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SUMMARYBy using the "System" applet of
the Windows “Control Panel”
and the services.msc “Microsoft
Management Console” Snap-in,
you can increase the speed of
most "Windows 10" computers.
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BASIC STRATEGY
• No direct editing of the “registry”
• Make reversible changes to the
"Windows.." operating system
• Make “image backups” and
“restore points”, prior to making
changes
• Take advantage of the
compounding effects of multiple
speedup tweaks
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PROCEDURE & TOPICS
• Step 1: Make an image backup
of your "Windows" hard drive
• Step 2: Create a “restore point”
with Windows' "System Restore"
• Step 3: Set “Visual Effects” for
“..best performance”
• Step 4: Supersize the swap file
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PROCEDURE & TOPICS (continued)
• Step 5: Run “Revo Uninstaller
Freeware”
• Step 6: Use "services.msc" to
disable some services
• Step 7: Perform “Error-checking”
on all hard drives.
• Step 9: Defragment all hard drives
• Step 10: Turn off startup programs
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DETAILS OF STEP 1:
Drive Image Backup
• Use "Macrium Reflect Free Edition",
"Clonezilla", "Acronis True Image..",
or "System Image Backup" (which is
inside "File History" which is inside
the "Control Panel" of "Windows..")
AND an external hard drive to
create a "backup image" of the
entire C: drive of your "Windows 8"
or "Windows 8.1" computer.
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DETAILS OF STEP 1:
Drive Image Backup (continued)
• Our instructions for using the
free and open source “Clonezilla”
to make an image backup of a
hard drive can be found at
http://aztcs.org/meeting_notes/wi
nhardsig/CZ-backup.pdf
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DETAILS OF STEP 1:
Drive Image Backup (continued)
• If your Windows 10 computer
has "Secure Boot" in a UEFI
(instead of a legacy BIOS), only
the "Alternate" Ubuntu-based
AMD64 "LiveCD" of "Clonezilla"
will be able to boot up and
backup with "Clonezilla..".
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DETAILS OF STEP 2:
Create a “Restore Point”• Use Windows' “System Restore” to
create a “restore point”
o See
http://www.techregar.com/how-to-
create-system-restore-point-in-
windows-10/
and
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/457
1-system-restore-point-create-
windows-10-a.html
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DETAILS OF STEP 2:
Create a “Restore Point” (continued)
• Step 2a: Using the keyboard,
press Windows key + x key
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DETAILS OF STEP 2:
Create a “Restore Point” (continued)• Step 2b: A "Power User's Task Menu" will
pop up and cover the Start Button:
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DETAILS OF STEP 2:
Create a “Restore Point” (continued)• Step 2c: Use the left mouse button to click on
"Control Panel":
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DETAILS OF STEP 2:
Create a “Restore Point” (continued)• Step 2d: An "Control Panel" window will be
displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 2:
Create a “Restore Point” (continued)• Step 2e: Click on "System and Security" or
"System":
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DETAILS OF STEP 2:
Create a “Restore Point” (continued)• Step 2g: Click on "System protection" in the
"System" window:
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DETAILS OF STEP 2:
Create a “Restore Point” (continued)• Step 2h: Click on "Create" in the "System
Protection" tab of the "System Properties"
box:
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DETAILS OF STEP 2:
Create a “Restore Point” (continued)• Step 2i: Type in a description for the "restore
point" that you are about to create. For
example: You might type in "Just before
performing Windows 10 speedup tweaks"
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DETAILS OF STEP 2:
Create a “Restore Point” (continued)• Step 2k: Close all open boxes and Windows
by clicking on their "Close" buttons or "x"
buttons:
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DETAILS OF STEP 3:
Set "Visual Effects" For Best
Performance
• Step 3a: Using the keyboard,
press Windows key + x key
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DETAILS OF STEP 3:
Set "Visual Effects".. (continued)• Step 3b: A "Power User's Task Menu" will
pop up and cover the Start Button:
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DETAILS OF STEP 3:
Set "Visual Effects".. (continued)• Step 3c: Use the left mouse button to click on
"Control Panel":
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DETAILS OF STEP 3:
