First, we need you to change some settings . . .
Before you take a look at Our Tweaks, we need you to change a couple of Windows Vista settings so you can better follow our guides. Please do both of these very quick changes in order:
Switch to the Classic Menu
Switch to Classic View
Windows Vista Tweaks
Disable Indexing Service
Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language. What did you just say? Geek translation: If you do not do a million file searches in Windows XP you can turn this off for a overall speed boost.
Disable Services
A lot of these Services that are keeping your Windows Vista bogged down you will NEVER use!
Improve Shutdown Time
Does it take you ages to shutdown your Windows Vista? This tweak will force Windows Vista to shutdown in 5 seconds!
Improve Visual Performance
Don't worry, we are not going to disable ALL of Windows Vista's visual settings. We are just going to disable the ones you can't see that can slow your Windows Vista down.
Windows Vista Tips & Tricks
Clean Junk from Your PC
Cleaning out junk files will give you some extra hard drive space and speed things up.
Defrag Your Hard Drive
If you do not defrag, not only does your PC slow down to the point it's unusable, it can also wreck your whole Windows Vista install!
Disable Account Control Prompt
Are you sick of seeing a prompt when you do something in Windows Vista?
Disable Hibernation
If you don't use the Hibernation feature Windows Vista offers, it's taking up a lot of unnecessary hard drive space. The space it takes up depends on your RAM. If you have 1 GB of RAM, Hibernation uses up to 1 GB of hard drive space.
Disable Login Screen
Are you sick of logging into Windows Vista? Well, we know how to make it all go away! This guide will show you how to disable the login screen in Windows Vista.
Hide Desktop Icon Text
Would you like to hide the text underneath your desktop icons? This guide will show you how to do just that!