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Windows 7 uses customizable gadgets or widgets to make your PC experience even more impressive but it takes up quite a lot off the system's resources. If you do not use Windows gadgets and want to disable them to improve your PC's performance, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, Control Panel, Programs
2. Under Programs and Features, click on Turn Windows Features On or Off
3. In the list, uncheck Windows Gadget Platform

This will permanently disable the gadgets, but you have to restart your PC in order for the changes to affect.

Hope this helps!

TechWiz

Hibernation can be a pretty useful tool at times but can take up a lot of space. When Windows hibernates and is restarted, it reloads the content of memory and is restored to the state it was in when hibernation was used. Basically, it is a tool used mostly for people who don't like waiting a long time for their computer to boot, but it becomes unnecessary once you've read "How to Speed Up Windows Boot Time" from our site. Here's how to disable Windows Hibernation:

1. Click Start, Run and type CMD
2. In cmd, type this without the cotations: "powercfg -h off"
3. Exit CMD and restart your computer.

This saves a lot of energy and boosts your computer's performance.

Cheers!

TechWiz

For many years i have been following the same way to keep my computer clean and virus-free. I go through a simple schedule that I follow which is nothing that complicated. Here is the list that I go through every now and then to keep my computer running at full speed:

Scanning The Registry and Cleaning Out Unnecessary Files
*Recommend doing this 2-3 times daily
1. Download and Install Ccleaner by Piriform
2. Open the program and select Run Cleaner
3. Then go to the Registry Tab and hit Scan For Issues

Defragmenting
*Recommend doing this once every 2 weeks
Defragmentation reduces the amount of fragments in files and can increase your computer's performance significantly. Basically it physically places all of your files together so that they're easier to access. You can either use the defragment tool implemented in Windows or download a different one.

Windows Defragment
1. Click Start and then Computer
2. Right-Click your hard drive and select Properties
3. In Tools, select Defragment Now

Other Program...
I recommend Auslogics Disk Defrag as it is better and more efficient than the basic defragging tool. Easy and simple interface with lots of content makes this program a must download.

Scan for Viruses Regularly
*Recommend once every month or whenever you feel like it
Scanning for viruses is a very simple task but it isn't the case if you don't have the right anti-virus. From my experience with anti-viruses, whether it's AVG, Norton, BitDefender or Avast, the best and most lightweight one has to be ESET NOD 32 as it provides full protection while using only 1000K of memory. Although it's not free, it is highly recommended for everyone.

Best Free Anti-Virus?
There are many free anti-virus programs and can be sometimes confusing which one to pick. Avast Anti-Virus is probably the one I would check out as it uses low memory, provides a very simple interface and contains highly detailed virus scanning. It is almost invisible at times and has the ability to detect and remove thousands of viruses, malware and spyware on your computer.

Update Regularly
Like many people don't know, updating can significantly improve performance. To check for updates in Windows 7 and Vista, just follow these steps:

1. Click Start, Control Panel, System and Security
2. Under Windows Update, hit Check For Updates

Cheers!

TechWiz

I recently discovered this while playing a PC game that demanded high quality sound. Turns out that my sound format (in Hz) was higher than it was supposed to. After changing it to a lower format, it helped and didn't notice a difference in the sound quality, other than the fact that they're was no more buzzing. Here's how to fix it:

Win7 and Vista Only

1. Click Start, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound
2. Click Sound and in the Playback tab, Right-Click your audio device and hit Properties
3. In the Advanced tab, select a lower sound quality in the Default Format section (Recommend 24-bit 48000 Hz or 44100 Hz)

There you go!

TechWiz