Set "Visual Effects" (continued)• Step 3d: A "Control Panel" window will be
displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 3:
Set "Visual Effects" (continued)• Step 3e: Click on "System and Security" or
"System":
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DETAILS OF STEP 3:
Set "Visual Effects" (continued)• Step 3g: Click on "Advanced system settings"
in the "System" window:
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DETAILS OF STEP 3:
Set “Visual Effects”.. (continued)• Step 3h: Click on the “Settings” button in the
"Performance" section of the "Advanced" tab
of the "System Properties" box:
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DETAILS OF STEP 3:
Set “Visual Effects”.. (continued)
• Step 3i: A “Performance Options”
box will appear:
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DETAILS OF STEP 3:
Set “Visual Effects”.. (continued)
• Step 3j: Select the "Adjust
for best performance" option:
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DETAILS OF STEP 3:
Set “Visual Effects”.. (continued)
• Step 3L: Close all open Windows and
boxes by clicking on their "x" buttons:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File
• Step 4a: Using the keyboard,
press Windows key + x key
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)• Step 4b: A "Power User's Task Menu" will
pop up and cover the Start Button:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)• Step 4c: Use the left mouse button to click on
"Control Panel":
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)• Step 4d: A "Control Panel" window will be
displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)• Step 4e: Click on "System and Security" or
"System":
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)• Step 4g: Click on "Advanced system settings"
in the "System" window:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)• Step 4h: Click on the “Settings” button in the
"Performance" section of the "Advanced" tab
of the "System Properties" box:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)
• Step 4j: Click on the
"Change.." button in the
"Virtual Memory" section of the
"Advanced" tab:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)
• Step 4k: A "Virtual Memory" box will be
displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)
• Step 4L: Remove the
checkmark that is to the left
of "Automatically manage
paging file size for all drives"
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)
• Step 4m: Select the "Custom
size" option:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)
• Step 4O: Change the number in the “Initial
size (MB)” box to a much larger value but do
not exceed the “Space Available” value that is
displayed. (We suggest 200000..)
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)
• Step 4p: Change the number in
the “Maximum size (MB)” box to
the same number that you used
in “Step 4p”.
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)• Step 4r: If a "System Properties" box states
that you have to set the maximum page file
size below 4096, click on its "OK" button and
go immediately to Step 4za in “Appendix 1”
on page 132:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)
• Step 4t: Click on the "OK" button
of the "Virtual Memory" box to
make the "Virtual Memory" box
disappear:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)
• Step 4u: If a "System Control Panel Applet"
box states that you have to "..restart your
computer.., click on its "OK" button to make
this box disappear:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)• Step 4v: Click on the “Apply” button of the
“Performance Options” box:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)• Step 4v: Click on the “OK” button of the
“Performance Options” box to make it
disappear:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)• Step 4w: Click on the “OK” button of the
“System Properties” box to make it disappear:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File (continued)• Step 4w: Click on the “x” button of the
“System” box to make it disappear:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File
• Step 4x: If a dialog box states that “You must
restart your computer..”, click on its “Restart
Now” button:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File
• Step 4y: After your computer
reboots, use your Web browser and
other software application programs
to see if your computer is
significantly faster than prior to the
performance of this procedure.
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
Supersize the Swap File
• Step 4z: If your computer is not
significantly faster, perform Step 4a
through Step 4z again, and try a
larger minimum and maximum swap
file size in "Step 4O" and "Step 4p".
