Window Tricks

2. MSI Motherboard - Open BIOS by pressing "Delete"
3. Toshiba Laptop - Open BIOS by pressing "F12" & Boot Menu by "F2"
4. Use Hard Drive As RAM On Windows
  • Activate search box by clicking on it in taskbar or by pressing Win + R in the keyboard.
  • Type "control panel" into the search box and click on the Control Panel desktop app from the result.
  • Type "performance" into the search box and click on the Adjust the appearance and performance of windows from the result.
  • Click on the Advanced system settings from the left side.
  • Make sure that you stay in the Advanced tab.
  • Now, click on the Settings button under Performance area.
  • Shift to the Advanced tab.
  • Click on the Change… button in the lower right.
  • Now, you’re able to let Windows Automatically manage paging file size for all drives or type accurate value into the textboxes following Initial size and Maximum size.
  • Click on the OK button in all the opening windows to confirm.
  • Click on the Restart Now button in the prompt window to apply these changes.
5. Delete temp files in Windows
  • Press Win + R & type "%temp%" & delete all the files.
  • Press Win + R & type "temp" & delete all the files.
  • Press Win + R & type "prefetch" & delete all the files.
  • Press Win + R & type "cleanmgr" & press "OK" & "OK" to clean the temp files from disk.
6. Speed up your graphics in Windows
  • Activate search box by clicking on it in taskbar or by pressing Win + R in the keyboard.
  • Type "control panel" into the search box and click on the Control Panel desktop app from the result.
  • Type "performance" into the search box and click on the Adjust the appearance and performance of windows from the result.
  • In "Visual effects" tabs select the below 3 options in "Custom"
  • Click on the OK button in all the opening windows to confirm.
7. Speed Up Windows Startup
  • Click Start -> Run and type in msconfig.
  • Boot options using the Boot tab
  • Click on the "Advanced Options" button brings up the Boot Advanced Options dialog box.
  • Click on the Check Box of "Number of processors"
  • Select the "number of processors" from the drop-down list to "4".
  • Click on the OK button in all the opening windows to confirm.
  • Click on the Restart Now button in the prompt window to apply these changes.
8. Disable Windows update

Use the Windows Update service
  • Press the Windows key + R on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box.
  • Type “services.msc” and press Enter to open the Services window.
  • Scroll down and locate the “Windows Update” service.
  • Right-click on the service and select “Properties.”
  • In the Properties window, change the “Startup type” to “Disabled.”
  • Click on “Apply” and then “OK” to save the changes.
Use the Windows Registry
  • Press the Windows key + R on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box.
  • Type “regedit” and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
  • Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Policies/Microsoft/Windows/WindowsUpdate
  • Right-click on the “WindowsUpdate” folder and select “New” > “DWORD (32-bit) Value.”
  • Name the new value “AUOptions” and set it to “2” to disable automatic updates.
  • Click on “OK” to save the changes.
9. Stop Window background service
  • Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  • Type services.msc and press Enter.
  • Find the below item in the list.
  1. SysMain
  2. Connected User Experiences and Telemetry
  3. Xbox Accessory Management Service
  4. Xbox Live Auth Manager
  5. Xbox Live Game Save
  6. Xbox Live Networking Service
  • Right-click it and select "Properties".
  • Click "Stop" to stop the service, if it is running.
  • Change "Startup Type" to "Disabled" and click "Apply".
11. Disable Fast Startup (Windows) 
  • Open the Control Panel.
  • Go to "Power Options".
  • Click "Choose what the power buttons do".
  • Click "Change settings that are currently unavailable".
  • Uncheck the box next to "Turn on fast startup (recommended)".
  • Click "Save changes".
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