Optimize Windows 10: +24 tips to increase performance (Update 2020)

Windows 10 operating system gives us a lot of interesting features, the experience is compared to previous versions. However, with a low-profile computer, Windows 10 is like something that makes you feel it is the cause of lag.

In fact, Microsoft is just putting all the cool features in Windows 10, and whether you use it or not is none of their business. These resources will start with the system and cause lag and lag for low profile computers that you may never use.

So, in this article, I will show you  how to optimize Windows 10 to get the maximum speed for the smoothest working and gaming experience.

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1. Instructions to optimize Windows 10 for maximum performance
   1. 1. Turn off System Restore
   2. 2.Turn off the visual effects
   3. 3.Set additional virtual RAM for the computer
   4. 4.Windows 10 application graphics performance options
   5. 5.Turn off Windows 10-based applications
   6. 6.Turn off sound effects
   7. 7.Power options: High performance
   8. 8.Turn off Windows Defender and Windows Firewall (Not recommended)
   9. 9.Turn off unused underground services
   10. 10.Prevent some applications from starting with Windows
   11. 11.Speed ​​up computer boot
   12. 12.Increase network speed
   13. 13.Optimize video card (graphics)
   14. 14.Disable automatic coloring of Windows 10 and turn off transparency effects
   15. 15.Disable virtual assistant Cortana
   16. 16.Turn off Search Indexing (Not recommended)
   17. 17.Remove redundant applications and features of Windows
   18. 18.Update Windows 10 regularly
   19. 19.Turn off Windows 10 ads
   20. 20.Update the driver of your computer to the latest version
   21. 21.Update BIOS / Firmware for mainboard (Motherboard)
   22. 22.Fix errors on the system
   23. 23.Clean computer junk (HDD)
   24. 24.Defragment the drive (HDD)
2. Some other tips to personalize Windows 10
   1. 1. Optimize the application
   2. 2.Turn on Windows surround sound (when wearing a headset)
   3. 3.Do not restart automatically when a blue screen error
   4. 4.Turn off annoying notifications
   5. 5.Turn off application alerts
   6. 6.Turn off the automatic playback of external devices

Instructions to optimize Windows 10 for maximum performance

First, I want to tell you a little bit about the overall performance of the computer. You need to understand is:

1. Turning off redundant features means the hardware system  is reducing processing load .
2. Windows never  runs at its peak performance  unless you force it to do so.

Ok, basically. Now go to the main part:

1. Turn off System Restore

System Restore is the default feature of Windows generations to restore the system to a previously saved time if the computer fails or becomes infected However, this feature runs in the background and makes Windows slower, so many people have chosen other solutions instead.

To turn off this feature, right-click  This PC> Properties> System Protection . See if this feature drives 'On' mode, click on it and select 'Configure'.

You perform:

1. Drag the 'Disk Space Usage' bar to the lowest level
2. Delete existing files
3. Select 'Disable system protection'
4. Click 'Apply' to proceed and select 'OK'

2. Turn off the visual effects

The visual effects make Windows moving images zoom, zoom, slide more smoothly in the eyes of the user. However, to accomplish this, Windows has to spend part of the processing resources.

To remove visual effects, right-click  This PC> System Protection> Advanced . In the 'Advanced' tab, 'Performance', select 'Settings'.

In the 'Performance Options' window select 'Adjust for best performance'. Then you check again:

1. Show thumbnails instead of icons : Show thumbnails instead of icons . This section helps you to view the thumbnail image in your computer without having to open it up.
2. Smooth edges of screen fonts : Smoothing fonts. If this is turned off, the system text will appear very annoying.

Click 'Apply' and enjoy the results.

3. Set additional virtual RAM for the computer

Virtual RAM is simply taking a part of the hard drive so that when the system uses up real RAM, it will use virtual RAM to overcome the RAM overflow (applications will automatically shut down or reload). By default, Windows will set it for you, but if you run a lot of heavy tasks and your system RAM is low, you should set it.

* Note: If your computer has RAM of 8GB or more, this section to the default also.

Right-click  This PC> Properties> Advanced system settings . In the 'Advanced' tab, 'Performance', select 'Settings. Continue to tab 'Advanced' section 'Virtual Memory' select 'Change'.

