​Tips to increase Windows 10/11 performance


1. Restart computer

  1. Open Start.

  2. Click the Power button.

  3. Select the Shut down/Restart option

2. Disable startup apps

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on Apps.

  3. Click on Startup.

  4. Click the Sort by menu and select the Startup impact option.

  5. Turn off the toggle switch for any unnecessary app (especially those marked as "High impact" by the system).

6.Restart your computer.

3. Disable apps relaunch on startup

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on Accounts.

  3. Click on Sign-in options.

  4. Under the "Restart apps" section, turn off the toggle switch.

4. Disable background apps

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on Privacy.

  3. Click on Background apps.

  4. Turn off the toggle switch for the apps you want to stop running in the background.

5.(Optional) Turn off the "Let apps run in the background" toggle switch to disable the feature for all modern apps (excluding win32 apps).

Once you complete the steps, apps will not waste any more resources when you do not actively use them to increase system performance.

5. Uninstall non-essential apps

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on Apps.

  3. Click on Apps & features.

  4. Select the app to remove.

  5. Click the Uninstall button.

6.Click the Uninstall button again. Or continue with the on-screen directions to finish removing the app.

After you complete the steps, you may need to repeat the instructions to uninstall other non-essential apps from the device.

6. Install quality apps only

  1. Open Microsoft Store.

  2. Use the search box to find an app.

  3. Select the app from the result.

4.Click the Install button.

7. Clean up hard drive space

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on System.

  3. Click on Storage.

  4. Under the "Local Disk" section, click the Temporary files option. (If you do not see the option, click the "Show more categories" option to view the remaining items in the list.)

5.Check the files you want to delete to reclaim space and improve system performance.

  • Quick tip: When selecting the temporary files, remember that checking the Downloads option will delete everything inside the "Downloads" folder. If you want to keep these files, do not check this option. Also, you can select to delete the "Previous Windows Installation(s)" item (if applicable).

  1. Click the Remove files button.

8. Use drive defragmentation

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on System.

  3. Click on Storage.

  4. Under the "More storage settings" section, click the Optimize Drives option.

5.Select the drive that needs defragmentation.

  1. Click the Optimize button.

9. Configure ReadyBoost

  1. Open File Explorer.

  2. Click on "This PC" from the left pane.

  3. Under the "Devices and drives" section, right-click the USB flash drive and select the Properties option.

4.Click on the ReadyBoost tab.

  1. Select the "Dedicate this device to ReadyBoost" option.

6.Click the Apply button.

  1. Click the OK button.

10. Perform malware scan

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for Windows Security and click the top result to open the app.

  3. Click on Virus & threat protection.

  4. Under the "Virus & threat protection updates" section, click the "Check for updates" option.

5.Click the Check for updates button.

6.Click on Virus & threat protection from the left pane.

  1. Under the "Current threats" section, click the Scan options option.

8.Select the Full scan option.

9.Click the Scan now button.

After you complete the steps, Microsoft Defender Antivirus should detect and remove any malware impacting performance.

Microsoft Defender Offline scan

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for Windows Security and click the top result to open the app.

  3. Click on Virus & threat protection.

  4. Under the "Current threats" section, click the Scan options option.

5.Select the "Microsoft Defender Offline scan" option.

6.Click the Scan now button.

11. Install latest update

Install cumulative updates

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on Update & Security.

  3. Click on Windows Update.

  4. Click the Check for updates button.

5.(Optional) Under the "Optional updates available" section, click the "Download and install now" option if there's a cumulative update available.

  1. Click the Restart now button.

After you complete the steps, the new update should help to improve system performance.

Upgrade to latest version

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on Update & Security.

  3. Click on Windows Update.

  4. Click the Check for updates button.

5.Under the "Feature Update" section, click the "Download and install" option if a new version is available. (If the option is unavailable, the computer already has the most recent version installed, or the latest version is not yet fully compatible with your hardware configuration.)

  1. Click the Restart now button.

Once you complete the steps, the device will restart to apply the new version, improving the overall system performance.

Update device drivers

Quick note: It is recommended to use the manufacturer support website instructions to complete this task. If instructions are not available, you can refer to the steps below.

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for Device Manager and click the top result to open the app.

  3. Expand the branch for the device driver causing problems. For example, Display adapters.

  4. Right-click the device and select the Update driver option.

5.Click the "Browse my computer for driver software" option.

6.Under the "Search for drivers in this location" section, click the Browse button.

7.Select the folder with the device driver installation files.

  1. Click the OK button.

  1. Click the Next button.

  1. Click the Close button.

Update applications

  1. Open Microsoft Store.

  2. Click the Library button from the bottom-left corner.

  3. Click the Get updates button.

Once you complete the steps, if updates are available, they will download and install automatically.

12. Switch to high performance power plan

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on System.

  3. Click on Power & sleep.

  4. Under the "Related settings" section, click the "Additional power settings" option.

4.Click the "Show additional plans" option (if applicable).

  1. Select the "High-performance power" plan.

13. Disable system visual effects

Disable visual effects

To disable animations, shadows, smooth fonts, and other effects on Windows 10, use these steps:

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on System.

  3. Click on About.

  4. Under the "Related settings" section, click the "Advanced system settings" option from the right pane.

5.Click the Advanced tab.

