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@Cattasticbass
6 ай бұрын
and yes undervolting and gpu overclocking is the best thing to do. Got my 2080Ti down to 210 watts of power draw without effort on stock clocks
@jackhanma6848
6 ай бұрын
the thing i think happens as well is the people following these guides are inexperienced with them. maybe even just built their own pc and dont know that you can only overclock a pc to a certain extent before you end up doing this. knew someone who got a crypto miner that would take a lot of resources. so it ended up turning the pc off as it exceeded what it could do. each time they turned it on it turned back off. its not bad to follow a guide but before you overclock or whatever else you should look into the stuff they are doing to see what each thing is doing for your pc as well as what your pc can take/doesnt need active for it to actually run. though i feel that is part of the fun. figuring out what works just right for you and your system.
@johnmckenna1776
6 ай бұрын
Excellent video & great advice!
@FreeDooMusic
6 ай бұрын
You found the menu where to disable the new printscreen feature from the printscreen button. instant disable for me. thanks!
@mattstroker3742
4 ай бұрын
System optimization has been my job for 10 years. Windows xp/dos/95/98/vista/7. Softwarewise. It would really help people out, making systems more stable and faster. So apart from adding more memory or installing a new hdd with a clean install, you couldn't really do much about its slowness; no SSD drives existed. So... Software tweaking it was.
@Toothily
6 ай бұрын
"Let's take away the dislike button" KZitem said. What could go wrong? I remember when you could spot bad advice straight away, just from the ratio.
@Lord_common_sense
5 ай бұрын
Stop complaining then and just use return KZitem dislikes lol
@Toothily
5 ай бұрын
@@Lord_common_sense I do, but it doesn't work the same way, it's just not as accurate. Also doesn't help on mobile or TV.
@TryffeliPossu
5 ай бұрын
Am on mobile and I am using it@@Toothily
@Skeleton-wn2zu
5 ай бұрын
@@Lord_common_senseI agree with @Toothily, the plugin your talking about doesn't record accurate enough data and is not universal enough to be used to make reliable decisions. KZitem should re-add the dislike counter, It would save a lot of people valuable time and money.
@Lord_common_sense
5 ай бұрын
@@Skeleton-wn2zu they will likely never do and it is accurate wdyfm
@robdom91
6 ай бұрын
When you're as old a user as I am, you learn to stick with vanilla settings in your registry. Here's a good rule of thumb: Anything that requires you to go into a scary looking menu you never seen before during normal use of your Windows is probably a bad idea. Save yourself a lot of headaches and quit while you're ahead.
@ghost-user559
6 ай бұрын
Linux and Mac both have poweruser prizes at the end of those scary menus and very little risk if any to the system. It’s specially a windows trap to tinker, and indeed it seems to be intentionally designed to punish you for trying to use your own system. So Windows software is as locked down as Mac hardware, but in some great irony it seems that Mac OS is far harder to break via tinkering, whereas one single change in WIndows registry can bork your entire system immediately.
@PaulHawkins
5 ай бұрын
When you're as old a PC Tech as I am, you learn exactly what settings in your Registry to change to get Windoze out of the "Middle of the Road" into the Fast Lane‼️ The guys I learned the Best Registry Hacks from were the Gamers❗️Why should They get to have Blazing Systems and not The Rest Of Us⁉️ They Knew How to scrape the Registry for the Best Performance and Keep the System Running.
@ColinsCity
5 ай бұрын
@@ghost-user559 when my ssd failed thanks to the seller using a fake ssd i was using certain commands in MacOS and it would always say not to do it if you weren't experienced in it. There seems to be a lot of these tech videos on what to do to speed up or enhance your computer experience and it always ends up with damage to the system, even something as basic as getting an external microphone to work on MacOS is difficult to follow with these youtube videos because they state a whole lot of nothing or just inaccurate techniques that don't work especially on the retina macbooks.
@ghost-user559
5 ай бұрын
@@ColinsCity Yeah I have gone down the rabbit hole for tinkering with different systems. I like that MacOS warns you, but so far I have never actually broken anything by changing anything on my Mac. Windows doesn’t warn you, and even a simple change can be very difficult and wreak havoc on your system. The one exception in MacOS is “permissions”. Don’t ever change them lol. That’s the only time I ever actually had to reinstall because the system was locked out of access to my drive. So as long as you don’t change permissions for files you don’t have a good understanding of, you should not run into any issues.
