September 26, 2006

Windows Vista Explorer Performance Tweaks

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Click Start, Run. Type “control folders”. Press OK.
Click the View tab. Modify the settings as shown below.Check:

  • Always show icons, never thumbnails
  • Display the contents of system folders
  • Show hidden files and folders

Uncheck:

  • Automatically search for network folders and printers
  • Hide extensions for known file types
  • Use Domain Folder Sharing Wizard

Click Start, right click on “Computer”, and click Properties.
Click on the Advanced tab. Under Performance, click Settings.
Uncheck these options:
Note: None of these options affect DWM functionality.

  • Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing
  • Fade or slide menus into view
  • Fade or slide tooltips into view
  • Fade out menu items after clicking
  • Show shadows under menus
  • Slide open combo boxes
  • Slide taskbar buttons
  • Use a background images for each folder type

Close the Performance Options & System Properties dialogs.

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