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How can I squeeze the best performance out of my machine without using any programs?
Just by using windows standard programs.

Disable all sounds. This can improve start up and shutdown times.
Msconfig. To disable all startup apps that you don't need and increase boot time.

Will type out more later...

Get a good system cleaner.

Something like Ccleaner to clean your temp files and registry for you. Works like a charm for me. Every time I install or uninstall something, I run it. I helps keep my pc clean and free of rogue files and bloated registries.

Thanx guys. This is helpful. Please add more

Personally I disable the following...
Bit Defender
Auto Updates(I select what I want)
System Restore
Firewall
Under Folder Options\View\The top box(Untick it)(Should read Auto search the network folder and printers)
Right Clicking on your Hard Drive and Unticking (Allow Index Service(will be at the bottom of the box) If it pops up with an error, click ignore all.
If you copy files all over your PC alot, a monthly Defrag is recommended.

I also use a lil memory app called, Max Mem. Been using it for aboot 6 or 7 years now.
What it does is uses all available memory when you are playing a game/heavy resource app. And when it quits the game, frees up that memory as most it can so your windows will have more to use...

If you knoes how to use it, you can tweak your BIOS quite nicely aswell.

Thinking what else I do...

I must be an idiot or something, but I have just tried Max Mem and my office system immediately slowed down to a crawl. Had to restart.

KALSTER wrote:I must be an idiot or something, but I have just tried Max Mem and my office system immediately slowed down to a crawl. Had to restart.

Hmm thats very strange, wot settings did you use? I set it to aggressive and 75% make sure it starts up with your windows aswell...

Molean wrote:

KALSTER wrote:I must be an idiot or something, but I have just tried Max Mem and my office system immediately slowed down to a crawl. Had to restart.

Hmm thats very strange, wot settings did you use? I set it to aggressive and 75% make sure it starts up with your windows aswell...

I left it on default. I'll give aggressive and your settings a try tomorrow then, thanks.

Disable Windows Areo Theme and Scale down the res

Use linux!

If u where to use a program I would suggest windows 7 manager by yamisoft has all necessary cleaning utility's and a lot of customizing and its full of futures...

Game booster is also an awesome app its freeware and is very small... What it does is it shuts down unnecessary services and free's up memory.... Its mainly used before opening a game...

Ya gamebooster works well,and defrag frequently. You could also remove protocols u don't use and windows components u just never ever use?

What about disabling unneeded Windows services.