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06-25-09, 10:41 AM #1Useful Vista Tweaks for all users
Disable Windows Search Service
This method effectively stops and disables all search indexing processes, and is the recommended way.
1. Click on Start button, then select Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Administrative Tools, and double click on Services applet. Alternatively, simply type “Services” (without quotes) in Start Search box.
2. If User Account Control asks for permission, click Continue.
3. Locate an service named Windows Search. Right click on Windows Search, and then select Properties on contextual menu.
4. Click on Stop button to stop the indexing service immediately.
5. On the Startup Type dropdown box, select Disabled.
6. Click on OK button.
To re-enable the Windows Seearch, simply change back the Startup Type.
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Disable Indexing on Drives
This method allows users to selectively disable indexing on certain drives which rarely used or searched. However, it may take a long time to apply new attributes to all files, folders and sub-folders to exclude them from indexing.
1. Open Windows Explorer from Accessories.
2. Right click on the drive (or drive letter) that you want to turn off the indexing.
3. Select Properties on the contextual menu.
4. Unselect (untick) the Index this drive for faster searching option.
5. Click Apply or OK button.
To re-include the drive, simply select the option again.
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Disable Windows Vista Auto-Defragger
For newbies
1. Click Start > Programs > Accessories > Support Tools > Task Scheduler
2. Under left column, click the arrow for Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > Defrag
3. Right click on the service and disable.
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For Pros
1. Right-click on Computer > Manage > Task Scheduler > Microsoft > Windows > Defrag >
2. Right-click on the instance and select Disable
Notes:
Defragging an SSD will kill it faster over time. You wouldn't defrag your RAM would you?
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06-25-09, 11:00 AM #2Re: Useful Vista Tweaks for all users
4 Methods for disabling UAC - http://www.petri.co.il/disable_uac_in_windows_vista.htm
Can this be stickied - if enough people make use of it?
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06-25-09, 11:30 AM #3
Re: Useful Vista Tweaks for all users
Well you definitely want to disable UAC no matter what... but the stuff in the first post (indexing and de-fragging) is really most relevant to SSD's... if you have HDD you might want some of that stuff still on.
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06-25-09, 12:15 PM #5Re: Useful Vista Tweaks for all users
Turning off UAC completely, effectively runs everything on your machine as an administrator, including your browser. With the number of 0-day exploits for browsers and browser plugins, this is definitely not desired. Especially considering most take no action on your part other than browsing the webpage.
Running UAC in silent mode is a much better option.
http://www.tweak-uac.com/uac-quiet-mode/
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06-25-09, 01:32 PM #6
Re: Useful Vista Tweaks for all users
Originally Posted by WileECyte
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06-25-09, 06:15 PM #7Re: Useful Vista Tweaks for all users
Originally Posted by Veovis
Thanks again for finding the service name for this build!
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06-25-09, 06:23 PM #8
Re: Useful Vista Tweaks for all users
Originally Posted by WileECyte
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06-27-09, 01:31 AM #9Re: Useful Vista Tweaks for all users
Originally Posted by Veovis
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/200...on-or-off.aspx
The benefit of using quiet mode vs UAC being off, is that with UAC off, you're effectively running everything as Administrator. With silent mode, it only elevates when requested, so if the application you're using gets exploited, providing it's not already running with admin privileges, the attacker won't necessarily have admin privileges. This is even more important with IE8 because in IE8, ActiveX content is no longer running with admin privileges. It now runs in user space, which is a good thing.
To extend this to Firefox or Chrome or any other browser... With UAC off... your browser can edit/modify any file on your system. With UAC in silent mode, your browser is not running with admin privileges and can only modify files that your user account has access to.
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