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DETAILS OF STEP 5:
Run “Revo Uninstaller Freeware”
• Run the portable edition of “Revo
Uninstaller Free” to remove
unwanted toolbars, updaters, and
miscellaneous software programs.
o See
http://www.revouninstaller.com/rev
o_uninstaller_free_download.html
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use services.msc To Disable Some
Services
• Step 6a: Using the keyboard,
press Windows key + x key
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use services.msc To Disable Some
Services (continued)• Step 6b: A "Power User's Task Menu" will
pop up and cover the Start Button:
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DETAILS OF STEP 4:
User services.msc To Disable Some
Services (continued)• Step 6c: Click on "Run":
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)• Step 6g: Inside the "Search" box, type
services.msc
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
• Step 6i: A "Services"
window will be displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
• Step 6k: Click on the “Export List” in the pull-
down menu:
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
• Step 6L: Use the "Export List.." box
to save the “List Report” to a
location in any hard drive, giving
the report an appropriate name
based on the time and date. (The
comma delimited .csv opens with
less problems in Microsoft Excel,
compared to the other available file
formats.)
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
• Step 6m: Stop and disable “services”
that you do not need.
Do not make any changes to the
"Volume Shadow Copy" service or the
"Power Service". The "Power Service" is
needed by "Windows Audio" service so
disabling it will cause your sound card to
fail.
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
• Step 6m (continued):
The "IP Helper" service is needed for
conventional file and printer sharing in
"Windows 7", "Windows 8", "Windows
8.1", and "Windows 10". You can stop
and disable the "IP Helper" service if you
are not sharing files and/or printers with
other computers, file servers, and/or
print servers over your local network.
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
• Step 6m (continued):
Stopping and disabling the "Themes"
service disables "Aerosnap", "Snap
Assist", and "Aero Peak to Preview the
Desktop", which is up to the individual
end user.
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
Step 6n: For documentation on what you can
stop and disable, see
http://www.blackviper.com/service-
configurations/black-vipers-windows-10-
service-configurations/
and
"Tweakhound" has not posted any services.msc
tweaks at
https://tweakhound.com/2015/08/10/my-
windows-10-tweaks/
yet
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
For example, to stop and disable the "Themes"
service, do the following inside the "Services"
box:
Example Step 1: Locate the "Themes" service:
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
Example Step 2: Use your RIGHT mouse
botton to click on the "Themes" service:
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
Example Step 3: Click on "Properties" in the
pop-up context menu:
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)Example Step 4: A "Themes Properties" box will
be displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)Example Step 5: Click on the "Stop" button to
stop the "Themes" service:
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)Example Step 6: Click on drop-down list button
to the right of "Automatic"::
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)Example Step 7: A drop-down list will be
displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)Example Step 8: Click on "Disabled" in the
drop-down list:
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
Example Step 9: "Startup type" will now be
shown as "Disabled":
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
Example Step 10: Click on the "Apply" button:
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)Example Step 11: Click on the "OK" button to
make the "..Properties.." box disappear:
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DETAILS OF STEP 6:
Use “services.msc”.. (continued)
• Extended view versus standard view
of the services.msc "Microsoft
Management Console" snap-in
o See
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/
configure-services-mmc-to-open-in-
standard-view-by-default/
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error checking For All Hard Drives
• Step 7a: Using the keyboard,
press Windows key + x key
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error checking For All Hard Drives
(continued)• Step 7b: A "Power User's Task Menu" will
pop up and cover the Start Button:
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error checking For All Hard Drives
(continued)• Step 7c: Click on "File Explorer":
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error-checking on all hard drives• Step 7d: A "File Explorer" window will be
displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error-checking on all hard drives• Step 7e: Locate "This PC" and click on it in
order to highlight it:
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error-checking on all hard drives (continued)
• Step 7f: Use the RIGHT mouse button to
click on the C: drive:
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error-checking on all hard drives (continued)
• Step 7g: Click on “Properties” on the pop-up
context menu.
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error-checking on all hard drives (continued)• Step 7h: A “..Properties” box will be
displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error-checking on all hard drives (continued)• Step 7i: Click on the “Tools” tab:
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error-checking on all hard drives (continued)
• Step 7j: Click on the “Check” button:
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error-checking on all hard drives (continued)
• Step 7k: An "Error Checking.." box will
be displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 7:
Error-checking on all hard drives (continued)
• Step 7L: Click on "Scan drive":
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment All Hard Drives
• Step 8a: Using the keyboard,
press Windows key + x key
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment All Hard Drives (continued)
• Step 8b: A "Power User's Task Menu" will
pop up and cover the Start Button:
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment All Hard Drives (continued)• Step 8d: A "File Explorer" window will be
displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment All Hard Drives (continued)• Step 8e: Locate "This PC" and click on it in
order to highlight it:
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment All Hard Drives (continued)
• Step 8f: Use the RIGHT mouse button to
click on the C: drive:
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment All Hard Drives (continued)
• Step 8g: Click on “Properties” on the pop-up
context menu.
