TweakHound - Tweaking Windows 7

This is a continuation of the Windows XP bad tweaks. I haven't seen too many as it relates to Windows 7 at this point but this page will be updated as I see them or you report them.

Memory Optimizers
(or any program that has one)
I've long railed against these things. The only thing that these programs can do is harm real system performance. My advice, stay away from any"memory optimizer"� programs. Don't believe me? How about taking renowned Windows guru Mark Russinovich's word for it? In his article entitled "The Memory-Optimization Hoax, RAM optimizers make false promises" he lays out the argument better than I ever could. (I can't reprint the article because of copyright.) His conclusion is that these programs are "fraudware"� and he has "yet to see a RAM optimizer that lives up to any of its claims." Nuff said! (The above referenced article link seems to be dead and I can find no cache for it)

One-Click Optimizers
Many programs contain a single-click option to "maintain" or "optimize" your system. Like any tweaks there isn't a one-size-fits all solution in these catagories.

Registry Cleaners
These programs may be of use to those who know what they are doing to fix problems. The problem is people use this for some sort of a performance tweak (which it isn't) and then run into problems like Windows or programs becoming unresponsive or not working as expected.


QOS bandwidth Tweak
Dispelled in XP. Why are we still even talking about this?

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Tweaking Windows 7 - Article Menu

1.   Index 2.   Desktop, Start Menu, Taskbar 3.   Customize The Start Menu and Taskbar 4 .  Customize The Notification Area & Explorer 5.   Drive & File System Tweaks 6.   Security Related Tweaks 7.   The Page File, SuperFetch, and ReadyBoost 8.   Services 9.   Internet & Network Tweaks 10. Power Options 11. Windows Backup And Recovery Options 12. Regedit Only Tweaks 13. Tweaking Apps (freeware) 14. Bad Tweaks 15. Clean, Defrag, & Optimize 16. Cool Tools