Windows Vista Tweaks Part 2
Following on from our Windows Vista Tweaks Part 1, this article will look at ways you can improve performance with Windows Vista interface tweaks.
Windows Vista Interface Tweaks
Turn off Aero:
- Right click your desktop
- Click personalize
- Click windows color and appearance
- If the appearance setting box shows up you are probably not running Aero (but you can check this from the list)
- If you see the windows color and appearance box then click the open classic appearance link
- In the color scheme drop down click windows vista basic or Windows standard
- Click apply (could take a few seconds)
- Now click OK and you are done
Get Rid of Transparency:
- Right click your desktop
- Click personalize
- Click windows color and appearance
- Uncheck enable transparency
- Click OK
Remove the Sidebar
- Right-click the Sidebar
- Click on Properties
- Uncheck Start Sidebar When Windows Starts
- Click OK
- You can then remove the sidebar by right-clicking on it and select close sidebar
Turn Off Visual Effects
- Goto the control panel
- Click on Performance and System Tools
- In the Visual Effects tab you can turn off any unwanted and unnecessary that may be tying up system resources
Depending on your system, you might notice some decent speed increases just by turning off Aero and some of the other effects. But if things are still running slow then you can try removing the sidebar, transparency, etc.
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