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment All Hard Drives (continued)• Step 8h: A “..Properties” box will be
displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment All Hard Drives (continued)
• Step 8j: Click on the “Optimize” button:
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment all hard drives (continued)
• Step 8L: An "Optimize Drives" box will be
displayed:
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment all hard drives (continued)
• Step 8m: Click on the drive that you wish to
defragment in order to highlight it:
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment all hard drives (continued)• Step 8n: Click on the “Optimize" button:
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment all hard drives (continued)
• Step 8O: After the defragmentation for the C:
drive completes, you should defragment any
additional hard drives or hard drive partitions
where you store operating system, program or
data files:
Click on the listing of the drive; then click on
the “Defragment" button.
Do NOT run the defragmentation process on
hard drives or hard drive partitions that belong
to the "Windows.." operating system such as
those named "System", "System Reserved",
"Dell Utilities", Factory Image", "Backup", etc.
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DETAILS OF STEP 8:
Defragment all hard drives (continued)
• In the example in page 129, you
would run the defragmentation
process on drives C: which is a
hard drive that are used to store
data files
• However, you should NOT run the
defragmentation process on the
drive which is labeled "Recovery"
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "Physical Address
Extension" ("PAE")
• Step 4za: Perform “Step 4za" through
"Step 4zt", only if you were directed here
from “Step 4r” (on page 60).
• The objective of these additional steps is
to turn on "Physical Address Extension"
which is also known as "PAE".
• "PAE" is a Windows kernel extension.
Some processors support it and some
do not.
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
• Step 4zb: Go to
http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
• Step 4zd: Click on "Register" button in to
to obtain a copy of "EasyBCD" for
personal, non-commercial use:
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
• Step 4zf: Use the "Save" drop-down
button to "Save As.." the
"EasyBCD....exe" file to the "Desktop":
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
• Step 4zg: Click on the "Run" button to
install "EasyBCD" into your computer:
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
• Step 4zh: If a "User Account Control" box
is displayed, click on its "Yes" button.
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
• Step 4zo: The "EasyBCD" application
window will be displayed:
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
• Step 4zq: The lower right quadrant will
be a "Change Settings" section:
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
• Step 4zr: Click on the "Advanced" tab of
the "Change Settings" section:
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
• Step 4zs: Use the down arrow button to
Change "PAE Support" from "Default" to
"Force Enable":
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
• Step 4zu: Click on the "X" exit button to
close "EasyBCD":
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
• Step 4zv: Reboot the computer.
• Step 4zw: Go to “Step 4A” (on page 38).
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
If you are running Windows 7 inside an
"Oracle VM VirtualBox" virtual
machine:
Prior to running the tweak with
"EasyBCD", you will probably have to turn
on "Enable PAE/NX" as follows:
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
If you are running "Windows 8" or
"Windows 8.1" inside an "Oracle VM
VirtualBox" virtual machine
(continued):
Use the right mouse button to click on the
"Windows 8" virtual machine in the
"Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager" window.
Select "Settings" from the pop-up context
menu.
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
If you are running "Windows 8" or
"Windows 8.1" inside an "Oracle VM
VirtualBox" virtual machine
(continued):
Click on the "System" selection of the
"Settings" box.
Click on the "Processor" tab.
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APPENDIX 1
Turning on "PAE" (continued)
If you are running "Windows 8" and
"Windows 8.1" inside an "Oracle VM
VirtualBox" virtual machine
(continued):
Put a checkmark in the box to the left of
"Enable PAE/NX", if there is not one
already there.
Click on the "OK" button of the "Settings"
box.