After Microsoft released Windows Vista many people thought it is time for a better Operation System because they were sick with Windows XP security system. But it has been very disappointing after people upgraded from Windows XP to Windows Vista 64-bit or 32-bit.

There is only one reason and it is the performance of Microsoft Windows Vista. It slows down your computer after you start your computer for first time. You feel somehow empty inside of you, after your upgrade from XP to Vista, because Microsoft is not giving you what you really wanted.

If you would like to upgrade from Vista to XP, then you should upgrade your PC too. That means spending money what actually is not necessary.

The most asked question is how can I make my Windows Vista faster without spending any money for new hardware or completely new computer?

Before I go through that I would like to list you what was actually Microsoft´s idea for developing Windows Vista.

1.    Accessibility 

2.    BitLocker Drive Encryption 

3.    Built-in Diagnostics 

4.    DirectX 10 

5.    Encrypting File System 

6.    Explorers 

7.    Fast Sleep and Resume   

8.    Flip and Flip 3D 

9.    Games Explorer 

10. Instant Search 

11. Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista 

12. Internet Explorer 7 Printing 

13. Internet Explorer 7 Tabbed Browsing 

14. Internet Explorer Dynamic Security Protection 

15. Internet Explorer Parental Controls 

16. Internet Explorer Protected Mode 

17. Live Icons 

18. Microsoft Phishing Filter in Internet Explorer 

19. Network and Sharing Center 

20. Network Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

When you go through all these Microsoft Vista features you can see there are many features we have seen it before in the older versions such as Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, and XP. But why Microsoft finds all these features so important when we have had them before?

There are many other publishers and companies such as Google, Yahoo, Firefox, and etc. who have been making all those features like Instant Searching, Sandbox in Internet Explorer, and Phishing Filter for Windows Operation System for long time ago.

Actually Microsoft wanted to make the most secure Operation System ever but unfortunately they never found the right ways, how to do that. They mixed security with all those new features and the 2D Aero User interface and they have made the slowest Operation ever. But still you can make it faster like Windows XP.

a-    Turn off your 3D Aero User Interface. To do that you have to do these step: Start, right click on Computer, properties, Remote Settings, Advanced, Settings for Performance, then deactivate all those listed features such as Animation, and etc. I would say you should turn off all those to get better performance.

b-    Disable all unnecessary Services. To do that do these listed steps: Start, Control Panel, at the left side change that to classic view, open Administrative Tools with double click, open Services with double click. In the new Windows that calls Services, you can see there are many services, what Windows Vista is providing, but almost half of them you never need it. You have to open every single service with double click when you want to turn off, then change the Startup Type to disable. Go through all those services and turn off: Application Experience 2- Application Information 3- Application Management 4- Anti External Event Utility 5- Fax 6- Machine Debug Manager 7- Microsoft Office Diagnostics Service 8- Themes 9- Windows Backup 10- Windows Defender 11- Windows Error Reporting Service 12- Windows Search 13- Turn off the Ready Boost

c-    Change your automatic update to automatic for only one day a week. To do that you should: Start, Computer (Right Click), Properties, In the left side at the bottom click on Windows Update, In the left side click on Change Settings, Change that to every Friday or whatever you would like and setup the time for that. You should do that because Windows Vista wants to update every day. If you are working on your computer and Windows Vista is looking for update and installing them, your computer could be very slow.

d-    Uninstall all unnecessary Applications like duplicated Anti Virus, Security programs, Performance Monitoring, Firewall applications, and etc. It is necessary to uninstall all third party when you are using Microsoft Windows Firewall.

If you have an older computer maybe it is much better to upgrade your Memory and Memory Size.