Just installed Windows 7 Ultimate with an SSD boot drive (corsair p128), and came across a list of items that I found useful here (Credit to Cov of sevenforums)
This list includes performance tweaks both ssd and non-ssd related.
• How to modify UAC
Start › user accounts › change user account control settings › adjust slider
• How to disable Page File
Start › system › Advanced system settings › Performance › Settings › Advance › Virtual memory › Change › No paging file › Set › OK
• How to disable Hibernation
Start › cmd › type: powercfg -h off› enter
• How to disable System Restore
Start › System › System protection › Configure
• How to turn off Search Indexing
a) Start › services › windows search › disable
b) Start › computer › right click c drive › properties › untick: Allow files on this drive to have contents indexed in addition to file properties
c) Start › Indexing options › modify › show all locations › double click users in summary of selected locations › uncheck users directory › double click start menu in the summary of selected locations › uncheck start menu directory › ok
• How to turn off Remote Differential Compression
Start › Control panel › programs › turn windows features on or off › uncheck Remote Differential Compression › ok
This makes file transfers (copy, move) faster by turning off “Remote Differential Compression” (RDC). Copying a 1.91 GB folder from the main HDD to a folder on an external USB drive resulting in ...
With RDC turned on: 3:23 - three minutes and 23 seconds (with a stopwatch).
With RDC turned off: 2:25 – two minutes and 25 seconds.
• How to turn off unneeded Windows features
Start › programs & features › turn Windows features on or off ›
uncheck
· How to remove the recycle bin
Right click desktop › Personalize › change desktop icons › untick recycle bin
· How to disable defragmentation & Superfetch
Start › Computer Management or Services › Disk Defragmentation › disable / Superfetch › disable
· How to change title text of Internet Explorer
Start › regedit › HKEY_CURRENT_USER › Software › Microsoft › Internet Explorer › Main
Look for “Window Title” Registry Key at the right pane. If it’s not there, create a String Value type of registry key and name it as “Window Title”.
Double click the “Window Title” registry key and enter the customized text that will appear in the IE window title.
· How to change border padding for windows
Right click the desktop › Personalize › Windows Color › Advanced Appearance Settings › select Border Padding › change size 4 (default) to a lower value.
• Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth, here's how to get it back
Start › Run › gpedit.msc (Local Group Policy Editor) › Local Computer Policy › Computer Configuration › Administrative Templates › Network › QOS Packet Scheduler › Limit Reservable Bandwidth › ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO › OK
• Disable unneeded start-up programs from loading
Start › msconfig or system configuration › services tab
• How to access the Disk Management Console Tool
Start › diskmgmt.msc
· How to display system information
Start › system information
• Turn off automatic update
Start › Windows update › change settings › never check for updates
· How to clean the HDD / SSD
Start › cleanmgr (or use CCleaner)
· How to access Resource Monitor
Start › Resource Monitor
Additional SSD tweaks:
• Temporary Internet Folder
Under Internet Explorer go to the “Tools”, then to which will bring up Internet Options, then go to Browser History and hit “Settings”, Go to Current Location and hit “Move Folder” then proceed to move the folder to your alternate location, IE secondary Drive or a None SSD or OS drive.
• Move the “Temp and Tmp” files:
Go to \My Computer\\Properties\\Advanced\\Environment Variables\, then highlight the "temp or tmp" depending on which one you’re working on, pick the variable, click edit, and Change the path to another hard drive if they are located on the Solid State with the “Variable Value Field”.
• PIO Mode:
Make sure the SSD is not running in PIO mode. To verify that go into the Device Manager, open IDE ATA / ATAPI controllers and double-click all Primary and Secondary IDE Channels. Verify that there are no signs of PIO Mode under the Current Transfer Mode entry in Advanced Settings. It should list Ultra DMA Mode 5 by default on there.
I just checked and it even says Ultra DMA Mode 6
This list includes performance tweaks both ssd and non-ssd related.
Windows 7 - Supercharged
• How to modify UAC
Start › user accounts › change user account control settings › adjust slider
• How to disable Page File
Start › system › Advanced system settings › Performance › Settings › Advance › Virtual memory › Change › No paging file › Set › OK
• How to disable Hibernation
Start › cmd › type: powercfg -h off› enter
• How to disable System Restore
Start › System › System protection › Configure
• How to turn off Search Indexing
a) Start › services › windows search › disable
b) Start › computer › right click c drive › properties › untick: Allow files on this drive to have contents indexed in addition to file properties
c) Start › Indexing options › modify › show all locations › double click users in summary of selected locations › uncheck users directory › double click start menu in the summary of selected locations › uncheck start menu directory › ok
• How to turn off Remote Differential Compression
Start › Control panel › programs › turn windows features on or off › uncheck Remote Differential Compression › ok
This makes file transfers (copy, move) faster by turning off “Remote Differential Compression” (RDC). Copying a 1.91 GB folder from the main HDD to a folder on an external USB drive resulting in ...
With RDC turned on: 3:23 - three minutes and 23 seconds (with a stopwatch).
With RDC turned off: 2:25 – two minutes and 25 seconds.
• How to turn off unneeded Windows features
Start › programs & features › turn Windows features on or off ›
uncheck
· How to remove the recycle bin
Right click desktop › Personalize › change desktop icons › untick recycle bin
· How to disable defragmentation & Superfetch
Start › Computer Management or Services › Disk Defragmentation › disable / Superfetch › disable
· How to change title text of Internet Explorer
Start › regedit › HKEY_CURRENT_USER › Software › Microsoft › Internet Explorer › Main
Look for “Window Title” Registry Key at the right pane. If it’s not there, create a String Value type of registry key and name it as “Window Title”.
Double click the “Window Title” registry key and enter the customized text that will appear in the IE window title.
· How to change border padding for windows
Right click the desktop › Personalize › Windows Color › Advanced Appearance Settings › select Border Padding › change size 4 (default) to a lower value.
• Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth, here's how to get it back
Start › Run › gpedit.msc (Local Group Policy Editor) › Local Computer Policy › Computer Configuration › Administrative Templates › Network › QOS Packet Scheduler › Limit Reservable Bandwidth › ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO › OK
• Disable unneeded start-up programs from loading
Start › msconfig or system configuration › services tab
• How to access the Disk Management Console Tool
Start › diskmgmt.msc
· How to display system information
Start › system information
• Turn off automatic update
Start › Windows update › change settings › never check for updates
· How to clean the HDD / SSD
Start › cleanmgr (or use CCleaner)
· How to access Resource Monitor
Start › Resource Monitor
Additional SSD tweaks:
• Temporary Internet Folder
Under Internet Explorer go to the “Tools”, then to which will bring up Internet Options, then go to Browser History and hit “Settings”, Go to Current Location and hit “Move Folder” then proceed to move the folder to your alternate location, IE secondary Drive or a None SSD or OS drive.
• Move the “Temp and Tmp” files:
Go to \My Computer\\Properties\\Advanced\\Environment Variables\, then highlight the "temp or tmp" depending on which one you’re working on, pick the variable, click edit, and Change the path to another hard drive if they are located on the Solid State with the “Variable Value Field”.
• PIO Mode:
Make sure the SSD is not running in PIO mode. To verify that go into the Device Manager, open IDE ATA / ATAPI controllers and double-click all Primary and Secondary IDE Channels. Verify that there are no signs of PIO Mode under the Current Transfer Mode entry in Advanced Settings. It should list Ultra DMA Mode 5 by default on there.
I just checked and it even says Ultra DMA Mode 6