How to speed up Windows 7 by using Boot-Only Fetching

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Friday July 30, 2010

Windows 7

is a quick

operating system

, sure, but it could be quicker when it comes to booting. In fact, we have a simple

registry edit

that will allow you to

increase Windows 7's boot speeds

so that it

focuses resources on booting

when it's

starting up

. It's called

boot-only fetching

and we'll show you how to enable it right here!

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Show Notes

- Click on Start and in the search window, type regedit and press enter.

- The Registry Editor will appear.

- You want to find this location:

HLKM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\MemoryManagement\PrefetchParameters

- Now, in the right pane, double-click EnablePrefetcher.

- Change the value to 2 and click the OK button.

- Now Double-click EnableSuperfetch.

- Change the value to 2 and click the OK button.

- You can now close the Registry Editor.

- Windows 7 will now boot faster because it will focus on booting.

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