  1. Under the "Performance" section, click the Settings button.

7.Click the Visual Effects tab.

  1. Select the "Adjust for best performance" option to disable all the effects and animations.

  • Quick tip: Using this option will also affect the way fonts are rendered. If you want to keep fonts crisp and more readable, select the Custom option, clear all the settings, but leave the "Smooth edges of screen fonts" option checked.

9.Click the Apply button.

  1. Click the OK button.

Once you complete the steps, the visual effects will be disabled, and interacting with elements (windows and menus) will feel more responsive.

Disable transparency effects

To speed up Windows 10 disabling transparency effects, use these steps:

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on Personalization.

  3. Click on Colors.

  4. Turn off the Transparency effects toggle switch.

After you complete the steps, Windows 10 will feel faster, and the device will free up some system resources for more critical tasks.

14. Disable search indexing

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on Search.

  3. Click on Search Windows.

  4. (Optional) Turn on the "Respect Device Power Mode Settings" toggle switch.

  • Quick note: When you enable this feature, the system will temporarily throttle or pause search and updates to the index database to extend battery life while on battery power.

  1. Under the "More Search Indexer Settings" section, click the "Advanced Search Indexer Settings" option.

5.Click the Modify button.

6.Click the Show all locations button.

7.Under the "Change selected locations" section, clear all the selected locations.

8.Click the OK button.

  1. Click the Close button.

Once you complete the steps, Windows Search will continue to run on your device, but Windows 10 will no longer index the specified locations, improving the overall performance.

15. Increase page file size

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on System.

  3. Click on About.

  4. Under the "Related settings" section, click the "Advanced system settings" option.

5.Click the Advanced tab.

  1. Under the "Performance" section, click the Settings button.

7.Click the Advanced tab.

  1. Under the "Virtual memory" section, click the Change button.

9.Clear the "Automatically manage paging files size for all drives" option.

  1. Select the Custom size option.

  1. Specify the initial and maximum size for the paging file in megabytes.

  • Quick tip: Typically, it is recommended to use a number one and a half times the total available memory for the "Initial size" and three times of available memory for the "Maximum size" when possible. You can confirm the total amount of memory available on the About settings page.

12.Click the Set button.

  1. Click the OK button.

  1. Click the OK button again.

  1. Restart your computer.

After you complete the steps, the device will restart, and you should notice a performance boost while using apps. The performance will be more noticeable when configuring the page file in a Solid-State Drive.

If the new settings are causing issues or performance does not improve, you can always revert the changes with the same instructions outlined above. However, on step 9, select the System managed size option and check the "Automatically manage paging files size for all drives" option.

16. Restore previous working state

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for Create a restore point and click the top result to open the System Properties app.

  3. Click the System Protection tab.

  4. Click the System Restore button.

5.Click the Next button.

  1. Select the most recent restore point to resolve the performance issue.

7.Click the "Scan for affected programs" button to identify the apps that will be removed if they were installed after the restore point was created.

  1. Click the Close button.

  1. Click the Next button.

  1. Click the Finish button.

Once you complete the steps, the computer will roll back to a previous state bringing back when performance was not an issue.

17. Repair Windows setup files

If the computer shows performance issues, it could be due to corrupted system files. If this is the case, you can use the Deployment Image Service and Management Tool (DISM) and System File Checker (SFC) command-line tools to fix the setup without reinstallation.

Fix installation files with DISM

To use DISM to repair corrupted system files to improve performance and stability on Windows 10, use these steps:

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result, and click the Run as Administrator option.

  3. Type the following command to repair the installation and press Enter: DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

Fix installation files with SFC

To use SFC to repair corrupted system files on Windows 10, use these steps:

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result and click the Run as Administrator option.

  3. Type the following command to repair the installation and press Enter: sfc /scannow

Once you complete the steps, the tool should be able to fix any problem affecting performance.

18. Reset device to factory defaults

Warning: If you choose to erase your files, you should consider creating a full backup or copying your files to an external drive before proceeding.

To reset a device to its default settings on Windows 10, use these steps:

  1. Open Settings.

  2. Click on Update & Security.

  3. Click on Recovery.

  4. Under the "Reset this PC" section, click the Get started button.

5.Click the Keep my files button. (You can also click the Remove everything button to erase everything and install a clean copy of Windows 10.)

6.Select the Local reinstall option.

  • Quick tip: If you want a clean installation of Windows 10 without the apps that came pre-installed with the device or if the Local reinstall option does not work, select the Cloud download option.

7.Click the Next button.

  1. Click the Reset button.

After you complete the steps, Windows 10 will be reinstalled, removing previous configurations, settings, and apps to help you boost system performance. If you select the option to remove everything, remember to restore your files from a previous backup after the process.

19. Upgrade to faster drive

20. Upgrade system memory

  1. Open Start.

  2. Search for Task Manager, and click the top result to open the app.

  3. Click the Performance tab.

  4. Click on Memory from the left pane.

  5. On the right, check the total amount of RAM in the top-right corner, and in the bottom-left corner, under "In use (Compressed)," you can find the out total amount of memory currently in use.

If the total amount of "in use" memory is constantly high (around 80 percent), it's time to add memory sticks.


Source:https://www.windowscentral.com/tips-tricks-increase-pc-performance-windows-10

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