In the window 'Virtual Memory' you execute:

1. Uncheck 'Automatically manage paging file siza for all drives'
2. Choose
3. Enter the number of virtual RAM you want to set. Initial size should set 4GB (4096MB) - Maximum size is larger than the arbitrary set. Then press 'Set' to proceed
4. Click 'OK' and restart the computer

4. Windows 10 application graphics performance options

This feature will improve application performance or save battery power. Go to the 'Settings' section of Windows 10 and select 'System' and scroll down to the 'Graphic settings' section.

Here, you can choose applications that are optimized for 'High performance'.

5. Turn off Windows 10-based applications

Background applications are applications that you may not use but they still silently run in the background to: Show notifications, updates or ads, etc. For unused applications, you should turn off their background processes. Go to  Settings> Privacy and scroll down to the 'Background apps' section. Here you can turn off all the applications running in the background of Windows 10. The message or receive applications you can 'Turn' them on.

6. Turn off sound effects

Sound effects that are played when you click on the application are often annoying to use. To turn off the sound effect, go to  Control Panel> Sound  and go to the 'Sound' tab and select 'No sound'. You can also turn off Windows startup sound.

Once done, click 'Apply' then 'OK'.

7. Power options: High performance

Go to  Control Panel> Power Options and  select 'High Performance'. If you don't see this option, then create a new 'Create a power plan' and select 'High Performance'.

* If you are using a laptop, right-click on the battery capacity icon on the right hand corner and you will see either the 'Save battery' or 'High performance' options bar. Plug it in and turn on 'High performance'.

8. Turn off Windows Defender and Windows Firewall (Not recommended)

Disabling these two security features may improve performance by reducing the number of processes running on the system. However this is not recommended because turning it off will not see a difference unless you run full load CPU. But if you still want to turn off these two features then do the following.

Turn off Windows Defender : Click the search bar or press the 'Windows + R' keys to run the 'Run' window. Type 'gpedit.msc' click or Enter to launch 'Local Group Policy Editor'. Then you go to  Computer Configuration> Administrative Templates> Windows Components> Windows Defender Antivirus .

Continue double-clicking on 'Turn off Windows Defender Antivirus' and select 'Enable' and then click 'Apply> OK' to finish.

Turn off Windows Firewall : Go to  Control Panel> Windows Defender Firewall> Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off . Here you tick the box 'Turn off Windows Defender Firewall' to turn off the firewall completely.

9. Turn off unused underground services

Similar to applications, Windows also leaves many services running on the system. However, there are services you will never use. Turning them off will make the operating system reduce some processing requests.

First, Right-Click  This PC> Manage> Service and Applications> Service . Here you can turn off the services you do not want to use. Right-click on a service and select 'Properties':

1. Automatic (Delayed Start) : Start automatically (Slow).
2. Automatic : Automatically launches
3. Manual : Manual
4. Disable : Off

I will not have any instructions for you because of different needs. However, I recommend reading the 'Description' of each service to see what it has to do before deciding whether to turn it on or off. You can also refer to the services I have 'Disable' in the image.

Those are system services, you can continue to turn off services generated by the application by typing 'msconfig' in the search bar or the 'Run (Windows + R)' window to launch 'System Configuration'. Switch to the 'Service' tab and check the 'Hide all Microsoft service' box to hide system services. You can turn off all these services.

10. Prevent some applications from starting with Windows

You go to  Settings> Apps (Apps)> Start (Startup).  Here you turn off the applications you want to start manually.

11. Speed ​​up computer boot

Type 'msconfig' into the search bar or the 'Run (Windows + R)' window and open the 'System Configuration' application. Switch to the 'boot' tab, the 'Timeout' section is set to '0' and then click on 'Advanced options…'.

In the 'BOOT Advanced Options' window, check the 'Number of Processors' box and select the Windows 10 bootloader number below.

Additionally, some motherboards allow you to have the 'Fast Boot' option bypass the logo into Windows directly. You can learn to turn this option on.

12. Increase network speed

Type 'gpedit.msc' into the search bar or the 'Run (Windows + R) window and launch the' Local Group Policy Editor 'application. Navigate to  Computer Configuration> Administrative Templetes> Network> QoS Packet Scheduler . Here you double click 'Limit reservable band width' select 'Enable', 'Bandwidth limit' set to '0%' click 'Apply' then 'OK' is done.

