If you are not the owner of you computer then it is advised that you speak with the owner. We are not responsible for anyones mistakes and take no responsibility for damage that you may cause your computer. Tweak at your own risk, but tweak smart. Follow directions and you will be rewarded with a boost of performance.
Posted on March 29th, 2009 by Glen Huff
Steps to turn off System Restore
- Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
- In the System Properties dialog box, click the System Restore tab.
- Click to select the Turn off System Restore check box. Or, click to select the Turn off System Restore on all drives check box.
- Click OK.
- When you receive the following message, click Yes to confirm that you want to turn off System Restore: You have chosen to turn off System Restore. If you continue, all existing restore points will be deleted, and you will not be able to track or undo changes to your computer. Do you want to turn off System Restore? After a few moments, the System Properties dialog box closes.
If you do not use a backup program, DO NOT use this tweak. System Restore while using resources is a useful feature. All disabling it is, is freeing up resources ran in the background.
Posted on March 29th, 2009 by Glen Huff
The purpose of this is more security and to free up system resources.
- Right-click My Computer and then click Properties.
- On the Remote tab, un-tick "Allow Remote Assistance invitations to be sent from this computer".
- Then un-tick "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer".
Posted on March 29th, 2009 by Glen Huff
Open My Computer ( press the Windows & E keys) > right click on each drive and choose Properties > under the General tab, uncheck the box that says Allow the Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching > a window will pop up, make sure the box is checked that says Apply change to (drive letter):, subfolders and files and click OK. Windows will apply the changes, click OK. Once you have done all the drives I recommend you reboot.
Posted on March 29th, 2009 by Glen Huff
Hibernation can have an impact on performance. To disable it go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > click on the Hibernate tab > uncheck Enable hibernation.
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