Dramatically speed up Vista 

Feature

Microsoft Description

How to Disable

Windows Search

Windows Vista search indexing is constantly reviewing files on your system to make their contents available for quick searching.

Replace: Avafind is fast lightweight search indexer that can index your entire hard drive in minutes.

To disable:

Click Start and type services, find Windows Search, double click and stop the service and then change the start type to disabled.

Windows SuperFetch

A new memory management technology in Windows Vista, Windows SuperFetch, helps keep the computer consistently responsive to your programs by making better use of the computer’s RAM.
Windows SuperFetch prioritizes the programs you are currently using over background tasks and adapts to the way you work by tracking the programs you use most often and preloading these into memory.
With SuperFetch, background tasks still run when the computer is idle. However, when the background task is finished, SuperFetch repopulates system memory with the data you were working with before the background task ran. Now, when you return to your desk, your programs will continue to run as efficiently as they did before you left.

The marketing sounds great but it really taxes the system.

To disable:

Click Start and type services, find SuperFetch, double click and stop the service and then change the start type to disabled.

Automatic Windows Defender Operation

Windows Defender real-time protection against malware continues to run despite having Automatic operation disabled.

Replace with any 3^rd party tool that you find to be faster and superior.

To disable:

Click Start and type services, find Windows Defender, double click and stop the service and then change the start type to disabled.

Automatic Disk Defragmentation

The built in Disk Defragmentation is slow and set on a schedule, which can run at an inconvenient time.

Replace: Auslogic Disk Defrag (it’s really fast)

To disable:

Click Start and type defrag, it will find Disk Defragmenter, launch it and uncheck run on schedule.

Windows Hibernation

This feature saves the contents of RAM to your hard disk in compressed form so you can turn your laptop or desktop computer completely off. When you turn on the power, your documents and applications are open just as you left them so you can start work quickly.

Windows hibernation background service uses a large amount of hard drive space and resources. If you do not hibernate your desktop or laptop then you should definitely disable the feature.

To disable

1. Type cmd into the Start Search box but *don’t* press ENTER
2. Right-click on cmd in the Programs list and select Run As Administrator
3. Click Continue when the UAC prompt appears
4. Type powercfg -h off and press ENTER

System Restore

System Restore enables you to restore your computer to an earlier state without losing data. This is ideal if your computer is not operating well because of a configuration change, a problem with an application, or the introduction of viruses or other unwanted software.

By restoring to an earlier point-a point before your computer began displaying problems-you may be able to easily resolve the problems. (Applications that have been installed since the restore point will be removed.) You don’t have to worry about taking periodic system snapshots-System Restore automatically creates easily identifiable restore points. You can also manually create restore points at any time.

Replace: Acronis True Image or Ghost 14

To disable:Click Start and type services, find Volume Shadow Copy, double click and stop the service and then change the start type to disabled.

Remote Differential Compression

Remote Differential Compression measures the changes in files over a network to transfer them with minimal bandwidth rather than transferring an entire file. By constantly checking for file changes, this service can hinder system performance.

To disable:

Open Control Panel Switch to Classic View Select Program Features Choose Turn Windows features on and off Scroll down and uncheck Remote Differential Compression