More and more laptops and even desktops are moving to the technology because of the performance benefits. Solid state disks use memory cells from which data can be read very quickly, as opposed to the relatively plodding nature of rotational storage. By moving to SSD, you can give your Windows 7 system renewed life -- and give yourself a whole new user experience.
But SSDs can be expensive, so you need to be smart about how to use them in the most cost-effective way. This one is easy! When you're plugged in, configure Windows 7's power plans to favor performance over power savings. When you choose to use Windows 7' high performance power plan, you might increase the computer's performance in some but not all circumstances.
It really depends on the kind of work you're doing and how often you allow the computer to sit idle. For more about how these plans operate, see Evaluate the efficiency of Windows 7 power plan settings. If you're using a traditional spinning disk in your Windows 7 system, you can keep your system operating at peak efficiency by periodically defragmenting the hard drive. If, however, you've opted to go with SSD-based storage, don't do this.
First, you won't get any performance benefit and second, you'll significantly reduce the life of that expensive SSD. Disk defragmentation is scheduled to take place once per week, but you can change this by going to Start Accessories System Tools Disk Defragmenter Figure D. In addition to changing the schedule, you can run an on-demand defrag from here.
You can also run a defrag from the command line instead of from a GUI. Bill Detwiler's video explains how. Windows 7's search is good, but it can also affect system performance. If you really need to run a tool at full tilt, you can disable indexing altogether. Or you can tune the indexer to meet your specific needs , possibly reducing its overall impact on system performance. Perhaps you don't want to jump into the solid-state game right away but would like some of the benefit that can be had from flash-based storage.
Note that if you're already using an SSD as your system drive, ReadyBoost won't be available, since there would be no performance gain. ReadyBoost allows the system to make use of one of these speedy storage devices as a cache, improving overall performance of the system.
The flash storage device that you choose to use for ReadyBoost should meet the following specifications set by Microsoft:. Here's another nice feature: If Windows doesn't think ReadyBoost will provide a performance gain, it will tell you and won't let you enable it.
Boot from the DVD. Choose your language and click Next. Click Repair Your Computer and then select the operating system you want to repair. The following procedure cleans up files associated with your user account. You can also use Disk Cleanup to clean up all the files on your computer. In the Drives list, click the hard disk drive that you want to clean up, and then click OK.
Click OK on the bottom of the Disk Cleanup window and in the message that appears, click Delete files. Reduce the amount of space allocated for System Restore. Move the slider to reduce the amount of disk space System Protection can use min. Click the 'Apply' and then the 'OK' button after you have adjusted the disk space. Select Custom and enter new size don't go under MB in both boxes and press Set. Was this reply helpful?
Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Ryan and BethanyKoryciak. I have a redesigned with windows 7 its really slow at start up and throughout navigation while using my pc its rating is 2. I'm not running that many programs but it does tell me there is alot running from start. I use this computer for school and the slowness is driving me crazy.
Of course, when running applications that use of lot of resources rendering software, Video games I sometimes encounter slow performance. You should choose your hardware configuration according to your needs what applications are you going to use on your workstation. These tools are used to speed up the performance of your hard disk.
I prefer running the command line tool rather than using the GUI. Note that these tools will take a while to finish their operation. You will then be prompted to enter a disk partition on which the tool will execute. After calculating the disk space gained, you will be redirected to the following screen:.
As you may already know, Windows comes by default with some visual effects activated. You will then be prompted to the following screen:. Next, select an option from the ones available. At least, critical and security updates must be applied so that you can better prevent and fix bugs, errors, malicious software installation or intrusions. Note that Microsoft often releases updates to fix some known bugs that exist on a fresh Windows installation.
Some of these updates can even fix and optimize performance issues. Wait until Windows finds all available updates and then select the ones that you want to install. In the end, you will probably have to restart your workstation.
Remember, your computer may probably run software that is not needed all the time.
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