In this segment, we are going to discuss “Windows 10 optimization to reduce CPU and Disk usage in 2020“
The first step you need to follow for any operating system is to set on the latest updates.
Once the operating system is up to date then we can go ahead and disable windows 10 updates. As we all know that we can’t able to disable windows 10 updates from the operating system itself.
UPDATES
The windows updates are the most important culprit that keeps on running in the background. First, we need to update the system to the latest updates and then we need to disable all the updates.
So, we will go ahead and use a third-party tool to disable updates i.e free and easy to use software that can easily disable windows 10 updates.
Download Link: Windows Update Blocker
MSCONFIG
What is Msconfig?
How to open Msconfig?Step 1:
Step-2:
How does BOOT option work?By enabling the maximum number of processor we can ensure that our system resource is utilized properly and we can also see a significant change in system speed. After that press OK and then Apply the settings and press OK again. Immediately the system will ask you to reboot the computer. please follow the computer instructions and reboot the machine. |
 Click to Zoom So, to speed up the system after opening Msconfig we need to navigate on to Boot after that we need to select Advanced options. Now it will bring “BOOT Advanced Options“, here we need to put a check on the number of processors, and then we need to select the maximum number of processors from the drop-down list. |
INDEXING
What is Indexing?
Because of indexing, the disk is always running on 100%. So, to reduce the disk usage we need to disable indexing on our drives. As most of the OEM systems have only one drive. We can disable that on the system drive but you can also do it on all other drives in your PC. |
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We need to follow these steps to disable indexing.
- Open This PC right-click on your C: Drive then click on properties. After that, we need to uncheck:
“Allow files on this drive to have contents indexed in addition to file properties“.
- Once the option is unchecked we need to click on apply and then leave the second option checked i.e.
“Apply changes to drive C:\, subfolders and files“.
PRIVACY SETTINGS
What are Privacy Settings in windows?
These settings are very much important for Microsoft to track our daily activities on the windows operating system. Because of these settings windows can push ads according to our browsing history and local searches. |
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BACKGROUND APPS
What are the Backgroud apps?
So, to resolve the high CPU and RAM usage issue we need to disable all the background apps. Because we don’t need them to run in the background and consume our resources. If you want to enable any app that you want to run in the background you can do it separately. |
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DEBLOATING WINDOWS – by Chris Titus Tech
This script is really good to remove all the bloatware from windows 10. You can also visit the official page from the below-given link.
- The official GitHub page for windows debloat: https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://git.io/JJ8R4'))
- To run this script we need to right-click on the windows icon and click on Windows PowerShell(Admin) and paste the above command in PowerShell then Enter.
What this script does
- Installs Chocolatey, Notepad++, Irfanview, VLC, Java, and asks if you want Adobe Reader or Brave.
- Removes all Windows Store Apps EXCEPT office, Xbox, and WSL.
- Removed Telemetry
- Disables Cortana
- Deletes various scheduled tasks that re-bloat the system
- Removes Other Bloatware (Candy Crush, etc.)
- Fixes problems that other scripts cause (lock screen and personalization options restricted)
Restore Scripts
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://git.io/JTbKD'))
In conclusion
All the above steps will significantly improve your system performance but you need to run all these steps again after 6 months. Because whenever Microsoft pushes a major update to windows all these changes will revert to default settings.
