Simple ways to speed up Windows 7

Windows 7 is an operating system that is highly rated for speed, but there are still many different ways to improve the speed and performance of this operating system, especially on machines that are not so powerful. The article below will help you do that.
Fast switching between windows:
Removing dynamic effects during the transition between two open windows (minimized and enlarged windows) can help improve Windows 7 speed. Follow these steps:
- Click the Start button, enter SystemPropertiesPerformance in the search box and press Enter.
- In the window that appears, click the Visual Effects tab.
- Check the 'Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing' option and click OK to finish.
Alternatively, you can check the 'Adjust for best performance' section for Windows 7 professional product key  to remove unneeded effects, making Windows more lightweight. However, with this option, Windows 7 will become "rough" and deteriorate a lot.
Speed ​​up your Windows 7 startup:
By default, Windows 7 uses only one core of the cpu to boot, so multiplying that multiplier will reduce the system boot time (for multi-core CPUs). Follow the steps below:
- Click the Start button, type msconfig into the search box and hit Enter.
- In the System Configuration window that appears, select the Boot tab and click the Advanced Options ... button.
- Highlight Number of processors and select the kernel number of the computer you are using (usually 2, 4 or 8 ... times).
- Click OK to confirm.
You can also apply this method to improve the boot speed of Windows Vista.
Speed ​​up system shutdown:
Similar to boot, Windows 7 has a faster shutdown time than Windows Vista or XP, but you can still improve the shutdown time by using the following tips:
- Click Start, type regedit in the search box and press Enter.
- In the Registry Editor dialog box, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SYSTEM / CurrentControlSet / Control
- In the right pane, double-click the WaitToKillServiceTimeout key to change its value. The default value of this key is 12000 (12 seconds, the maximum time to shutdown the service before shutting down the system), you can reduce this time to any level (greater than 0) to shorten the system shutdown time.
- Click OK and restart the computer to set the value.
Remove the Search Indexing feature:
If you do not regularly use the search function on Windows product key, Search Indexing is really a waste. This feature uses a lot of system resources, but is one of those not really needed features.
Follow the steps below to remove:
- Click the Start button, type services.msc into the search box and press Enter.
- At the Services window, find Windows Search.
- Right-click on this item and select Properties.
- Finally, select Disable in the Startup type and click OK to finish.
Accelerated Toolbar display:
The thumbnail feature of the open windows on the taskbar is one of the useful features of Windows 7. The following tips will help you improve the display time of these thumbnails:
Click Start, enter regedit in the Search box and press Enter.
- At the Registry Editor, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Explorer / Advanced.
- Right-click an empty area in the right pane, and select New -> DWORD Value. Name this new key ThumbnailLivePreviewHoverTime.
- Double click on the newly created key, at the bottom of the Decimal tab, and set the value at Value data. You can fill in any value, but during the test, 200 (0.2 seconds) and figure is said to be the most efficient and optimal.
- Click OK and restart the computer to set the value.
Here are some simple but effective tips to improve the speed of Windows 7. Maybe these tips make Windows 7 display not as good as the original, but if performance and speed are the priority No. 1, you should try.