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    Increasing Startup/Boot time Performance

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by hawtie, Oct 18, 2010.

  1. hawtie

    hawtie Newbie

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    I can't find a reliable guide that tells of the registry tweaks and proper disabling services that improve boot time of windows 7.

    I have already disabled/removed many of the start up applications using ccleaner/msconfig.

    If anyone could link me to the guide or give me tips of which to edit.

    I remember tweaks such as faster shut down time that kills all apps quicker and what not.
     
    hawtie, Oct 18, 2010
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  2. MadHouse24

    MadHouse24 Notebook Consultant

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    black viper is an excellent site to study and figure out which services you want to disable..I suggest grabbing a beer or your favorite drink and taking your time going through the services list as each one has a description of what it does

    Black Viper's Web Site


    Sysinternals makes a tool called autoruns that will give you a deep look into just about "everything" that starting up with your system...checkout some of the other tools they have on the site as they have been in the "windows" business for a very long time and are very respected

    Autoruns for Windows

    registry tweaks I usually do on a one to one or a few at a time basis to make sure I'm not only messing the system up but seeing the affects of the tweaks, I use bing.com and google.com to search for those....
     
    MadHouse24, Oct 18, 2010
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  3. RWUK

    RWUK Notebook Evangelist

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    A clean Windows install will do much more for you than disabling services. With some fresh Vista my boot times went from 1:50 to 45 seconds. Then I messed with the startup & services .

    Tweakhound is another decent site for this stuff.
     
    RWUK, Oct 18, 2010
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  4. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Windows 7 is pretty well optimized as it is. If you really care for boot times, get a SSD and check out the Windows subforum for boot times.
     
    sgogeta4, Oct 18, 2010
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  5. MadHouse24

    MadHouse24 Notebook Consultant

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    I found a utility that speeds up the process of changing the services to enable or disable

    Windows Services Tweak App
    Prisoner7's deviantART favourites

    SMART (Services Management And Real easy Tweaking)

    An application to Tweak the Windows Services to help speed up your pc and disable Services that you may not use.
    - Option to create a System Restore Point
    - Default Settings
    - Safe Settings (commonly used tweak)
    - Tweaked Settings
    - Advanced Settings
    - Open file location of Service
    - Start and Stop Services
    - Set Services Startup Type ( Automatic, Manual, or Disabled)
    - Displays current status of Services
    - Descriptions of Services
    - Compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP SP3
    - 32/64 Bit Compatible
    - Based off of recommendations from Black Vipers Site
     
    MadHouse24, Oct 19, 2010
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