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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 Low Disk Space Checks 0

Disable Low Disk Space Checks

Actively monitoring system resources and warning users of problems is part of most operating systems. This helps prevent serious computer problems by allowing the user to take action in time. Hard disk space is one such system resource. But if you have plenty of free space and maintain a clean pc, you might want to turn of some of these system checks.

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.