7 Ways to Speed Up Windows 7

  For those speed junkies who are never satisfied, we have provided a few tips that will help you make your PC even faster.

Basic steps that are
Step 1. Disable Automatic Disk Defragmentation
The Automatic Disk Defragmentation feature in Windows is 
designed to maintain the health of the operating system. 
However, it also makes Windows run a little slower. You can 
put an end to this by disabling the feature and manually running 
at your leisure. To do so, click “Start” and select “Computer.” 
Next, right click on your primary hard drive and select 
"Properties.” Lastly, select the “Tools” tab, click “Defragment
Now” and uncheck the “Run on a schedule” option.

Step 2. Utilize ReadyBoost
ReadyBoost is a built-in Windows 7 feature that allows you to use
a USB flash drive to enhance system performance. How is this 
possible? The drive itself acts as additional computer memory!
In order to make use of this feature, you will need a USB drive
 with at least 2 GB of space. From there, you simply connect the 
drive to your computer, click “Start” and select “Computer.” 
Next, click on the USB drive and select “ReadyBoost.” Lastly, 
select “Use this device” and choose as much capacity as possible
 below on the “Space to reserve for system speed” slide.

Step 3. Disable Windows Transparency
The transparency of windows is a great perk from a presentation 
aspect, but this may not be the case for those with older hardware
as it can drastically impact performance. The good thing is that
transparency can be disabled with ease. Simply right-click on your desktop, select “Personalize,” choose the active theme and then navigate to “Windows Color.” Finally, uncheck the “Enable Transparency” option.

Step 4. Disable Unwanted Features
There may be numerous Windows 7 features that you really don’t need. These same features could also slow down your computer. 
To disable them, click on “Start,” choose “Control Panel” and 
then select “Programs and features.” Next, select the
“Turn Windows features on or off” option, navigate through the
list and uncheck all the features you want to disable. 
Once you are done, simply click “OK” to remove those features.

Step 5. Disable Startup Services
Startup services are notorious for slowing down performance in 
XP and Vista. The same holds true for Windows 7. You can disableunwanted services by hitting “Start,” typing “msconfig” in thesearch bar and clicking “Enter.” Click the “Services Tab” on thenext window and deselect the services you do not want to 
automatically run at startup. While this all depends on preference, services that impact performance the most include “Offline Files,” “Tablet PC Input Services,” Terminal Services,” “Fax” and “Windows Search.”

Step 6. Disable Minimizing/Maximizing Animations
Many users have already fallen in love with the minimizing and 
maximizing animation effects of windows. However, some may find it irritating after a while as it can eventually lead to slowdownsIf you want to disable this function, hit “Start,” enter 
“System Properties Performance” in the search bar and click “OK.”On the next screen, deselect the “Animate window when minimizing and maximizing” option and click “OK.”

Last but not the least....

Step 7. Update Your Windows 7 Drivers
Lastly, ensure that you have the latest device drivers made 
specifically for Windows 7. Since your PC can have hundreds of 
drivers installed in it at any given time, this task can be 
tedious. Luckily there are 3rd party utilities out thee such as
 DriverFinder™, which can greatly speed up this process.