Win7 skills make the Win7 system more efficient

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There are a lot of tricks, if used well, can make the win7
system get no small optimization. Now let's take a look at some win7 tips to keep our system healthy.

1. Accelerate Disk Defragmentation

The Disk Defragmenter in Windows 7 offers more controllable options than Vista, and its command-line version also provides some interesting new features. The following is a description of the parameters:

/r Parallel processing of multiple drives

/h Let the Disk Defragmenter use more system resources to speed up the run

/u Regular progress report, you can see the detailed process of defragmentation

Command usage example:

defrag /c /h /u /r

Role: in a command line Quickly organize multiple drives in the window.

More parameters and usage can be obtained with defrag /?

2, let IE load faster

Some IE plugins use more time to start, no doubt this will slow down the performance of the entire browser. In IE8 in win7, users can know which browser plugins (extensions) are running the slowest. Of course, we recommend that you upgrade to IE9 now, and IE9 has a more unique upgrade in terms of user experience and security.

Usage: Click on Tools > Manage Add-ons. The loading time list on the right shows the operation of the plugin.

3, repair the taskbar

Win7 enhances security, so in the case of UAC off, the gadgets for the desktop sidebar will not be enabled. If you disable UAC and plan to use gadgets normally, follow the instructions below.

Run the registration editor and find the following location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionSidebarSettings

Create a new DWORD value with the key name AllowElevatedProcess and set the value to 1, so that the gadgets will work again. Started up.

4, Alt+Tab Enhanced Usage
▲Alt+Tab

Suppose you have opened five resource managers and run many other programs. Finding what is needed in multiple programs, switching windows with traditional Alt+Tab is indeed time consuming.

What should I do? Hold down the Ctrl key and click on the Explorer icon. Win7 will only switch between these resource manager windows, which makes the window positioning faster. This tip is for any application that supports multiple instances at the same time.
▲Win7 Window Conversion

5, Disable Smart Window Arrangement

Another new feature of Win7 is to intelligently arrange windows. When you drag a window to the top of the screen, it will Automatically maximized. This feature is love and hate, we like win7, but do not want to use some of its features, what should I do? Or resort to the registry, run REGEDIT, jump to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelDesktop

Set the WindowArrangementActive key to 0 and restart.

6, better system recovery

In Vista, there are few setting options for system restore. This has finally been improved in win7, there are several practical options to choose from.
▲Set Win System Restore

Click the Start button, right click on "Computer"; Properties - System Protection - Configuration, here, you can set the maximum size of the system restore according to your needs. The larger the size, the more restore points, the smaller the size, the more disk space can be freed. In addition to this, you can also set the default protection range for System Restore.

7, magnifying glass
▲ Win7 magnifying glass

The magnifying glass in win7 has been improved, it is more convenient to use. You can define a scale and coordinates to let the magnifying glass track the keyboard focus. Press the Tab key to move the dialog and zoom automatically.

8. Run the program in different identities

Hold down the Shift key and right click on any program shortcut to display an option to run the program as a different user, such as using a child at home. When you limit your account, you can temporarily use higher privileges.

In fact, this is not a new feature, and it can be done in Windows XP, but in Vista, Microsoft
put it "get” no. Very good, Microsoft
has changed its mind!

Translator's Note: To use this feature in Windows XP, you need to enable the Secondary Logon service.

9, set the time zone with the command line

Win7 has added a command to set the time zone: tzutil.exe. This means that the time zone can be set for the PC via a script, and IT administrators will definitely like it.

For example, to set a PC to Greenwich Mean Time, use the following command:

tzutil /s “gmt standard time”

Several parameters are optional, such as tzutil /g, which displays the current time zone, and tzutil /l lists all time zones.

10, adjust the computer volume

In the default state of win7, when a voice call (PC-based) is played or hit, it will automatically reduce the volume of the PC speaker. If you don't want to use this feature, you can turn it off at any time. Right click on the speaker icon on the taskbar and select Sounds "Communications" to set it according to your needs.