When a program crashes in Windows, by default a message box appears asking if you would like to report the problem to Microsoft. 99.9% of PC users never do and never will which therefore makes this feature unnecessary and time consuming. ‘Problem Reporting’ can be disabled in a few simple steps:
When looking to wipe your hard drive clean, WinDirStat is the program to use. It is a small, free program that analyzes your hard drive and gives you a clear representation of what files are taking up the most room and where they are. This is especially useful when you just can’t find where all your memory space has gone on your slow computer and can also save you some…
Most Vista users tend not to notice the sidebar that lurks on their desktop 24/7, but this is a huge mistake. For the sake of a few ‘Gadgets’, the Sidebar uses way too much system memory. Just like User Account Control, the Sidebar is yet another pointless and power hogging application thrown into Vista.
All you Vista users out there, you’ll know this annoying little pop up all too well:
User Account Control scans through every single file of a program you want to run, imagine how long this takes for an 11GB game like Modern Warfare 2. Disabling User Account Control will save you tonnes of time…
Since Windows XP, Microsoft have allowed us to defragment our Windows Startup files. Defragmenting your Startup files basically puts all the files needed to boot your PC up, next to each other. This means your system doesn’t have to search around looking for the files needed to run Windows.
Take not that another fast method of achieving faster windows startup times is to wipe your hard drive clean
Defragmenting your hard drive is basically ‘unclogging the pipes’ of your PC. It is a simple task which only requires a few clicks and then just let it run! You may also be interested in our guide on how to wipe hard drive clean to help make space on your drive
Technically, Defragmenting your PC will make it quicker and easier for your hard drive to find certain…
Stopping unnecessary background programs from running as your PC starts up can speed the process up massively. Removing background programs is also a very good way of removing lag from Modern Warfare 2, along with all other games and software. Here are a few quick steps to quickly change startup programs:
