is especially relevant for a video card. Look at the driver provider and their version in Device Manager.

Cleaning the Temp folder

The Temp folder in Windows 10 is used to store temporary and intermediate files created by the system and programs. Therefore, to speed up your computer, clean it:

An alternative way is to use the built-in Disk Cleanup utility.

Power settings

By default, Windows 10 is set to Balanced power mode, which reduces processor speed when the device is idle or does not require maximum hardware. To speed things up, set your computer to High Performance power mode.

Cleaning from viruses and malware

If after following the steps above, your PC still slows down and you don’t understand why this is happening, viruses or malware are probably the cause. Check Windows 10 with antivirus programs such as DrWEB Cureit or Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

Conclusion

Setting your Windows computer to perform at its best can help it run faster. To do this, you need to disable all visual effects, remove viruses, and also change your PC settings: disable indexing and some services, update drivers.