How to fasten your Computer. (Part – 1)

“In this section I will be teaching you how to speed up your computer. (Part – 1)”  

• When you fing your Computer is booting slow.

When you find that your computer is slow after the boot (After you log In).

Great question, and one that I can understand as my PCs also seem to gradually get slower and slower on boot as this, that and the other applications have to check in and get updated definitions, applications, data files…!!! Shorten the time it takes for your desktop to appear when you turn on your PC No matter how fast your PC boots, it’s not fast enough. Here are several options to get you right to your desktop as quickly as possible after startup.

Perform a Boot Defragment:

PULL YOUR BIOS:

When your computer has slow boot, it may have nothing to do with operating system (O/S). There is a Basic Input/Output System known as the BIOS. The BIOS runs at the startup sequence where it configures devices and then boots the operating system. However, if the configuration is messy and has some unclear commands, this will cause a slow boot up. Depending on your mother board manufacturer, you may have the access the BIOS differently.

1. Turn on your computer, and hold down delete or F2 (Function key).
2. In the BIOS window, look for the Boot Menu option.
3. Choose the QUICK BOOT to turn off memory test.
4. Make sure the hard drive comes first in the BOOT ORDER.
5. Turn off any logo displays.
6. Save and Restart your computer.

Follow the picture given bellow.

This is an example of BIOS that will cause a very slow boot up. Follow the advice above to restructure your BIOS to load your configuration a quick as possible.

Disable ON BOARD sound and GRAPHICS

Only do this if you have a third party sound and graphic card already installed.

1. In the BIOS menu, select Onboard Device or Integrated peripherals.
2. Disable the onboard chips and turn off unused network adapters.
3. Save and Restart your Computer.

After you log in to your computer

• BOOT MENU Default Settings

If you are using XP or Vista you can access the boot menu by loading your MSCONFIG. During the boot up your computer issues a time out to find new hardware and software is shown. You can short this time to boost your startup speed.

1. Open your Start menu.
2. Click on Run.
3. In the command screen type msconfig.
4. In the system configuration utility, click either BOOT tab.
5. In the boot menu, change the default setting for Time Out from 30 to 5 seconds.

Follow the picture given bellow.

Remove Boot Up Passwords.

Having a password lock computer can add to your slow boot up. The operating system must completely halt the boot up to allow you to type in your text based password. Eliminating this boot password option will give you a welcome speed boost.

1. Click on the Start.
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click on Control Panel.
4. Click on user accounts.
5. Uncheck User must enter user name passwords.
6. Click Apply and OK.

Follow the picture given bellow.

This will even speed up your computer after logging in to the system.

Use disk clean up option:

Disk Cleanup–This tool allows you to clean up compressed and unnecessary files collected during Windows operations. Windows has judged these files safe to be deleted. This file can be anything from your temporary internet files to programs no longer in use.

HOW TO Cleanup your Disk:

1. Click on Start.
2. Click on Programs.
3. Click on Accessories.
4. Click on System Tools.
5. Click Disk Cleanup.

Follow the picture given bellow.

Under the More Options tab, you can clear data under three categories. This is highly recommended if you want to free up more space for performance speed. With just a few clicks you can learn how to clean up a slow computer in multiple areas.

Follow the picture given bellow.

Disclaimer: Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. Modify the registry at your own risk, Every effort has been made to ensure that registry edit instructions are correct and safe. ahmedbashu.blogspot.com cannot be held responsible for any damage done to your system by using this guide.

Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction

1. Click on Start
2. Click on run.
3. In the text type regedit.
4. Click OK.

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On the right hand side, locate Enable and double click on it and give it a value of Y to enable Boot Defrag or Nto disable Boot Defrag.

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Restart the computer.

“This Article had covered how to make your boot fast and also how to make your shutdown fast.”