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12 C - CH L - M Win 10 CH - y M - T H - N
12 C - CH L - M Win 10 CH - y M - T H - N
12 C - CH L - M Win 10 CH - y M - T H - N
How to Increase
Windows 10
Performance
and Make It Feel
Faster
Written by Kannon Yamada
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There are three basic categories of speed and performance hacks: operating system (OS)
tweaks, software enhancements, and app replacement or removal. You can also make all kinds
of hardware upgrades, like buying more RAM or investing in an SSD, but those cost money, so Im
going to skip them.
Lets start with the most effective ways to speed up Windows 10 and then move onto the slower
options out there.
To enable Game Mode (its only available in Windows 10 Creators Update) open Settings >
Gaming and choose Game Mode. Turn on Use Game Mode. Its only supposed to be used for
games, but you can activate it whenever you need to get a little burst of speed. Its particularly
useful if you have a lot of background apps that are dragging down a resource-intensive
program.
Unfortunately, Game Mode only improves performance on games by a few percentile points. Even
so, some will experience a greater performance boost than others. The reduced number of
background apps may improve your performance where no other tricks would help. In theory,
Game Mode can function within any application that uses GPU acceleration. So if you want to
try it out in Adobe Premiere, give it a try.
I have visual effects disabled on a few systems and it seems to make a big impact, particularly
on older computers. On the downside, things wont look as nice. I advise leaving Smooth edges
of screen fonts enabled as it helps when reading text.
You can alter your settings by navigating to Power Options in the Control Panel.
Press the key combination of Ctrl + Alt + Delete to enter Windows Task Manager. Choose Task
Manager from the menu that pops up. Then select the Startup tab from the top of the screen.
From the Startup tab, you can eliminate most auto-starting applications. The majority of apps
out there dont need to run in the background, unless they came preinstalled with your
computer (and even these are oftentimes bloatware).
Unfortunately, some programs hide in other locations, but you can find and eliminate stealth
auto-starters as well.
Watch the YouTube video here: How To Increase Your Internet Speed By Changing Your
Router's Channel
Note: This setting only limits the times during which Windows will install updates
automatically. Windows Update will still download updates during those hours.
Open Windows Settings (Windows Key + I) and go to Network & Internet > Wi-Fi. Select the
network youre currently connected to and under Metered connection > Set as metered
connection turn the switch On.
7. RAM Disk
Out of all the apps out there that claim to improve performance, no program does it better than
a RAM disk. A RAM disk program creates a drive using physical RAM, which is obscenely fast.
Users then move parts of essential software to the RAM disk, which results in large gains in
speed.
However, I advise RAM disk usage only for those who want to improve the performance of a
single application. The most important examples of software that benefit from RAM disks are
Photoshop, browsers, and video editing software. Ill demonstrate how to combine a RAM disk
with the Chrome Browser. I recommend that you have at least 1 GB of RAM free. In my opinion,
users should have at least 8 GB of RAM for a 64-bit system (the dierence between 64-bit and 32-
bit) and at least 4 GB of RAM on a 32-bit system. But you can get away with less.
A lot of RAM disk software exists. My favorite is not free: SoftPerfect RAM Disk. However, if you
just want to get your feet wet, give DataRAMs RamDisk a try. The free version is limited to 1 GB in
size. But if you own an AMD-based system, you get a 4 GB maximum instead.
Setting up a RAM disk just requires downloading and installing the software. After running the
software, you need to configure it with the following options:
The next step is to configure your browser to read and write cache files to and from the RAM
disk. First, right-click on your browser shortcut and choose Properties from the context menu.
Windows 10 makes it easier than ever to access a browser shortcut. You can do it directly from
the Taskbar.
--disk-cache-dir=R:\
Finally, choose OK and restart your browser. From now on, Chrome will read and write cache
files to the RAM disk.
8. Malware Scanner
Weve written to death the subject of malware scanners for good reason: most performance
problems originate with malignant programs running wild in the background. Some of the
better free malware scanners out there include Malwarebytes, SuperAntiSpyware, and ClamWin.
Dann Albright wrote about the best free anti-malware clients. I recommend it to anyone with a
computer slowing down.
The best program out there for cleaning your registry is CCleaner.
Weve written about how to use CCleaner before, so I wont bore you with the specifics on how to
use it.
Even so, I recommend Sumatra to everyone. Not only is it open source, it reads comic books
(CBZ or CBR files), blocks potentially malignant scripts, and runs on older systems.
You could make the argument that better music players are out there. But for video, few can top
VLC. On top of that, it is open source, supports keyboard shortcuts, plays almost any video file,
and costs nothing. If you are already familiar with VLC Player, you might want to read up about
its secret features.
Overall, Chrome offers everything that Edge doesnt: extensibility, security, and speed. If you use
the internet often, Chrome ranks among the first apps you should install. However, Firefox
offers the same degree of extensibility and its 100 percent open source. And since youre on
Windows, check out the Windows-optimized browser based on Firefox: Pale Moon. Pale Moon
works with many Firefox extensions and comes with 64-bit versions.
In most cases, removing the software does nothing. Most of the apps are actually placeholders
that install themselves upon activation. If youre not concerned about Microsofts bloatware,
though, you might want to consider the in-place upgrade. The in-place upgrade is most useful
for when you want to return your computer to a like-new condition, without reinstalling all of
your applications. The in-place upgrade merely refreshes Windowss core operating system
files.
First, download the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool and run it. Then choose Upgrade this PC now and
then Next.
The computer then downloads a copy of Windows 10, which can take several hours. After it
finishes, the Media Creation Tool reinstalls Windows 10 on top of itself. If your systems has been
crippled by malware, or through some other kind of damage to the core OS files, an in-place
repair can patch up the damage, restoring your computers performance to like-new levels.
Watch the YouTube video here: Repair Install InPlace Upgrade Windows 10
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12. Debloating Windows 10 With Apps
Unfortunately, an in-place upgrade replaces or restores all of Windows 10s baked-in bloatware
(if you removed them). Fortunately, a few apps make debloating Windows easier than ever.
The three best are 10AppsManager, Windows 10 App Remover, and Windows X App Remover. Take
your pick, all of them work great for getting rid of the crapware. I experimented with
10AppsManager and found the tool extremely easy to use. On top of that, its also portable,
meaning it doesnt require installation.
To de-crap your computer, simply tap on the app you want to remove. For example, if Solitaire
gets on your nerves, just left-click on it in the user interface and youll receive a prompt asking
whether you intend on removing the app. Confirming this removes the application. The amazing
thing is that 10AppsManager allows users to reinstall removed software.
Anyone have any speed hacks for Windows 10? Please let us know in the comments.