PC Speed

Faster Thumbnails in Windows XP 3

Faster Thumbnails in Windows XP

Working with a great number of graphics files on your system can really make your system slow. Windows XP uses thumbnails to show you the picture stored in the image in the Windows Explorer. The size and quality of this thumbnail can help you improve the file browing speed on your PC.

Disk Compression 9

Disable Windows XP Disk Compression

With disk sizes increasing and prices coming down, hard disk space is becoming less and less an issue. Using compression to get more storage capacity on the same physical disk space is not required anymore. A second reason to disable compression in Windows is that it affects your PC’s performance.

Disable FAT16 data structures when using NTFS 0

Disable FAT16 data structures when using NTFS

Hard disks are one of the major computer components that influence PC performance. Disks have become larger and faster in time, but the disk utilization is also important for PC performance. In Windows you can use the NTFS file system for large disks, but this still leaves room for some performance tweak.

Speed Up the Windows File System 0

Speed Up the Windows File System

When working with computers, every little bit of performance helps. Especially in Windows, where each new version demands more from your PC. Tweaking your hard disk performance cen contribute significantly to the overall system performance. So if you are using the NTFS file system consider tweaking it.

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Disable Windows Encryption

Security and personalization of the Windows operating system is getting more and more attention. Windows encryption is one such example. But if you are a single user of a PC at home, you might not need the Windows encryption functionality. So disable it so it will not affect your PC performance negatively.