Windows 7: How To Adjust for Best Performance

This is how to set your Windows 7 installation to "adjust for best performance"

- Click start button
- Right click on computer, choose properties
- Click Advanced system settings
- Click the Settings button in the Performance section
- Select the "Adjust for best performance" radio button and apply

See also, http://kb.xploretech.com/KnowledgebaseArticle10738.aspx

I check "Use visual styles on windows and buttons" because I think it looks too much like Windows 95 otherwise.

Speed Up Windows 10

Disable Shadow and Animation Effects to Improve Performance: 

By default, Windows 10 and all its previous version comes with eye catching shadow and animation effect that looks beautiful but this feature compromise with system performance. Extra effects and animation increase CPU and RAM loads, which results in slow system performance (High Speed CPU and Higher RAM works well). The situation became worse if you have got no great power CPU and and have minimal RAM.

But hey! Microsoft has added few options to disable shadow and animation effect. 

Open System > Properties > Advanced system settings. Now click on Settings available under Performance group in Advanced Tab. 

Quick Tips: You can also run sysdm.cpl command in Windows RUN (Win +R) box to open System Properties. (Speed Up Windows 10 – Master Tutorial to Make Windows 10 Super Fast)