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These are some steps to improve computer performance in these scenarios:
Start menu takes longer than normal to open.
Alt + tab to switch windows freezes for a couple of seconds before switching.
Long time to restart/turn on
After troubleshooting Super Salon performance still having problems
Check for pending Windows Updates
Check for pending Windows Updates
Select the Start (Windows) button from the bottom-left corner.
2. Go to Settings (gear icon).
3. Select the Update and Security icon.
4. Choose Windows Update tab in the sidebar (Circular arrows)
5. Select Check for updates. If there is an available update, it will begin downloading automatically.
Turn Off Visual Effects
Turn Off Visual Effects
To adjust all visual effects for best performance:
Open Performance Information and Tools by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type Performance Information and Tools, and then, in the list of results, click Performance Information and Tools.
Click Adjust visual effects . If you’re prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Click the Visual Effects tab, click Adjust for best performance, and then click OK. (For a less drastic option, select Let Windows choose what’s best for my computer.)
Limit how many programs run at startup
Limit how many programs run at startup
CAUTION: DO NOT DISABLE THE “SUPERSALON DELAY” APPLICATION
Select the Start button, then select Settings > Apps > Startup. Make sure any app you want to run at startup is turned On.
If you don’t see the Startup option in Settings, right-click the Start button, select Task Manager, then select the Startup tab. (If you don’t see the Startup tab, select More details.) Select the app you want to change, then select Enable to run it at startup or Disable so it doesn’t run. Watch the video to see how to do it.
Disable Superfetch and Prefetch services
Disable Superfetch and Prefetch services
Enable or disable the Windows 10, 8, or 7 Superfetch (otherwise known as Prefetch) feature. Superfetch caches data so that it can be immediately available to your application. Sometimes this can affect the performance of certain applications. It tends to not work well with gaming, but can improve performance with business apps.
To modify whether Superfetch is enabled or disabled, you can perform the following steps.
Disable from Services
Disable from Services
Hold the Windows Key, while pressing “R” to bring up the Run dialog box.
Type “services.msc“, then press “Enter“.
The Services window displays. Find “Superfetch” in the list.
Right-click “Superfetch“, then select “Properties“.
Select the “Stop” button if you wish to stop the service. In the “Startup type” dropdown menu, choose “Disabled“.
Enable or Disable from Registry
Enable or Disable from Registry
Hold the Windows Key, while pressing “R” to bring up the Run dialog box.
Type “Regedit“, then press “Enter“.
The Registry Editor window appears. Navigate to the following location in the Registry.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Control
Session Manager
MemoryManagement
PrefetchParameters
On the right side, double-click on “EnableSuperfetch“. If this value doesn’t exist, right-click the “PrefetchParameters” folder, then choose “New” > “DWORD Value“.
Give “EnableSuperfetch” one of the following values:
0 – to disable Superfetch
1 – to enable prefetching when program is launched
2 – to enable boot prefetching
3 – to enable prefectching of everything
Select “OK“.
Close the Registry Editor.
Run Disk Cleanup
Run Disk Cleanup
Disk Cleanup has been around forever, but this trusted Windows utility can still help clean out the temporary files, installers and other junk littering your hard drive. To run it, just search for Disk Cleanup, run it and click the button labeled Clean up system files.
To delete temporary files:
To delete temporary files:
In the search box on the taskbar, type disk cleanup, and select Disk Cleanup from the list of results.
Select the drive you want to clean up, and then select OK.
Under Files to delete, select the file types to get rid of. To get a description of the file type, select it.
Select OK.
If you need to free up more space, you can also delete system files:
In Disk Cleanup, select Clean up system files.
Select the file types to get rid of. To get a description of the file type, select it.
Select OK.
Update to Windows 10 from windows 7, 8 or 8.1
Update to Windows 10 from windows 7, 8 or 8.1
To get your free upgrade, head to Microsoft’s Download Windows 10 website. Click the “Download tool now” button and download the .exe file. Run it, click through the tool, and select “Upgrade this PC now” when prompted.
This is a free service from Microsoft.
Click the next button.
Confirm the Keep personal files and apps option is selected.
Click the Install Button
NOTE: If the option isn’t selected, click the Change what to keep link to choose to preserve your apps, settings, and files after the upgrade.
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