Windows 7 is the fastest Windows operating system to come down the line but you might not have your computer set up correctly to allow it to run at its complete potential. So many factors contribute to the slowing down of a computer from some viruses to programs that aren’t so necessary. When you make a few quick and simple changes, like the ones we will be talking about in this article you’ll be able to greatly improve the speed of your Windows operating system. PC problems find out more about repair

When you boot up your computer, many programs automatically autostart. Autostart definitely works with programs like Java and QuickTime. In all likelihood, you don’t use all of these programs every time you start up your computer, so it doesn’t make sense to have them all autostarting. Just go to “msconfig” and you will be able to change these settings so that they do not auto start. If you don’t want a program to start up, uncheck that program. It is very easy to launch these programs the regular way anytime that you need to use them. By doing this, Windows 7 will boot very quickly.

In some instances, Windows 7 won’t be able to run as well as it should because your computer fails to meet the hardware requirements dictated by the operating system. This is typical in older computers that are upgraded from previous versions of Windows to Windows 7. If your computer has Windows 7 pre-installed this probably won’t apply to you. The computer needs to have at least 1 GB of memory a 1GHZ (minimum) processor and a minimum of 16 GB of available disk space. Even if the computer you have doesn’t have the right amount of memory to run Windows 7, you can improve its performance by installing more memory. So, while it will run with 1 GB of memory, upgrading to 2 GB will make it run quite a bit faster.

repair your computer or pc in raleigh Another area to look at are services that your computer will turn on automatically that you’re actually not using. For example, if you have a printer, there are certain features that should never be running unless you are printing a page or document. Anyone that does a lot of printing should not worry about this because it will take more time to reinitialize all of this each and every day. The Windows 7 sidebar can also cause some delays, something you may want to disable as well. It is important to keep the UAC (user account control) feature running because disabling it can lead to other problems. Computer viruses are commonplace in today’s cyber world and having UAC to defend you against them is one reason you should never disable the program. By making choices on what you really need on your computer, and doing some streamlining, you can speed up Windows 7 quite a bit. You have to weigh speed against the usefulness of various features and programs -don’t shut off or delete items that are genuinely helpful to you. Shutting down one program or feature might not make that much of a difference, but if you do everything you can to speed up Windows 7, the effect will be significant.