Due to its graphics effects, Windows Vista is very heavy on your system and
causes slow speed even after upgrading the hardware. Here are a few tricks and
tips to enhance performance of Windows Vista.
Disable useless start up items
Some applications like Windows Sidebar, Windows media player, Nero check
Realplayer message centre and other applications loaded at the start up of
Windows Vista are useless and consumes a lot of RAM and CPU usage.
- Start » Run » Type msconfig
- Go to » startup » tab and uncheck the unneeded startup applications.
Disable services which you don't require:
Go to Start » Run and type Services.msc at command prompt.
There are several services you can disable to help improve performance.
- Desktop Window Manager Session Manager - Provides Desktop Window Manager
- Startup and maintenance services.
- If you don’t plan on using Aero Glass, you can disable this service.
- Diagnostic Policy Service - Enables problem detection, troubleshooting
and resolution for Windows components. Set to Disabled - Diagnostic Service Host -Set to Disabled
- Diagnostic System Host -Set to Disabled
- Offline Files - The Offline Files service performs maintenance activities on the Offline Files cache, responds to user logon and logoff events, implements the internals of the public API, and dispatches interesting events to those interested in Offline Files activities and changes in cache state.
- Terminal Services - Allows users to connect interactively to a remote computer. Remote Desktop and Terminal Server depend on this service. If you don’t use either of these, then you can disable the service.
- Windows Error Reporting Service - Allows errors to be reported when programs stop working or responding and allows existing solutions to be delivered.
- Windows Search - Formerly this was the Indexing Service. Provides content indexing.
- For this type “msconfig” without double quotes in the run prompt or at the command prompt.
- Go to the tools tab click on disable UAC then click LAUNCH to make to run the command to disable the UAC.
Disable Network Printer Search:
Explorer can slow down when browsing through shared folders and network computers on local network for printers. This sounds like a great feature and may be useful but you can get aximum performance by disabling it.
- Hit Alt to bring up the menubar if it is not already on the screen.
- Click on Tools and select Folder Options.
- On the View Tab, uncheck Automatically search for network printers.
