More and more laptops and even desktops are moving to the technology because of the performance benefits. Solid state disks use memory cells from which data can be read very quickly, as opposed to the relatively plodding nature of rotational storage. By moving to SSD, you can give your Windows 7 system renewed life -- and give yourself a whole new user experience. But SSDs can be expensive, so you need to be smart about how to use them in the most cost-effective way.
This one is easy! When you're plugged in, configure Windows 7's power plans to favor performance over power savings. When you choose to use Windows 7' high performance power plan, you might increase the computer's performance in some but not all circumstances.
It really depends on the kind of work you're doing and how often you allow the computer to sit idle. For more about how these plans operate, see Evaluate the efficiency of Windows 7 power plan settings.
If you're using a traditional spinning disk in your Windows 7 system, you can keep your system operating at peak efficiency by periodically defragmenting the hard drive. If, however, you've opted to go with SSD-based storage, don't do this. First, you won't get any performance benefit and second, you'll significantly reduce the life of that expensive SSD.
Disk defragmentation is scheduled to take place once per week, but you can change this by going to Start Accessories System Tools Disk Defragmenter Figure D. In addition to changing the schedule, you can run an on-demand defrag from here. You can also run a defrag from the command line instead of from a GUI. Bill Detwiler's video explains how.
Windows 7's search is good, but it can also affect system performance. If you really need to run a tool at full tilt, you can disable indexing altogether. Or you can tune the indexer to meet your specific needs , possibly reducing its overall impact on system performance. Perhaps you don't want to jump into the solid-state game right away but would like some of the benefit that can be had from flash-based storage. Note that if you're already using an SSD as your system drive, ReadyBoost won't be available, since there would be no performance gain.
ReadyBoost allows the system to make use of one of these speedy storage devices as a cache, improving overall performance of the system. The flash storage device that you choose to use for ReadyBoost should meet the following specifications set by Microsoft:. Here's another nice feature: If Windows doesn't think ReadyBoost will provide a performance gain, it will tell you and won't let you enable it. Initially, PC Doctor timed my test system's start at 57 seconds, which garnered a Good rating.
The utility suggested that I disable several of the 85 startup items it identified. The My Startup tab lists the PC's autostart apps and shows the number of seconds each requires to get going. According to my own unscientific timing, the test machine's starts were reduced from 72 seconds to 64 seconds.
In the course of its optimization, PC Doctor knocked out the driver for the machine's Wacom tablet. The time it took to reinstall the tablet driver and restart the system likely wiped out any performance gain resulting from the optimization--not to mention the time the optimization itself required. So I was left pondering once again whether the time lost by installing and running the optimizing utility will ever translate into time saved by faster Windows 7 starts and enhanced performance generally.
Chances are it's a wash, but there is some comfort in knowing your software isn't slowing down your hardware unnecessarily. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read.
Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. How to start Windows 7 faster If Windows 7 takes more than a minute to start, it may have too many programs that open automatically with the operating system. Dennis O'Reilly.
One would think no matter what you ran, the system would scream through it. That is not the case with my system: Windows 7 Ultimate bit boots in 51 seconds Low system performance while in low CPU and memory usage! The PC Doctor installer preselects the option to add the Maxthon browser, so uncheck the setting to prevent the unsolicited addition.
PC Doctor identified 6 potential security risks the first time the program ran after installation. Click on Change Settings under "Scheduled optimization", and ensure that the check mark for running on a schedule is selected. Method 2. Open Task Manager. Select the Startup tab. Disable programs that you don't need. Select the program, and then click Disable.
This will stop the program from running at startup, and it will make your computer start faster. For example, you might have Spotify set to run at start up, but do you really need it to? You can just have it start when you click on the icon. Method 3. Try to put it in a place that won't bother you, since it will have to stay plugged in all the time.
Open File Explorer. This icon is used on wikiHow as fair use because it is being used to provide how-to instructions. Right click the flash drive in "This PC". Then, select, properties.
Select the ReadyBoost tab. Drag the slider to select the space to reserve. If you aren't going to use this drive for anything else, just slide it all the way over to maximum.
Click OK. This will enable ReadyBoost. Method 4. Consider if you want to do this. Disabling search indexing can speed up your computer in general, but it will also slow down file searches. If you don't search for files often, then this could be a good idea. This will open the Run dialog box.
Type in services. Then, click OK. Scroll down to near the bottom in the window that opens. You are looking for a listing called "Windows Search". This will disable search indexing.
Method 5.
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