Windows 7 - Tips

• Activate ACHI to enable Native Command Queuing

  Native Command Queuing (NCQ) can improve hard disk performance, as it optimizes the order to execute read and write commands.

• All Tasks can be accessed through a special Control Panel

  The All Tasks folder gives a quick overview of all the options available in the Control Panel.

• Configure the login and Welcome Screen in Win7

  Microsoft Windows 7 no longer have the classic logon screen, which has been replaced by the Welcome Screen.

• Defrag command line switches

  List of the available command line switches for defrag.

• Disable the MSDOS and Win16 subsystem

  For security measures then one should consider disabling the ability to launch the 16 bit subsystem.

• Encrypted backup to OneDrive or DropBox

  Create removable encrypted hard-disk-image, and use that for Windows Backup.

• Facebook chat password for external application

• Make screendump of the desktop using Print Screen

  How to use the keyboard key "Print Screen" to make a screen dump.

• Make sidebar and gadgets work with UAC disabled

  Windows 7 sidebar will by default not allow applications that requires administrator rights.

• Perform clean install using Windows 7 upgrade

  Install Windows 7 using only the upgrade DVD without needing to install it twice.

• Troubleshoot problems with entering sleep mode

  Diagnose what is preventing your computer from entering sleep mode, or wakes it prematurely.

• Use process affinity to lock application to a single core

  Applications optimized to run on single CPU systems, will perform worse on multi CPU systems.