Windows Aero is a combination of special visual effects to display the contents of the desktop. The most famous and understandable of them is the transparency of the windows of the conductor. Such improvements require computer equipment to provide additional system resources that on weak machines can lead to "brakes" when animating, the appearance of prompts and reproducing other AERO effects. In this article we will talk about how to solve this problem.
We solve the problem with Windows Aero
Displaying the graphical interface of the operating system using Aero implies an increase in the load on the components of the computer that are responsible for graphics. This is a central processor and a video card. If their power is not enough, then the delays in the work of the "Explorer" and other applications using transparency and animation are inevitable.
If in the "Assessment and Increase Computer Performance" section in the desktop performance for Windows Aero, it is worth a value from 1 to 4, it means that it is not necessary to use these effects, or it should be artificially lifted to the computer performance using the installation of more powerful Video card.
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The processor in this situation is not as important as the plank minimum system requirements is set to 1 GHz. However, weak CPU can be overhead with background processes, and for aero resources may not be enough.
If the "brakes" remains, then you need to turn off other visual effects. In this case, it will be possible to turn on transparency again, while retaining the appearance of the windows.
- Right-click on the "Computer" label on the desktop, and then on the item "Properties".
- Next, go to the additional parameters of the system.
- Here, in the "Speed" block, press the "Parameters" button.
- Remove all dwarfs with effects. The easiest way to do is, putting the switch to the "Provide the best speed" position. Galka will disappear. No longer need to press yet.
- Now put the checkboxes on the following positions:
- "Turn on the desktop composition";
- "Enable transparency effect";
- "Using display styles for windows and buttons";
- "Smooth out the irregularities of screen fonts";
The last item is not required, but so texts and inscriptions will look as usual, that is, much more pleasant than without smoothing. For performance, this parameter practically does not affect. Other positions are needed, as we have spoken above, to maximize the preservation of the usual view of the graphic shell.
- After completing the settings, click "Apply".
Elimination of "brakes" by other methods
If, after disconnecting the visual effects, the speed of the desktop still leaves much to be desired, then may have other factors affecting it. This, except for weak "iron", can be a large number of "garbage" or high fragmentation of files on the system hard disk, "extra" applications, as well as viruses.
To eliminate these factors, you must perform the following steps:
- Uniform unused software, which in addition to what occupies a hard disk space, may include background processes - update, monitoring and other automatic functions devouring system resources. To effectively delete, you can use Revo Uninstaller.
Read more: How to use Revo Uninstaller
- Clear discs from unnecessary files using one of the special programs, such as CCleaner. With its help, it is possible to remove all unnecessary, including non-working key registry keys in semi-automatic mode.
Read more: How to use CCleaner
- After cleaning, it makes sense to defragment the hard disk on which the system is installed. Please note that for SSD (solid-state drives), this operation is not only meaningless, but also harmful. Used in our example, the program for defraggment is called Piriform Defraggler.
Read more: How to perform disk defragmentation on Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- The final action will be checking the system for possible infection with viruses. This is done using small free programs specifically created for this developers of some antivirus packages.
Read more: Fighting computer viruses
See also:
Causes of PC performance reduction and elimination
How to improve computer performance
Conclusion
Solve the problem with the performance of a computer when playing the effects of Aero software can be, but these are only semi-dimensions. The most efficient way is to update components, that is, the replacement of them to more powerful. Otherwise, you will have to abandon many "decorators" and animation or commemorated with "brakes" when working with a graphical interface of Windows.