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Visual effects provide a graphical display of Windows but take up valuable space in the memory. Particularly
with a low performance graphics card you can increase the computer's performance by turning off visual
effects.
Tip: This is a popular way of increasing the performance of netbooks on a sustained basis.
Turn off visual special effects: This setting turns off transparency effects and shadows of windows, the
preview window in the taskbar and three-dimensional navigation between windows when Turbo Mode is
on.
Switch to classic window design: This setting uses the classic Windows design for the appearance of
windows, menus and buttons when Turbo Mode is on, and transparency effects and thumbnails of
windows in the taskbar are disabled.
Switch to classic window design: This setting uses the classic Windows design for the appearance of
windows, menus and buttons when Turbo Mode is on, and the colorful Windows XP interface is
disabled.
Step 4: Configure computer resources for optimum performance
Your computer's resources are in demand. A clever sharing solution for the resources will help increase your
computer's performance enormously.
Tip: Since this does not limit any functions, this setting is also highly recommended for the long term.
Ensure optimum performance regardless of energy use: This setting uses the "high performance"
Windows energy-saving plan when Turbo Mode is on. This ensures maximum performance regardless of
the amount of energy used.
Step 5: Disable background functions
The operating system performs many more tasks than most users are aware of. Many programs and services
run permanently in the background, although they are not strictly necessary and use valuable resources. If you
never use some of these functions you can disable them and permanently increase your computer's
performance.
Disable media library share in local network: This setting ensures that other network devices cannot
access your images, videos or music in the media library when Turbo Mode is on. However, Turbo Mode
does not affect the share of folders in the network.
Turn off quick search using index creation: This setting ensures that Windows does not create an index
of your files and e-mails when Turbo Mode is on. Please note that turning off this function significantly
slows down the search.
Turn off error reporting: This setting ensures that no data will be gathered regarding errors and there will
be no communication with Microsoft about crashed programs or other errors when Turbo Mode is on.
Turn off support for virtual machines: (This option is only available if your computer has software for
virtual machines installed on it.) This setting turns off background functions for the use of virtual
machines when Turbo Mode is on.
Step 6: Additional performance boost