LikeUntoGod, on 17 May 2016 - 01:50 PM, said:
Very simple program called AVG PC Tune-up Utilities will help greatly when you tell it that you want to get performance out of windows rather than 'beauty'.
You can do this manually for free, of course, it's just a little more involved than clicking "Yes" or "No" to recommendations to meet the goal of performance by turning off the excessive graphical bullcrap that is Every version of Windows since 1998.
To do it manually...
First, right click your desktop.
Personalize.
BASIC theme or Windows Classic theme.
Save.
Power options.
Performance (this will make the computer run to standard instead of the power saving b.s.)
CTRL Alt Delete.
Task Manager
Processes. (Do not use show all).
End. Every. Single. Process that is run by your user name that you do not recognize, every process run by "Raptr" if you have an AMD video card (one of them automatically records every time you play the game so you can 'view it later'; I never even noticed the performance hit until while recording with fraps, having lost all the hard drive space nearly three times faster than expected).
Ensure not to end any processes by your anti virus software, Steam if applicable, or MWO.
VProt can close safely, plugin-containers, etc. Note GameOverlay is a Steam application.
This is a royal pain. But worth it.
With MWO, Firefox, youtube, etc. open I have 77 processes running, 24% of 16 gigabytes of RAM in use, 3% of my processor (though it spikes to 14% every so often strangely while typing in here.)
If you can though, AVG PC Tune-up is usually like 30 bucks and it is an incredible time saver. Compared to the hour or so I used to have to spend to make every reinstall of Windows XP look like 98, I can go from normal browsy fun to run hot PC performance in 3 mouse clicks and the setup took less than 7 minutes (including the download and install).
(As with any program, investigate before acquiring or using it because you never know what people might be pushing.)
Also suggest an ad blocker for windows 10. I don't personally run it (I lost the option to upgrade when I had to reinstall windows 7 after a hard drive failure and after all the hard work to get a new disc, lets just say it gets complicated) but from what I have seen the start menu is prone to giving advertisements, visual graphics, etc. I do not know if an ad blocker currently exists but if it does, it'd be worth investigating. Always look into programs before acquiring, never trust the "Download" button without inspecting where it goes (or often, just where it is) and good luck.
Edited by Koniving, 18 May 2016 - 07:31 AM.