Some Windows Tips to Enhance your PC performance-PART 1

1) Remove the Frequently Used Programs List From the Start Menu

Use this trick to wipe out the frequently used programs section of the start menu altogether.

To do this open Regedit:
Navigate to 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer'.

Create a new DWORD value called 'NoStartMenuMFUprogramsList' and give it the value '1'.

2) Stop Automatic Grouping of Taskbar Programs


Right click on an empty area of the taskbar or start button and click 'properties.' Choose the 'taskbar' tab and uncheck the 'group similar taskbar buttons' option.




3) Close Multiple Desktop Windows Fast



Simply hold down the SHIFT key as you click on the X button to close the most recent of the windows. This will close all the windows related to the one you clicked on.



4) Add Some Useful Commands to the Right-Click Menu



This registry edit will enable you to add the 'move to folder' and 'copy to folder' commands to your right click menu.

To do this open Regedit and navigate to:
'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFileSystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers'

Create two new keys, 'Copy To' and 'Move To'
Set the value of 'Copy To' to '{C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}'
Set the value of 'Move To' to '{C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}'
Close Regedit, you now have the 'copy to folder' and 'move to folder' options in your right-click menu.

5) Reduce Menu Delay to Speed up the Windows Desktop

To do this open Regedit and Navigate to 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\'

Double click the 'MenuShowDelay' value. The default value is 400, with lower values reducing the menu delay time. Experiment to see what suits you best. Note that setting this to zero is not a good idea, as it will activate every menu as your pointer passes over it, which will become really annoying, fast.

6) Show Control Panel as a Menu



To do this Right click on the 'start' button and choose 'properties.' Select the 'customize' button to the right of the 'start menu' option. Choose the 'advanced' tab and then in the 'start menu items' box, find 'control panel' and select the 'display as menu' option.





7) Change the Default Installation Directory

To do this open Regedit and Navigate to 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Windows\CurrentVersion\'

Double click the 'ProgramFilesDir' value. Change the value to the directory you wish to be the default installation location for your software.

8) Make Your Mouse More Responsive

Go to 'start\control panel\printers and other hardware\mouse' and go to the 'pointer options' tab.

Under the 'motion' heading, the 'select a pointer speed' bar will increase the overall speed and responsiveness of the mouse.

9) Increase PS/2 Mouse Performance

First go to 'start\control panel\printers and other hardware\mouse.' Select the 'hardware' tab, highlight your mouse or pointing device, and click 'properties.' Choose the 'advanced settings' tab.

Change the 'sample rate' dropdown box to the maximum value of 200.





10) Relocate the 'My Documents' Folder

To change the location of My Documents folder right click the 'my documents' icon on the desktop or the start menu, and select 'properties.'

In the 'target' tab, enter the path to the folder location you wish to use, or press the 'find target' button to browse to the folder. You will be asked if you wish to move all existing data to the new location.