How to speed up Windows Vista and Windows 7 Bootup

May

2009

How to speed up Windows Vista and Windows 7 Bootup

There are a lot, really a lot of ways to improve and speed up your Windows operating system. You may want to read these articles of mine about how to speed up Vista, its Internet connection, its cleanup process,or how to improve the performance of Windows 7 taskbar. Anyway, since there is not end to the tweaks you can apply to enhance your Windows, here is a wonderful trick which will let you speed up the Bootup process in Windows Vista and 7.

Click Start.
In the Search bar, type msconfig and hit Enter. (alternatively you can just press WIN + R)
Click the Boot tab.
Click the Advanced Options… button.
Tick the Number of Processors box and from the drop-down menu select the max number of processors.
Click OK.
Restart your computer for the change to take effect.

Tags: trick, Vista, Win7

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6 Comments to “How to speed up Windows Vista and Windows 7 Bootup”

Pieter Says:
May 9th, 2009 at 1:18 am

I think that “mscinfig” in step 2. “In the Search bar, type mscinfig and hit Enter”, should be msconfig.

Regards, Pieter
Web Talk Says:
May 9th, 2009 at 3:46 am

That’s correct Pieter! I corrected it. Thanks a lot!
Soldier1st Says:
May 9th, 2009 at 12:57 pm

That tip is a myth as vista already uses all of your cpu’s, It is for debugging if your having a problem with an application that may have a problem with either a dual core or single core.
Dennis F Says:
June 2nd, 2009 at 9:09 pm

Couldn’t confirm or deny the above comment in my 1,500+ pages of Vista reference. However, this trick isn’t complete if it does work. In the “System Configuration” window, “Advanced options…”, you must check the “Make all boot settings permanent box” before checking “OK” or it’s a one time deal.
Mike Says:
June 21st, 2009 at 5:38 pm

This is a completely false tip. Like stated above, it is used for debugging purposes. Windows Vista/7 will automatically use the maximum amount of processing cores available to it. Also, if you are running a 64-bit version of the OS, the amount of RAM you are able to use will decrease to the limitations of a 32-bit OS. So, instead of being able to use all 4096MB of RAM in a 64-bit system, you will only be able to use ~3072MB.
Tony Says:
August 13th, 2009 at 8:21 pm

Er, I don’t think this tip is false at all. I just tried running a couple of time tests and with one proc enabled (the default), it took 45 seconds from cold boot to log on prompt and another 45 seconds from log-on to showing the desktop. When I changed the setting to 4 procs enabled, the cold-boot-to-logon-prompt time remained at 45 seconds, but the logon-prompt-to-desktop time dropped to 28 seconds (38% improvement). Switched it back again to 1 proc and full cold-boot-to-desktop time went back to 1:30 (45+45).