Windows 10 - Optimize the performance of your new laptop - Tips

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Some tips to optimize the performance of your new laptop… (Some of them are personal preferences, so feel free to tweak to your liking.)
 
Note : All settings can be directly searched by keywords/names directly in Start Menu or in the left-side panel in the Settings window.
 
PERFORMANCE
 
  1. To improve performance : Go to Settings > Apps > Startup >>> Disable the apps you do not want to start up automatically.
For e.g. Zoom meetings, Any other app showing high impact. You can do this from the Start up tab on the Task Manager too.
  1. Change Performance Options to Best performance. (The visual jazz of windows would be reduced though)

  1. Disable unnecessary windows services. Type ‘services.msc’ in the Run dialog box to access Services.

 Stop the services like Printer spooling, if not required. Also stop Adobe Acrobat, Java, Google and Docker Update services.

  1. For better performance : Click on battery icon in task tray and move the slider to Best performance when laptop is plugged-in. Set to Best battery life when laptop is running on battery power.

OTHER TIPS

  1. To save battery power - Switch off Keyboard backlight (Press Fn + Z to cycle through On/Timer/Off modes) or you can set it to Timer mode to switch On at night only.
  1. To help you sleep at night by avoiding exposure to blue light

Settings > Display > Enable Night light (You can set this to default, which means screen will change color only after 7 pm, or set it to full day in Night light settings)

  1. Switch off Bluetooth by going to Settings > Devices > Bluetooth and other devices
  1. Developer Mode : In Settings > Update and security > For developers > Enable Developer mode

    Gaming Mode : In Settings > Gaming > Game Mode >> Enable Game mode (Leave it ON if it already enabled.) (Then press Win key + G to activate Game mode when required.) 

  1. To save a little battery power and your eyesight : In Settings > Personalization > Colors > Enable Dark Mode radio button

>> Being used to bright windows for years, give it a day or two to get used to seeing Dark mode windows on a PC.

>> In general, enable dark mode for all apps which support it. (For eclipse - https://itsfoss.com/change-eclipse-color-theme/)

  1. Turn Off windows tips and unnecessary notifications by going to Settings > System > Notifications & actions  (See Screenshot above)
  1. To clear space on the Windows C:/ drive :
    1. Move the Paging file to another HDD partition if available

How to move page file in Windows 10 to another disk partition

    1. Move the hiberfil.sys file to another partition, if Hibernation is active.

https://www.isunshare.com/windows-10/move-windows-10-hiberfilsys-to-another-volume-to-free-up-c-volume-space.html

    1. How To Delete Old Windows Update Files? (For me, this cleared around 4.5 GB of unnecessary files!)

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/delete-old-windows-update-files/

    1. Download the free version of CCleaner, an excellent tool for managing the health of your system.  Open the ‘Custom Clean’ and ‘Registry’ Menu on the left.

Under Custom clean, there are two tabs – Windows and Applications. Select all that you wish to delete.

WARNING : Make sure you deselect the option to install AVG Antivirus, which is shown during the CCleaner installation step. Other than that, it’s a perfectly safe application.

https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/download

 

Some additional settings and tips :

  1. Settings > System > Clipboard  >>> Enable Clipboard history to have multiple copy-paste items in Clipboard. Access using Win key + V             
  2. How to Use Maximum CPU Power in Windows 10 (Click here)
  3. How to Enable the Linux Bash Shell in Windows 10 (Click here)
  4. How to Get Android Notifications on Windows 10 (Click here)
  5. Screen Mirroring on Windows 10: How to Turn Your PC Into a Wireless Display (Click here)
  6. How to Record Video of an App in Windows 10? Use this for screen recording without any external software (Click here)
  7. How to Open Folders in the Windows 10 Taskbar (Create shortcuts to your important files/programs and open the shortcuts folder in the Taskbar for easy access) (Click here)
  8. How to Copy and Paste in the Windows 10 Command Prompt (Click here)


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