Windows 7 / Getting Started

Modifying the Operating System Boot

You can use several different tricks to shave a few more seconds off the boot time. For example, you can reduce Timeout values and slim down the system to get rid of all the extra features and services that you do not use or need. Check out the following ways to do so.

Learn more:

  • Windows Boot Manager

  • Setting the Default OS

  • Disabling the System Boot Screen

  • Disabling Unneeded Hardware Devices

  • Removing Extra Fonts for Speed

  • Disabling Unneeded Services

  • Disabling Services with the Services Utility

  • Optimizing the Location of the Boot Files

  • Using Other Third-Party Boot Defrag Programs

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In this tutorial:

  1. Speeding Up the System Boot
  2. Working with the BIOS
  3. Changing the Boot Order of Your Drives
  4. Using Quick Boot Feature of the BIOS
  5. Modifying the Operating System Boot
  6. Windows Boot Manager
  7. Setting the Default OS
  8. Disabling the System Boot Screen
  9. Disabling Unneeded Hardware Devices
  10. Removing Extra Fonts for Speed
  11. Disabling Unneeded Services
  12. Disabling Services with the Services Utility
  13. Optimizing the Location of the Boot Files
  14. Using Other Third-Party Boot Defrag Programs