After that, you need to change the default DNS to a faster DNS. First you go to 'Control Panel' and select 'Network and Sharing Center'.

In the 'Network and Sharing Center' window continue to select 'Change adapter settings' then right click on the 'Ethernet' or 'Wifi' icon and click 'Properties' to open the network configuration settings. You find to click on 'Internet Protoco Version 4 (TCP / IPv4)' and select 'Properties'.

Then check the box 'Use the following DNS server addresses' to enter the custom DNS. Currently, the free DNS server of CloudFlare is having the fastest speed in the world, please enter the number sequence for both rows as 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 as the following image and then press 'OK' to save. (Restart the computer to experience the change in speed).

13. Optimize video card (graphics)

Before you do, you need to update the latest  driver  version of the video card. I will not have instructions because I do not know which brand of card you are using. However, you can refer to google how to optimize based on manufacturer and product code name.

14. Disable automatic coloring of Windows 10 and turn off transparency effects

You go to  Settings> Personalization> Colors  uncheck 'Automatically select an accent color form my background' '

Next, scroll down and turn off 'Transparency effects'.

15. Disable virtual assistant Cortana

In fact, to disable the most appropriate Cortana virtual assistant without causing an error is right after installing Windows 10. At that time, Microsoft will let users choose the services to use and you are allowed to lose Cortana from Windows. .

If you are using Cortana, then disabling it is very easy to cause the "dead" error of the Taskbar and. However, if you still do not want to use this virtual assistant, please visit 'Local Group Policy Editor' by typing 'gpedit.msc' in the search bar or the 'Run (Windows + R)' window. Here you go to  Computer Configuration> Administrative Templates> Windows Components> Search .

Do you see the 'Allow Cortana' section. Double click on it and then 'Disable' and then 'Apply> OK'.

16. Turn off Search Indexing (Not recommended)

This feature helps index the search to find files and applications in the system faster. However, disabling this feature can also cause the taskbar to "die" and cannot be restored. If you still want to turn it off, right-click on  This PC> Manage> Services and Applications> Service  and navigate to 'Windows Search'.

Right-click on 'Windows Search', select 'Properties', switch 'Automatic' to 'Disable' and then click 'Apply> OK' and restart the computer.

17. Remove redundant applications and features of Windows

By default, Windows 10 has some apps installed and you can remove them. You go to  Settings> Apps (Apps)> Apps & Features (Apps & Features) . In the cover you can select the applications not used and delete them.

Continue to remove redundant features you go to  Control Panel> Programs & Features> Turn Windows features on or off (Turn Windows features on or off) .

Here, you just need to keep 2 features '.NET Framwork .' is okay. If you want to use the printer, use the 'Print and Document Services' feature.

18. Update Windows 10 regularly

Windows 10 is gradually being optimized and perfected by Microsoft, so regular updates will help the operating system run more smoothly and smoothly.

19. Turn off Windows 10 ads

Windows 10 ads will consume system resources to display and network bandwidth.

1. Ads from notifications :  Settings> System (System)> Notifications & Action (Notifications & actions) . Here you turn off 'Get tips, tricks and suggestions when using Windows' (Get tips, tricks and suggestions as you use Windows).
2. Advertising Start Menu :  Settings> Personalization (Start)> Start (Start) . Go to 'Occasionally display suggestions in the Start menu' (Occasianally show suggestions in Start) and turn it off.
3. Lock screen ads :  Settings> Personalization> Lock screen (Lock screen) . You change 'Windows spotlight' to a photo or a slideshow.
4. Targeted ads :  Settings> Privacy> General (General) . Turn off 'Allow apps to use advertising ID .' (Let apps use advertising ID .).
5. Advertisement File Explore :  Control Panel> File Explorer Options (File Explorer Options) . Go to the 'View' tab and uncheck 'Show sync provider notifications' and then click 'Apply> OK'.
6. Cortana Ads : You turn off Cortana and then skip this step.

20. Update the driver of your computer to the latest version

This will fix the problems of the old driver version and increase the usability.

Method 1 : Go to  Settings> Update & Security> Update & Security> Windows Update> Check for updates

Method 2 : You visit the Website of the manufacturer to download the latest driver.

