# How to Speed up a PC (02.24.2025)
Below are the recommended steps in order to maximize PC performance in February 2025 for most users.
## A) Speed up your PC Steps
Do the following steps in this order;
1. **Desktop Icons**
2. **Windows Account & User Management**
3. **Windows Updates**
4. **Startup Programs**
5. **Disk Management**
6. **Device Manager**
7. **Windows Power & Sleep Settings**
8. **Drivers**
9. **Advanced System Settings**
10. **Monitor Settings**
11. **CPU/GPU Management Software**
12. **Bios**
13. **Windows Settings**
14. **Windows Security**
15. **Optimize Hardware Accel in Software**
16. **Delete Temporary Files**
17. **CCleaner**
1. Scan
2. Registry
3. Startup
4. Drivers
18. **Empty Recycle Bin**
## B) Nice to Have Settings
1. Fonts
2. New File Storage
3. Mouse
1. 6/11 for sensitivty
2. Enhance Pointer checked off
4. Sound Settings
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## A) Task List
### Desktop Icons
1. Remove Icons
### Windows Account & User Management
1. Settings > Remove other users
2. Settings > Accounts > Your Info
1. Verify
1. Verify account is logged in
2. Verify if registered
2. Confirm 365 Membership
3. Register Device to Account
4. Settings -> Activation
1. Confirm product is activated
### Windows Updates
1. Settings < Windows Update
2. Advanced Options
1. Disable all
2. Activate Hours from 7am to 1am
3. Optional
1. Select all and install
4. Windows Inside Program
1. Opt out
5. Install All Updates
6. Restart
7. Check again for Updates
8. Install and Restart until done
### Startup Programs & Apps
1. Windows > Apps
1. Startup
1. Disable not needed
2. Uninstall Not needed
2. All
3. Advanced
4. Default
1. Nothing here
5. Offline
6. Apps for Websites
7. Video Playback
2. Task Manager
1. Startup Apps
1. Identify Programs still running
2. Disable or Delete programs
2. Users
3. Details
1. Remove apps going on
### Disk Management
1. Search -> Disk management
1. Rename Drives
2. Error Checking (HDD Only)
3. Disk Cleanup -> Optimize (All)
4. Security Permissions -> Give all to User
5. Drive Permissions
### Device Manager
1. Check for error messages
2. Disable High precision event tuner
### Windows Power & Sleep Settings
1. Search -> Edit Power Plan
2. Power Options
1. Ultimate or High
2. Proceswsor Management
3. Choose what the power buttons do
1. Turn on Fast Start U
4. System > Power
1. Make sure settings transferred over
### Advanced System Settings
1. Search -> Advanced System Setings
2. Advanced -> Display
1. Performance
3. Remote
1. Turn on
### Monitor Settings
1. System > Display
1. Resolution
1. Make sure reccomended
2. Scaling
1. Make sure reccomended
2. Advanced Display
1. Refresh Rate
3. Graphics
1. Scheduling on
2. Variable off
2. In-Monitor Settings
1. Lowest Input
2. MPRT Off
3. Freesync/G-sync off
### Drivers
1. Motherboard
2. Audio
3. Graphics Card
4. Hardware & Peripherals
### CPU/GPU Management Software
1. Nvidia Hub
1. NVIDIA Control Panel settings:
2. Right-click on desktop and select NVIDIA Control Pane
3. Navigate to Manage 3D Settings
4. Optimize these key settings:
1. Maximum Pre-rendered Frames: 1
2. Power Management: Prefer Maximum Performance
3. Texture Filtering Quality: Performance
4. Threaded Optimization: On
5. Vertical Sync: Off (unless you experience screen tearing)
6. Shader Cache Size: Unlimited
7. Low Latency Mode: Ultra
2. MSI Afterburner
1. --
### Bios
1. Boot
2. XMP
3. RAM
4. CPU
5. Fans
### Windows Settings
#### Home
#### System
#### Bluetooth & Devices
1. Background Apps
1. Windows > Privacy > Disable all Apps in the long list
#### Network & Internet
#### Personalization
#### Apps
#### Accounts
#### Time & Language
#### Gaming
#### Accessibility
#### Privacy & Security
#### Windows Update
### Windows Security
### Delete Temporary Files
1. Windows Search -> Temporary Files
2. Recycle Bin
3. User/AppData/Local/Temp
4. Run -> Temp
### CCleaner
1. Scan
1. Registry
2. Startup
3. Drivers
### Empty Recycle Bin
1. Empty Recycle Bin
2.