@stansova3138
5 ай бұрын
That is why today I use Linux and Amiga Emulators on my computers. They work excellent, and if you are into data basing well Amiga has some excellent do everything data bases.
@OcularPerceptions
6 ай бұрын
I have not kept my data on the boot drive for over 20 years. With drives being so affordable, there is no reason not to have separate data/gaming drives. You can move your documents folder to a drive other than C:\. This lessens the stress of rebuilding your boot drive.
@moorhen6156
6 ай бұрын
indeed i learnt many years ago if it's important to you dont keep it on the same drive as windows also i keep windows on its own drive and install evey thing i can on the D drive that way i can reset windows and only loose like winrar and some drivers
@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун
6 ай бұрын
I use all the variety of affordable these days storage media, which include: 1. SSD as a primary system, data workflow drive. 2. Compact memory cards for their reasonable price and compact size ) - they are use for some rarely used files/archives/finished projects whatsoever. and 3. HDDs for a long-term data storage, backups, and for their best price per TB. Nothing, even old HDDs are wasted, they just used for extra backup
@xellaz
6 ай бұрын
Yea, learned this quick myself when I used to use Windows as my main OS. Now I'm using Linux and still does this. It makes restoring your data much easier if your personal files are separated from the main OS drive.
@XeonProductions
6 ай бұрын
Same here. I also have anything really important backed up on an external drive and in off-site storage.
@DevilbyMoonlight
6 ай бұрын
Same here, I came from years of using Amiga's with hard drives like the 2000's and 4000's to the PC in the early 90's, and always kept the workbench drive clear of apps and the BBS I was running, so was used it to keeping things separate, this is something UNIX and Linux has always got right but where windows has always fallen on its face ...
@devinodonnell
6 ай бұрын
I have a 3 prong approach to taming windows. 1. Disable anything non-essential from startup, 2. uninstall any software that you do not use anymore, and 3. REBOOT YOUR MACHINE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. With the last being the *easiest* solution to a ridiculous amount of weird system behavior, and for some reason is the one thing that nobody ever wants to do.
@analogicparadox
6 ай бұрын
Y'all don't shut down your computers daily?
@devinodonnell
6 ай бұрын
Most folks just leave it running until the magic smoke escapes. 😑
@datriaxsondor590
6 ай бұрын
@@analogicparadox You mean, you "do" shut down your computer daily? Haven't shutdown a single PC I've owned since I started building them, and that was about 20 years ago. I shut them down for a good cleaning every 6 months, and that's about it. That's what power profiles are for. Like each time you start a car, each time you start your computer, is where the most damage is done, especially if you still use spinning HDDs. Repeated thermal expansion and contraction of the CPU and GPU die, is also something to consider. But, to each their own. Do what you will with your own property. 👍
@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун
6 ай бұрын
starting up/down for computer is not the same as for a car. Computer cpu/gpu and in less extent also memory and other components are much more stressed under heavy load/idle cycle than start up/shut down cycle. Spinning up HDDs is also not valid any more cause manufacturers made this cycle count end of life quite significant. HDDs still die, and may die any moment, but there is no confirmation that any moderate load or frequent (like every 10 min) spinning up/down cycle decreases the life expectation. HDDs are still the primary data storage. And if someone doesn't use it, then it's highly likely that person just doesn't count money
@flipperzero9662
6 ай бұрын
You shouldn't be running a computer for 24 hours without a reboot, ever. A week is fucken ridiculous, how lazy do you gotta be to go to the menu and restart the damn pc....
@raylopez99
6 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the back in the 90s 'joke' advice to delete a certain system file. I did so having backed up the system, thinking I could recover, being PC savvy, and had to reinstall all my files from backup, losing hours.
@CouchPotator
6 ай бұрын
just delete the folder "system32" in your "Windows" folder. This is where Windows stores all of it's bloated and useless components (as well as all the necessary ones too, for those that don't get the joke)
@thomasmaughan4798
5 ай бұрын
Another similar advice was to delete the AOL virus ;-)
@ThortheMerciless
4 ай бұрын
Except that AOL was worse than a virus - like Norton and Mcafee.