Method 3 : Right-click  This PC> Manage> Device Manager . Here, right-click on an existing driver and select 'Update driver'. An update window appears, select 'Search automatically for update driver software' to automatically update.

21. Update BIOS / Firmware for mainboard (Motherboard)

BIOS is a separate software for mainboard and boot before Windows, if you update to the latest driver, you should also update the BIOS. The latest BIOS versions will fix overall performance errors and receive new features.

22. Fix errors on the system

You go to  Settings> Update & Security (Update & Security)> Troubleshoot (Troubleshoot) . If you know what is causing your computer to run slowly, try letting Windows 10 detect the error itself and fix it.

If everything is normal then continue to do the next thing.

23. Clean computer junk (HDD)

Cleaning the computer will increase the system speed if your computer uses a mechanical hard drive. You should use CCleaner garbage removal software to manipulate become easier. In addition, this tool also helps you disable the 'Context Menu' and delete corrupted 'Registry Keys'.

Alternatively, you can also go to  Settings> System> Storage> Free up space now (Free up space now) . You wait for the scan to complete, check the data to be deleted and click 'Delete files'.

24. Defragment the drive (HDD)

Fragmentation will not affect the speed of direct access on the memory chip of an SSD. If you use an  SSD  then absolutely ' Do not defragment the drive ' as it will only shorten the life of the degradation. But for mechanical hard drives, this reduces the access speed quite significantly, especially for those who often write files and then delete. To defragment the drive, double click on 'This PC' and then right click on any drive / partition and select 'Properties'.

Go to the 'Tools' tab, select 'Optimize and defragment drive' and select 'Optimize'. The 'Optimize Drives' software window appears, select the drive you want to defragment, then click 'Analyze' and wait for the scan to complete. If the system indicates that you have a '20% or more disk fragmentation, select' Optimize 'and wait for it to complete.

In addition, you can also schedule this app to run automatically.

Some other tips to personalize Windows 10

1. Optimize the application

Apps are also Windows-like software and they can optimize performance, which will make your overall experience a little smoother!

2. Turn on Windows surround sound (when wearing a headset)

This is a sound effect that helps you hear and feel like you are having ambient sounds like a recording studio rather than listening to the speakers. You can enable surround sound by right clicking on the icon in the right corner of the screen and selecting 'Spatial sound'.

Here you can choose different types of surround sound. The system allows you to use 'Windows Sonic for Headphones' (when using headphones), other sound effects must be downloaded from the Microsoft Store.

3. Do not restart automatically when a blue screen error

If your computer has an  error of 'blue screen of death'  , the exact detection of the problem may be reversible. To do this you need to disable the automatic restart feature. Right click on  This PC> Properties> Advanced system settings , under 'Startup and Recovery' select 'Settings…'. The 'Startup and Recovery' window appears, uncheck the 'Automatically restart' box and the 'Write debugging information' box will turn to 'None'. Click 'OK' to proceed.

4. Turn off annoying notifications

Go to  Settings> System> Notifications & actions .

Here you can turn off the annoying notifications of Windows 10 from the applications or turn them off completely.

5. Turn off application alerts

Have you seen any such warnings yet? This is a warning feature when you install or open an application, it will alert to confirm. To disable this warning, go to  Control Panel> Security and Maintenance (System and Maintenance)> Change user account control (Change User Account Control Settings) . You drag the warning bar to the bottom is done.

6. Turn off the automatic playback of external devices

Turn off this feature to prevent viruses from spreading into your computer when plugged in such as USB, removable hard drives, MicroSD memory card . You go to  Control Panel> AutoPlay (AutoPlay) . Uncheck the 'Use AutoPlay for all media and devices' box and save it.

I showed you  how to optimize Windows 10 comprehensively to get the best performance . Did you check your computer is running smoother? (Comment for everyone to know!). However, if you are still experiencing lag, it may be due to:

1. Computer lag due to heat, dirt or heat sink
2. Hardware is degraded or outdated
3. The computer is infected with malware, virus, system conflict

With these problems, you need to have remedies such as: Cleaning the computer, upgrading the computer hardware configuration or  reinstalling the Windows 10 operating system . Good luck!