How to Accelerate Your Windows 10 Performance After Anniversary Update September 16, 2016October 25, 2018 Raza Ali Kazmi Sorcim Articles, Windows Microsoft continues to supply Windows 10 users with a regular stream of updates that help apply fixes as well as signal the rolling out of additional features. Sounds all good. However, users who have installed the Windows 10 Anniversary Update have been complaining of a host of problems since the day it got released. Some of the most common complaints included driver compatibility issues, the computer performing at painfully slow levels etc. Even though we have compiled a list of solutions to help our esteemed readers deal with these issues, please bear in mind that there are ‘other’ factors at hand that cause these problems. Such factors include, but aren’t limited to outdated drivers, insufficient storage drive space on the drive where Windows is installed, software programs conflicting with each other etc. Sweep the Junk, Boost Your Windows 10 Computer ST Cleaner is digitally signed and a safe download Watch Out for Virus Attacks Just like the brains behind Windows are always burning midnight oil to make it more safe, secure and mighty to ward off virus attacks, the hackers and virus programmers are also coming up with their own ideas to sabotage all the good work. So even though Windows 10 is a lot more secure as compared to its predecessors, it still remains susceptible to virus attacks. In order to guard against such problems, we recommend you either make use of the inbuilt Windows Defender or download a third-party antivirus software of your choice. Also, consider visiting https://www.av-comparatives.org for a host of info that compares popular antivirus programs on wide-ranging criteria. Search for the Most Resource Hogging Startup App There are few apps that are designed/ set to load automatically on system startup. They may provide you with some heavy benefits but if either few of them are too heavy on system resources or these moderately system intensive apps grow too huge in numbers, this signals a serious slowdown in the system’s performance at startup. You can get a list of all such apps/ processes in the Task Manager window, under the Startup tab. Task Manager Click the Startup impact column to sort all the apps/ processes by the burden they put on the system resources. Now you have to decide which of the system intensive apps should continue to start automatically during system bootup, and which ones should be prohibited from doing so. There are many driver related software like AMD and Nvidia that aren’t necessary to load at system bootup and can be safely terminated. If you disable them, there will be no impact whatsoever on the hardware performance. Turn on Fast Startup Fast Startup can be termed another form of Cold Shutdown and Hibernation, which allows the PC to use a “fresh” login with the Windows Kernel loaded up already. This significantly decreases the startup time by avoiding to load the Windows 10 Kernel while booting up the PC. To enable Fast Startup: Go to Control Panel and then open Power Options. Click Choose what the power buttons do on the left pane of the window. Now click on Change settings that are currently unavailable to edit the settings at the bottom of the page. Go to Shutdown settings and enable Turn on fast startup. If you can’t enable Fast Startup or if it’s greyed out, you may need to activate the Hibernate option on your computer. You can enable it either through Control Panel or by simply entering the following commands in Command Prompt. Open the start menu. Right-click on Command Prompt to open the context menu and then select Run as administrator. Select Run as administrator Simply enter the following command (from the screenshot given below) and press Enter to execute it. Command Prompt user interface Now you can go back to the Power Options in Control Panel and easily enable the Fast Startup feature. Disable Unwanted Programs/Services We’ve already talked about the Services that slow down the computer during bootup. Here is another method to deal with them. Head over to the Services option to find out which ones are taking ages to load. On the Desktop press the Windows Key + R to bring up the Run menu. Now type in services.msc and press Enter. You will be seeing a list of all the services on your screen. Double-click any Service and select Automatic (Delayed Start) from the drop-down menu. Click Apply | OK. Quite a sizable number of Windows 10 users are also complaining about the Windows Search service going slow once they’ve installed the same Anniversary Update. If you’re also one of them, disable it from the Services window. Since Windows Search is a background process which continues to run all the time, choosing Automatic (Delayed Start), Automatic or Manual won’t help. So you must select Disabled in order to get rid of it. Another idea which must be given due importance is spending some bucks on a new SSD for your PC. Get a high powered one and you’ll notice a significant improvement in your computer’s startup as well as overall performance. If you still think that despite trying out all the tips provided above, Windows is slow during bootup, consider seeking help on Windows Forum or join Windows Insider Program.