Essential Tips To Speed Up Windows Gaming

Visual and Sound Related

1. Using minimal Visual Effects
Disabling certain (or all) visual effects can definitely enhance performance. To disable visual effects, do the following:

1. Press Windows key and while holding it down, press Pause/Break key.
   
2. In the window that appears, click on Advanced system settings in the left side pane.
   
3. In the Advanced tab, under Performance Section, click on Settings
   
4. In the Performance Options window (refer figure) that appears, under Visual Effects tab, disable the options that you do not need. Or simply selecting ‘Adjust for best performance‘ will disable all options.
   
5. After disabling the option, click Apply and then OK.
   

Doing the above might make the screen less attractive. But, the performance will surely get a boost.


2. Using minimal Sound Effects
For disabling sound effects, do the following:

1. Click Start. In the search box type mmsys.cpl and press Enter
   
2. In the Sound window (refer figure) that appears click on Sounds tab
   
3. Set the Sounds scheme to ‘No Sounds‘
   
4. You could set only the essential sounds if needed in the Program Events, by selecting the specific event and then choosing the sound from the Sounds drop-down menu below.
   
5. You can as well disable the "Play Windows Startup sound" option.
   
6. After the settings are done, click Apply and OK.