Clean Up The Hard Drive

Remove unwanted files, like temp files, downloaded program files, recycle bin, etc. You could use Disk Cleanup option to do this, as follows:

Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup
The system will first calculate how much space can be freed up this way. In the Disk Cleanup window (refer figure) that appears, select the files in that need to be deleted under the Files to delete list.
For deleting ‘System Restore‘ and ‘Shadow copy‘ files, click "Clean up system files" and then on "More Options" tab
Finally click OK. You’ll be prompted again before the deletion. Click Yes.

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Disabling Unwanted Start-Up Programs To Speed Up System Start-Up

Once programs are set to start during system start-up. These might slow down the start-up process. Programs that are not really needed during start-up can be disabled. For this, do the following:

Click Start. In the search box type msconfig and press Enter.
In the System Configuration window (refer figure), go to Startup.
Uncheck the box next to those processes that are not important for start-up. This will disable them.
Once you’ve disabled the processes, click Apply and OK.

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Disable Or Make Unneeded Services Manual

Some processes and services, which might not really be necessary, are by default made to start automatically once the system starts up. They will consume RAM as well as the processor’s attention, slowing down other important tasks. It is best to disable them. For this, do the following:

Click Start. In the search box type services.msc and press Enter
Go to Services & Applications > Services. You’ll see the Services window (refer figure).
Right-click on a service that you wish to set to manual or disable. If the service is already started, Stop it first.
Once the service is stopped, again right-click on it and select Properties.
In the Startup type, you can either set the service to Manual, if you would be using it later, or Disable it, if not needed.
Once done, you can close the window.

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Using Minimal Sound Effects

For disabling sound effects, do the following:

Click Start. 

In the search box type mmsys.cpl and press Enter

In the Sound window (refer figure) that appears click on Sounds tab

Set the Sounds scheme to ‘No Sounds‘

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.

You can as well disable the "Play Windows Start up sound" option.

After the settings are done, click Apply and OK.

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Using Minimal Visual Effects

The Microsoft Windows 7 operating system has been designed for delivering better speeds than its predecessors. However, as time passes by, the laptop/PC might tend to get slower. This is not exactly the fault of the OS. As the matter of fact, it is a common problem faced by many operating systems.

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