subject: Quick Fixes To Make Windows Boot Faster [print this page] The Windows operating system is the most used operating system in personal computing. It has many advantages over other operating systems such as its ease of use, but it also has one disadvantage, and that is sometimes it can be slow to boot up. It doesn't make any difference what version of Windows you have on your PC, if you use even just a couple of the following tips, you will make Windows boot faster.
If you've ever done a file search on your Windows machine, then you will be familiar with Windows automatic indexing. This is a program which will index each and every file found on your computer, so that you can find it quickly without having to go from folder to folder. This program may sound good in theory, but in practice it makes your computer boot slower. Simply by deselecting the automatic Windows indexing option, you can speed up boot time.
Unless you are a designer, you may not need a lot of fonts on your computer. Some people like to make fancy emails, so they collect fonts. Every font you have in your Fonts folder has to load upon starting, so if you have a lot of them, it is costing you in boot time. Go through your fonts, and weed out those you don't need to speed up the font load time.
Over the course of time, new files will be written to your hard drive from the Internet and from installing programs from CD-ROMs. When a program is uninstalled from your hard drive, it can leave a gap in data. These gaps are then later filled in by other files and programs written to the hard drive. This causes data to be scattered across the hard drive, and when the datable longs to a program in the Startup folder, it can cause slower boot up time. The answer to this problem is simply defragging your hard drive
Junk files are a real big problem for a lot of people. Using the Disk Cleanup tool can help get rid of junk files which are no longer needed and causing your computer to drag. Some of these will be temporary Internet files, while others will be bits of programs not being used anymore but still loading into memory when Windows starts. Disk Cleanup will take care of this for you.
Finally, if you want your computer to run faster in every way, you should install more RAM. You will get more bang for your buck in the way of performance by taking this one simple step. You can make Windows boot faster by using these tips and tweaks.