@protator
6 ай бұрын
The biggest mistake ppl make is to store personal files on the system disk. Hard-/sym-linking files and folders to a different drive probably is a bit intimidating to some and takes some getting used to, but it's worth it. It reduces a broken Windows install from a catastrophe to the annoyance of having to set up a new system when you hadn't planned on spending time on it.
@STCatchMeTRACjRo
6 ай бұрын
i would say most who do this mistakes don't know what hard-/sym-linking is. Maybe they dont even try it out on a virtual machine first.
@protator
6 ай бұрын
@@STCatchMeTRACjRoProbably, but Windows actually has that functionality built-in now, at least for the default folders. Ppl can relocate their files without having to install tools or understand what's going on under the hood. Moving their documents and pictures folders etc to an inexpensive StorageSpaces array could prevent a worst case scenario for most. Even the cases of most pre-built systems have room for a cost effective solution like e.g. two 2.5" Intenso SSDs. It's frustrating to see so many ppl willing to spend time tinkering with Win components but not spare a few thoughts and maybe 50 bucks to protect their data.
@Cavi587
6 ай бұрын
The best solution would be to invest in Network Attached Storage. You can buy complete solutions like Synology or QNAP or set it up yourself using an old computer, a couple of hard drives and a free and open source NAS operating system called TrueNAS. It is a lot safer and more durable than any single disk that's in an actively used PC where something can go wrong. And you can access this storage from any machine in your network! Even your smartphone.
@throwaway6478
6 ай бұрын
@@protator It's had that ability for a long, LONG time - I think it was added to Properties in Windows XP, and before that, you just changed some registry entries.
@stansova3138
5 ай бұрын
That is why I use a USB stick, I save all my stuff on it. and keep their cloud EMPTY, and their drawers in the shit bin Other wise MicroSoft and other companies steal your bit buckets.
@Deus-Venatorum
5 ай бұрын
I REALLY appreciate you man. I came from poor family and criminals and assholes, so growing up? No opportunity to go to school or access tech. I'm a Gen X'er, so all of my knowledge is hard-won shit. I've taught myself everything I know, and also research (like you CLEARLY evidenced you do yourself) my ass off. Years ago I made a pact with myself. "Save your money until you can buy the thing capable of doing the things just one or two steps beyond what YOU will do with it" And that self-advice has never failed me. I purposefully build a few steps beyond what I could ever need, that way tweaks and performance really never come to mind. More creators need to do what you did right here. Thank you, for using your means and knowledge for something other than talking about Diddy and whatever inane inconsequential bullshit is trending. :)
@TheCynysterMind
6 ай бұрын
I Have been an IT admin for over 25 years... and I have seen people do some strange things to their computer. Like actually call phone numbers in phishing e-mail, or follow instructions from spam pop-ups. Do these people follow the advice to backup their computers? (Oh hell NO they do not ever back up their stuff) You cannot fix stupid and you cannot make a computer idiot proof. The ONLY way they will learn is by being burned dozens of times. And yes some very intelligent and thoughtful friends and family have been burned time and time again. And other friends and family I am just waiting for it to happen to them. BUT people learn be DOING and by EXPERIENCE.... and most will only learn AFTER they have been screwed. (And some not even then)
@Cavi587
6 ай бұрын
This is the consequence of giving the masses an easy access to computers with easy GUIs and no knowledge required. Back in the DOS or early Linux days you had to really know what you're doing to use a computer. Of course, overall accesibility is a good thing and I am not trying to gatekeep computing. But it's undeniable that most PC users lack basic skills because they never had to learn them. And in the end it comes back to bite them in the ass. We should educate people more.
@TheCynysterMind
6 ай бұрын
@@Cavi587 I would say more of a lack of parenting... Parents used to instill a sense of curiosity. Most people in my generation and before were ever curious how things worked and how can I get this thing to do other stuff that maybe it was not designed to do. A computer is the ultimate "Swiss Army Knife"
@Cavi587
6 ай бұрын
@@TheCynysterMind Yeah, perhaps you're right. Now kids are being taught not to step out of the line by their parents and by their teachers in school. I guess it's up to every individual who becomes a parent to try and raise their kids so that they have the tools to think for themselves and explore what seems interesting to them.
@foxskyful
5 ай бұрын
@@TheCynysterMind You are over the top with "lack of parenting" when comes to this.
