{"id":332,"date":"2009-10-16T07:04:47","date_gmt":"2009-10-16T07:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fir3netwp.gmsrrpobkbd.com\/2009\/10\/16\/windows-hacks\/"},"modified":"2023-01-15T22:38:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T22:38:16","slug":"windows-hacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Microsoft\/general\/windows-hacks.html","title":{"rendered":"Windows Performance Tweaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please make sure you backup your registry prior to making any changes to your registry. To create a system restore point go to &#8220;Run&#8221; and type &#8216;%SystemRoot%\\system32\\restore\\rstrui.exe&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Below are 2 performance tweaks you can make on your windows system. In addition to the registry key below I have also include the command syntax so that you can make the registry change without having to go all through the registry yourself using regedit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663134fb25f44\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-663134fb25f44\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Microsoft\/general\/windows-hacks.html\/#Place_Windows_Kernel_into_RAM\" title=\"Place Windows Kernel into RAM\">Place Windows Kernel into RAM<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Microsoft\/general\/windows-hacks.html\/#The_Registry_Key\" title=\"The Registry Key\">The Registry Key<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Microsoft\/general\/windows-hacks.html\/#Enable_Quicker_Startups_with_a_Boot_Defragment\" title=\"Enable Quicker Startups with a Boot Defragment\">Enable Quicker Startups with a Boot Defragment<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Microsoft\/general\/windows-hacks.html\/#The_Registry_Key-2\" title=\"The Registry Key\">The Registry Key<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Microsoft\/general\/windows-hacks.html\/#Related_Articles\" title=\"Related Articles\">Related Articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Place_Windows_Kernel_into_RAM\"><\/span><strong>Place Windows Kernel into RAM<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Note !<\/em> Only perform this if your system has 256MB or more of RAM.<br \/>\nThis will allow your Windows Kernel to be run from RAM giving performance benefits due to eliminating the need to Read\/Write from your Hard drive.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Registry_Key\"><\/span><strong>The Registry Key<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager\\Memory Management\\ &#8211; set DisablePagingExecutive to 1. Then Reboot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">C:\\Documents and Settings\\felix&gt; reg add &#8220;HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Session Manager\\Memory Management&#8221; \/v DisablePagingExecutive \/t REG_DWORD \/d 1<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enable_Quicker_Startups_with_a_Boot_Defragment\"><\/span><strong>Enable Quicker Startups with a Boot Defragment<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Boot Defragment ensures that all your boot up files are placed in order. With them being next to one another they are closer together and in turn your system will boot faster.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Registry_Key-2\"><\/span><strong>The Registry Key<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Dfrg\\BootOptimizeFunction &#8211; Edit the Enable string value to Y.\u00a0 Then reboot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"codemulti\">C:\\Documents and Settings\\felix&gt; reg add &#8220;HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Dfrg\\BootOptimizeFunction&#8221; \/v Enable \/t REG_SZ \/d Y<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span><strong>Related Articles<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fir3net.com\/Microsoft\/General\/speedup-shutdown-time.html\">How do I speed up my System Shutdown time ?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please make sure you backup your registry prior to making any changes to your registry. 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