Turn Off Windows Features

A good way to speed up Windows is to turn off Windows features that Windows installs and runs automatically without asking you to do so. Below is a list of the 4 most important ones you could turn off:

• Disable Media Features
• Disable Tablet PC Components
• Disable Windows Search
• Disable Internet Explorer

How To Manually Turn Off All Windows Features Of Your Choice

The above 4 Windows Features are the most important ones to disable but you can manually disable all Windows Features if you want. See below how to do this.

• Click on the Start button in the bottom left corner of your screen
• Click on Control Panel whereafter you click on Programs and Features
• Click on Turn Windows Features On or Off
• Uncheck the Windows Features you want to disable
• Click OK

Remember: never disable a Windows Feature when you aren't sure if you need the feature or not. Only disable a feature when you are 100% sure you do not need/want it.

• Speed Up Windows >>>

• Automatically Login
• Change Theme
• Delete Registry Keys
• Disable Indexing Service
• Registry Tweaks
• Remove Programs
• Scan PC
• Speed Up Shutdown
• Speed Up Startup
• Turn Off Windows Features
• Disable Visual Effects

• Speed Up Internet >>>

• Change Browser
• Delete Internet History
• Disable Reserved Bandwidth
• Update Router Firmware
• Speed Up Wireless Internet

• Speed Up Hardware >>>

• Run ChkDsk Utility
• Creating Partitions
• Disk Cleanup
• Disk Defragmentation
• Speed Up ATI Graphics Card
• Speed Up NVIDIA Graphics Card
• Update Drivers
• Write Caching