1. Speeding up your Windows PC startup time :
You can optimize your computer’s startup speed by launching
Run on your Windows computer and typing “msconfig” without the quotes. This
will take you to the System Configuration Settings which has five tabs –
General, Boot, Services, Startup, and Tools.
Under the General tab, you’ll find 3 startup selections:
normal, diagnostic, and selective. During normal startup, all device drivers
and services will be loaded by your computer. If this is ticked, it may be the
reason why your computer is taking long. Choose either diagnostic or selective
startup to speed up the starting time of your Windows computer. Diagnostic
startup only loads basic devices and services whereas with selective startup,
you can choose to load neither system services nor startup items. After making
a selection select “Apply.”
Under the Boot tab, select Advanced options so you can
choose the number of processors to facilitate boot speed. If you have a
dual-core or quad-core processor, assigning more than one of them to help with
the start-up process can significantly boost your computer’s speed.
Unfortunately, this optimization tweak is not so efficient on power so if
you’re using a laptop, expect some battery drain after startup.
Finally, there’s the Services and Startup tab where you can
specifically choose which services and startup items are going to load.
2. Speeding up your Windows Start Menu :
The Start Menu is another serious offender as it often takes
time to load. Once again you need to open Run but this time, you will type
“regedit.exe” to launch the Registry Editor. Go to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER folder
and find Control Panel –> Desktop –> MenuShowDelay. Then, double click
MenuShowDelay to edit its value. Type in the numbers on the blank and hit “OK.”
Remember, the lower the value the faster the Start Menu will load.
Another trick for speeding up your Windows Start Menu would
be to limit the number of shortcuts on your desktop. It could be that you just
have too many icons on your desktop and that’s what is causing your computer to
take long when loading the Start Menu.
3. Speeding up the Right Click Menu :
Yet another disappointing slow-down that Windows users
experience is the time it takes the Menu to show up when hitting the right
click. Installing third-party programs that allow you to remove items from the
context menu should speed it up.
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