Welcome to Techpedia Daily 3, the third in the series of daily tips and tricks for your computer. Yesterday's issue was about speeding up Windows XP. Now how about Windows Vista and Windows 7?
Microsoft Windows is the most bought operating system. Microsoft Windows is the most popular operating system. Conclusion? Microsoft Windows Explorer is the most used file manager. This is the post for Windows Vista and Windows 7 users. For Windows XP users, check out Techipedia Daily 2.
The new redesigned Windows Explorer is fantastic with a nice streamlined design. But as usual, it can get a bit slow. Here are a few tips that you can try to make it run faster. However, some come at the cost of some nice eye candy.
1. Disable Thumbnail Previews


2. Turn off special effects
Windows Vista and Windows 7 feature a resigned interface enabling a load of nice special features. Many are enabled by default and some may slow down your computer depending on your hardware. If your computer is slowed down, here is how to remedy that.
In Windows Explorer, type in Control Panel\System and Maintenance\Performance Information and Tools into the address bar then click enter. Here you will find your Performance Information. In the left panel, click on "Adjust Visual Effects."

- 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 taskbox buttons
- Use a background image for each folder type
Following these tips will significantly speed up your general file browsing in Windows Explorer however will remove some eye candy. If you want to get back the visual effects, you can easily enable them at any time.
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