MANDATORY STEPS TO OPTIMIZE NEWLY INSTALLED WINDOWS 7

UPDATED ON: 2023-12-02

You may already noticed [list of system tweakers] in Windows 7 header section.
Just wanted to describe process a bit with the help of plain words and some png pictures for crispy clearness and buttery smooth understanding of the process.

▒ INSTALLATION

First step is to obtain high quality distribution of Windows 7.
I always recommend [Generation2 builds] . His repacks include activation, embedded support of modern CPU’s, USB 3.0 and NVME drives.

You can “burn” it to usb stick via well-known [Rufus] .
If you experience errors during install, like missing hard drives or ssd’s i suggest to burn iso to CDR and boot from dusty CDROM drive.
This is bullet-proof method tested by time.

BIOS THINGS TO BE TURNED OFF:

• UEFI boot
• Secure boot
• Enery-saving crap

CSM support module shoud be ON.

For users, which are using stock distribution:

• If you have modern Ryzen like CPU don’t forget to install [Wufuc tool] to prevent fake “unsupported hardware” nag-screens.
• Windows activation can be done by trusty DAZ Winloader . Download it by yourself and pretend that i don’t told you that.

As for system disk, i always recommend only NVME drives to ultra fast response time [they work even faster than in “new” win 10/11].

▒ SYSTEM UPDATES & DRIVERS

Update your fresh installation with latest unlocked ESU updates from [Simplix project] .

Right after updating and rebooting i recommend to install system drivers. Convenient way to do this is to use [Snappy driver pack] .
Update all drivers except video card. I prefer to use native driver from manufacturer. Reboot.

• [Update DirectX 9] ► Reboot
• [Install Visual C++ 2003-2023] ► Reboot
• [Install .NET Framework 4.8] ► Reboot

▒ HARDEN YOUR PRIVACY

[Destroy Windows Spying]
Removes telemetry and obtrusion updates.

[Windows Privacy Dashboard]
Modern and advanced telemetry removal.

[Windows Privacy Tweaker]
Another privacy improver.

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▒ SYSTEM CLEANERS

[DISM++]
Very advanced system cleaner, more efficient than Cleaner, but more dangerous.

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▒ SYSTEM HACKS

[TCP OPTIMIZER]
Fine tune your network connection in a super-efficient way.

[TCP-PATCH]
Increase number of half-open connections. Useful for torrents uploading/downloading.

[WINDOWS 7 BOOT UPDATER]
Replace default boring boot animation.

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▒ SYSTEM TWEAKERS

UWT & W7M are the most frequently used tweakers.

[Ultimate Windows Tweaker] ► Most essential settings in one place
[Windows 7 Manager] ► Advanced toolkit for Windows 7 management
[Park Control] ► Disable CPU core parking
[Process Lasso] ► Advanced CPU optimization
[SoftPerfect RamDisk] ► best ram drive to park your swap file and temporary folders, last [free version]

And now some super-paranoid applications for the most demanding users.

[PERFORMANCE COUNTERS]
Turn off performance counters, which are used for telemetry and debugging purposes.

[SPEEDYFOX]
Defrags database of your Firefox profile to speed up loading time.

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▒ SYSTEM MAINTENANCE

For quality software uninstalling stay away from native uninstall via classic control panel.
Use something like [REVO UNINSTALLER] .

Can’t delete stucked or frozen file? Use [LOCK HUNTER] .

Would like to do quality usb-stick format? Use [HP USB DISK STORAGE FORMAT TOOL] .

Would like to permanently lock desktop icons? Use [DESKTOP RESTORE] .

█ AFTERWORDS

Right after installing drivers, software and applying all tweaks i suggest to do a one-time defragmentation of your system drive.

I use [Defraggler] from Piriform.

It was brief basic introduction to Windows 7 tweaking.
If you hunger for some advanced stuff ► stay tuned, next article is in works.
Submission will happen right after i’ll stop being lazy bastard.

Also i have COMPREHENSIVE TWEAKING GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 7 in production.
It is planned to be released in the beginning of 2023.