Right-click on any device you want and click “Disable.” This tells Windows to ignore the drivers for that device. Windows has to load drivers for each one of these devices.Ĥ: Expand any of the device categories and explore which devices you don’t use. To do this, you must enter the device manager within Windows 7:ġ: Click the Start menu and then “Control Panel”.Ģ: Once inside the control panel, click “Hardware and Sound.”ģ: Under “Devices and Printers,” click “Device Manager.” This opens a window that shows you all the devices attached to your computer. Obviously, disabling some of the drivers that Windows loads will help speed up the loading time a bit. When you see the loading screen in Windows that says “Starting Windows”, the operating system loads all of your device drivers and essential services. This makes the computer boot faster only if you plan to leave it unattended after you turn it on. The consequences might make the operating system lose some functionality, but you can usually recover from this by enabling services again using the same method in this step.ģ: If you use two or more operating systems on your computer and manage the boot sequence through your current Windows installation, go to the “Boot” tab and type a lower number under “Timeout.” The default timeout for Windows is 30 seconds. You must be absolutely sure that you don’t need the services and programs that you disable, or else you end up disabling something your computer needs to function properly. If you recognize a program that you don’t think you need to start up when Windows boots, clear the checkbox next to it.Īdditionally, you can click the “Services” tab to disable services you know you don’t need. This takes you to the MSConfig screen I’ve been rambling about. If you can’t find the “Win” key, or your keyboard doesn’t have one, type “run” in the search bar at the bottom of the Start menu and press “Enter”.Ģ: Type “ msconfig” in the dialog and press “Enter” on your keyboard. This brings up a dialog that looks like this: The “Win” key is next to each “Alt” key, away from the space bar. If you don’t know how to get to it, use the following process:ġ. This tool is absolutely essential in managing many aspects of your computer’s behavior during its boot time. If you haven’t heard of MSConfig, get familiar with it.
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