[idi banashapan]

The BEST way to improve performance is buy more RAM. No fiddling with apps, registries or settings. tbh, in this day and age, processors, GPUs and RAM being the speed they are, 'tweaking' and app or removing a theme makes a minimal impact on operation. I know there is a die-hard sect out there that will ALWAYS 'tweak' OS and app (I know one personally who removes ANYTHING he does not use and self admittedly says he does not see a noticeable improvement to performance), but today it really isn't worth the hassle (imo).

Another tip would be to put on a fresh install of Windows and only install things you use. This gets rid off all the rubbish things you downloaded to 'try' which haven't been fully removed, etc, etc. But seriously, RAM is SO cheap now-a-days, go buy up another Gig of it and whack it in, job done.