If you are an avid netbook user and wants to get some performance improvements, then follow these four simple tips. These tips are very easy to carry out. But, do take care and create a system restore point before applying the tricks.
Turn Off File Access Time Stamps: This trick will disable time stamps from being added every time a file is accessed, thus it saves read/write and access time on your hard drive.
To turn off file access time stamps, open command prompt and then type:
FSUTIL behavior set disablelastaccess 1
Press Enter and then reboot to apply the setting.
Turn Off DOS 8.3 File Names: This disables files that use the DOS 8.3 file naming system. This setting should only be applied if you are not using any 16-bit files on the computer that use the old DOS 8.3 file naming system. If you are sure that you are not using apps or files that use this naming system then disabling it will boost performance of Windows Explorer, thus speeding up your netbook computer.
To disable DOS 8.3 file names, open command prompt and type:
FSUTIL behavior set disable8dot3 1
Now reboot to apply and save the setting.
Change Processor Scheduling: Using this tip you can change the way CPU allocates resources to apps and services, thus making use of the CPU more efficient for tasks that are in the current window.
To change processor scheduling, click on the Start button and click on Run. In the Run dialog box type regedit and press Enter.
Go to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl] registry key
Now, edit the key and change the value of Win32PrioritySeparation to hexadecimal value 26. Now, click on OK. Reboot the netbook computer to apply the setting.
Disable Windows Indexing Service: This setting will disable Windows Indexing Service (WIS), which is needed for indexing your hard disk and make your searches quicker. However, it is very resource hungry and can also slow down your hard drive.
To disable, click on the Start button and select Run. In the Run dialog box, type services.msc and press Enter. Look for the entry that reads: “Indexing Service,” and double-click on it. Click on Stop Service, then set, Change the Startup type to Disable. Reboot your netbook computer to save the settings.
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The tips works fine on Win7 as well!