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Termintate crashed application faster

There are some applications which takes much memory and makes your system slow .It even takes much time to  terminate that applications.So to terminate such applications faster , just follow these steps:

>>Go to Start>Run>Type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following key : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
>>When you select Desktop , on  right window pane you can see a string named HungAppTimeout
>>Double click that string and set its value to 1000 (default value:5000 in ms)
>>Now windows can recognize crashed application within and allow you to kill it within a second

Now you can change windows default program files directory (which is usually C:\Program Files)  using registry editor by just following these steps:
>>Go to Start>Run , type regedit to open registry editor
>> Now navigate to the following path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
>>Select the CurrentVersion folder in the registry

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>>In the right window pane you will see a string named ProgramFilesDir
>>Double Click that string change its value data directory to your own directory
>>For eg: If by default the string value is C:\Program Files then you can change is to D:\Program Files
>>Now when you install any program(software) the program will paste its installation files and other data in D:\Program Files directory not in C:\Program Files directory

*This trick can be useful when your default(C:\) drive has less free space

Now you can automatically delete your temporary folder upon exit by just following these steps:

Group Policy Editor

Many applications at startup will make your pc slow.So you must remove some unwanted applications using registry or other method already discussed.You can make your PC start faster by doing this.
>>Go to Start>Run Type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following      keys:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN
>>On the right side ,  Delete keys which show unnecessary applications at startup

Startup programs in any PC makes system too startup slow.To reduce the startup time we must remove some unwanted startup programs.To remove any unwanted startup programs just follow these steps:

ClearType font produces improved font display resolution and readability in LCD monitors,also in laptops and other flat desktops.To use or enable cleartype font for your desktop, just follow these steps:

>>Go to Start>Run>Type regedit to open registry editor
>>Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/ControlPanel/Desktop
>>Right click on right window pane create a new string value and name it FontSmoothing and set its value to 2(only if string is unavailable).
>>Right click again and create a new DWORD value named FontSmoothingType and set its value to 2 by selecting decimal button.(only if DWORD is unavailable)
>>Exit registry and reboot your PC to see ClearType font for all users on the PC

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There is only one best way to make your internet speed faster.
*About 20% of your internet bandwidth is reserved by Microsoft.
*Uses of Reserved Bandwidth
  >Windows Automatic Updates rely on this reserved bandwidth.
  >Fast loading Microsoft Websites
  >Sending Error Reports
  >Online Help support in Microsoft Office

Just follow this steps to make use of that 20% internet bandwidth
>>Go to start>Run>Type gpedit.msc (Microsoft Policy Editor)
>>Navigate to:Local Computer Policy>Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>Network>QoS Packet Scheduler
>>On right pane Double click Limit Reservable Bandwidth option and in setting tab Select enable and make bandwidth limit % to 0

*This works better for high internet speeds