Windows 7 Tweaks

Turn off Hibernation
Unless you are worried about your laptop battery going out while you are working on an important document and losing the data, Hibernation is a waste of disk space. It builds large files that slow down backup and cloning. To disable hibernation: Click "Start" and type "powercfg -h off" (without quotes) and when you press enter a screen with come up and disappear. Most software that saves data, like text editors, have features to save your work every few minutes.


Turn off Windows Defender - wants too run often.

Click "Start" and type and enter "def" and select "Windows Defender" click "Tools" "Options" and uncheck the box "Automatically Scan" It's easy to create a desktop shortcut and run it when you want it to run. Create a desktop shortcut to "\program files\windows defender\MSASCui.exe" and run it from time to time. It searches for malware and spyware, much like AdAware.

Turn off automatic Defragmenter

Defragging every week or two is often enough, so run it manually when you are going to take a break. Click "Start" type "di" and select "Disk Defragmenter"and "Configure scheduler" and uncheck the "Run on schedule" box. If you are doing a demanding task like graphics editing or CAD recalculations and defrag kicks in, you'll just have to go to lunch.

Change Windows power plan to High Performance :

1. Open the Start Menu, and type powercfg.cpl in the search box and press enter.
A) Go to step 3.
OR

2. Open the Control Panel (All Items View).
A) Click on the Power Options icon.
3. To see alll of your available power plans, you will need to click on the drop down arrow to the right of Show additional plans. (See screenshots below)

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