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Click OK to save and apply the changes. Disable transparency effects Those visual effects in Windows 11 really make the new OS look modern and elegant. You can follow the steps below to turn off transparency effects and animation effects: On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and search for visual effects. Select Visual Effects from the list of search results. Turn off the toggles next to Transparency effects and Animation effects.

Adjust Windows 11 for best performance Windows OS allows you to select the settings you want to use for the appearance and performance of Windows on your computer, and just like Windows 10, you can easily adjust Windows 11 for best performance. Under the Visual Effects tab, select Adjust for best performance. If your PC still runs slowly, continue to the next tip. Disable startup apps If there are too many programs loading at startup, it would affect the boot speed of Windows 11 and may even slows the system.

Navigate to the Startup tab and rank these startup programs by startup impact. Select the programs you want to disable from loading at startup and click the Disable button at the bottom.

Close background apps Background apps may also slow down your computer, especially when the RAM of your PC is insufficient. You can follow the steps below to close background apps: On your keyboard, press Ctrl , Shift and Esc at the same time to open Task Manager. Select the background apps you want to close, then click End task to close it.

Right-click on the vertical three dots next to the app and select Advanced options. In the Background apps permissions section, click the drop-down menu under Let this app run in background and select Never. Clean temporary files The temporary files temp files are files created to store information temporarily.

Press Ctrl and A on your keyboard to select all the files in the Temp folder, then press Del to delete all of them. Check the box in front of the file type to select the file types you want to remove, then click the Remove files button to delete the files you selected. Run Storage Sense As a built-in feature in Windows 11, Storage Sense is designed to keep Windows 11 running smoothly by keeping your storage optimized.

The Storage Sense feature is enabled by default, and you can follow the steps below to check if this feature is turned on: On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and I at the same time to open Windows Settings. In the Storage management section, make sure the toggle next to Storage Sense is turned on. Then click on Storage Sense to view its settings. In Cleanup of temporary files section, ensure you check the box next to Keep Windows running smoothly by automatically cleaning up temporary system and app files.

Make sure the toggle under Automatic User content cleanup is turned on. In the Configure cleanup schedules section, you can configure when to run Storage Sense and when to delete files in your recycle bin and your Downloads folder.

In the Locally available cloud content, you can configure when to remove unused cloud-backed content from your device. See if your computer becomes faster after running Storage Sense. Defrag your hard disk The storage space will get fregmented as you use your hard disk drive.

You can follow the steps below to defrag your hard disk: On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and type defrag. Select Defragment and Optimize Drives. This will improve the performance for your Windows 7 computer. Check if your Windows 7 computer becomes faster. A missing or outdated driver can cause your devices in Windows 7 working improperly, so you should keep the drivers in your computer up to date.

By doing so, it will keep your devices and computer in good condition and bring the best possible experience. There are two ways to update drivers: manually and automatically.

Manually update drivers : you can go to the websites of the device manufacturers, find the latest drivers for your device, and install in your computer.

Ensure to download the correct driver that is compatible with the operating system. This requires time and computer skills. Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it. But with the Pro version, it takes just 2 clicks and you will get full support and a day money back guarantee. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers. Then install the driver in your computer.

When installing Windows 7, there are pre-installed programs, whether you like it or not, and you may never use those programs in your computer. In that case, you can uninstall these programs to speed up Windows 7. If too many applications and programs start running when booting Windows 7, your computer will slow down without doubt. So try disabling the unwanted programs to run from startup. In addition, programs like antivirus program should be allowed to run with startup for security concerns.

If the Windows 7 system is infected by malware or virus, your computer will become slower, and even corrupted. And also shutdown is slower than it is supposed to be as well as boot-up. This issue may occur due to conflict between third party applications, damaged system files or due to virus. Let's try few steps to resolve this issue. Method 1: I would suggest you to boot the computer to Safe Mode and check if the issue occurs or not. If the issue does not occur, I would suggest you to set the computer in clean boot and check if it helps.

Step To start the computer in Safe Mode follows the steps in the link. And check if it helps. Setting the system in a clean boot state will help to identify if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. Method 3: If the issue persists, I would suggest you to try the steps in the article and check if it helps. You can also use Disk Cleanup to clean up all the files on your computer. Refer to the link for additional information. Hope this information helps.

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