Windows 8 operating system (OS) is by all means a fast OS. Its startup time is much quicker than earlier versions of Windows and also uses lower memory. If you, however, do not take good care of your computer, Windows 8 can begin to lose its speed. Like all other previous versions of Windows, Windows 8 has a number of different settings and configurations that you can adjust to speed things up and make it even faster. A number of reasons are responsible for slowing down devices. Below are some very useful tips that will help you to make Windows 8 faster and enhance performance of your system:
Disable unnecessary programs from Startup
A very common reason for windows slowdowns is the programs that are loaded unnecessarily in startup and bog down your system. You will find a number of methods to speed up startup.
One method is to disable startup programs using task manager. To do this, just press Ctrl+Shift+Esc or click the right button in the task bar and select Task Manager. Now click on the Startup tab. You will see a summary of programs and services that start execution when you boot Windows. For each program, you can see its name, publisher, whether it is enabled and the startup impact. If you want to prevent any of the programs from launching at startup, just right-click on it and choose Disable. This will not deactivate the software entirely. If you later decide on any program to launch at startup, get back on the task manager and select Enable.
Remove Time-Wasting Animations
Windows 8 plays animations when you are doing things such as opening and closing application windows. These demand some extra power from your system, so, you can speed up your system by turning them off. To disable these animations, press the Windows key, click the search icon, type performance and click “Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows’”. Check the ‘Adjust for best performance’ check-box to turn the animations off.
Identify Resource-Hungry Programs
You can find the programs that are slowing down your PC easily through the task manager. Open the Task Manager by right-clicking the task bar and selecting the task manager option. Programs that are using lots of resources will be highlighted. If any program is using too much resources, you can close it by simply clicking the “End Task” button.
There are many other things to do to make Windows 8 faster, for example downloading and installing latest updates using Windows Updates, using most up-to-date drivers for your computer hardware, uninstalling all unnecessary software, using a good antivirus and keeping it up-to-date and so on.
By carrying out the above, your Windows 8 OS is sure to become faster.
Please, feel free to make more suggestions to speed up Windows 8.