@crisalcantara7671
5 ай бұрын
i agree with everything you say , as humans this is how we learn , even animals learn trough making mistakes first and than getting smarter by remembering the risks and avoiding them .i love learning knew stuff but don't like making mistakes like most people lol. remind me of a quote "live and learn" 😁😁
@AlyxSharkBite-2000
6 ай бұрын
If you reinstalling Windows, check if you have programs that you need to "unregister" them (usually professional applications) or you might be stuck working with their tech support for days to get them registered again.
@babaecalus
6 ай бұрын
Great tip! Forgot once... Never again.
@ChakkyCharizard
4 ай бұрын
this is why for a lot of things i will buy a legitimate copy and then continue using the pirated version lol
@sterkriger2572
6 ай бұрын
The best advice to increase performance is just to disable telemetry
@Cavi587
6 ай бұрын
Sadly you can only disable some stuff, but a lot of telemetry is locked in and you can't change that. The only solution is to switch to an open source operating system that actually respects it's users.
@declancottle991
6 ай бұрын
Another thing you can do to access a borked system is get a Linux image on a USB stick and boot into that, in case you only have one PC. Once you've backed up the data you can then reinstall windows, or just install Linux if you want to move away from Microsoft's spyware of an OS.
@thomasmaughan4798
5 ай бұрын
The very first thing I do with a new computer, is boot into Linux and make an image of the hard disk for "out of box experience". Now THAT is a re-install!
@PaulHawkins
5 ай бұрын
Linux to the Rescue⁉️ No‼️ Start with installing Linux on the System, then install Winderz in a Virtual Machine. I used to call it "Cocooning". That way, when Winderz inevitably Borked itself, you only had to go back to the Last good Snapshot and you're back to "Normal" in a few minutes.
@thomasmaughan4798
5 ай бұрын
@@PaulHawkins Yes. Snapshots are *amazing* . I use Oracle Virtual Box for the same benefit; but a host running QEMU or similar is the same but less vulnerable to Stuff. As it happens, Linux can shapshot itself if you are using the LVM, Logical Volume Manager, which is handy just in case an update causes a big malfunction which sometimes is the case. You update a library and kaboom, fourteen processes that depended on it suddenly fail.
@linuxtuxvolds5917
4 ай бұрын
You're 2 years out of luck - Windows 11 encrypts the boot drives of your system now by default, so if your OS is corrupt, your only solution is to buy a new computer, as you probably lost your Windows key, as well
@JeanPierreWhite
6 ай бұрын
Don't use Windows to recover data off a drive that came out of a Windows system. The take ownership of files requirement is a dumb Windows limitation. Instead boot to a Linux distro, like Linux Mint for instance and you can copy files directly without having to run any scripts.
@kamikaze00007
6 ай бұрын
The only thing I really don't like about a fresh windows install instead of upgrading is that I have so many things installed that I need to reinstall from scratch. Especially since it's my daily driver for years now.
@xellaz
6 ай бұрын
I know that feeling. Later on you will learn to backup all your important files and restore them on a freshly installed OS. 😅 If you try to learn Linux and switch to it, it is surprisingly easier to manage (depending on your distro) and reinstalling your apps again as Linux uses app repos (kind of like Google Playstore) and you don't have to hunt for apps on different websites or accidentally install a malware.
@dh2032
6 ай бұрын
@@xellaz no install a malware coming from Linux app repos downloads? how does that work, so is some watch what's going on app repos, and looking out for a malware here or there?
@xfy123
6 ай бұрын
@@dh2032the repos are maintained by either the distro devs or other volunteers, most also use package signing so it checks if the thing you are installing is the right one. I can't remember the last time that a package was malware, the only thing that comes to mind is the Linux Mint website being hacked and having the iso changed to a version with a backdoor in like 2016.
@scamdem1c
6 ай бұрын
@@dh2032 never seen or even heard of it happening. its probably very rare
@night_fiend6
6 ай бұрын
@@dh2032in Linux the official repositories packages are built by the distribution developers themselves. There are third-party repositories, those are generally safe, but you can look at the code or build script yourself.
@JGE_DK
6 ай бұрын
It's unbelievable what people are willing to risk, just for "a few fps more". Also, I must admit, that I find it hilarious, every time (and it happens regularly) I see / hear someone complain about "extremely bad performance", on what SHOULD be a top spec PC, because of too much tinkering with "optimizations". The following is actually a TRUE experience!! Not long ago, a fellow Flight-simmer, with a pretty nice rig (Ryzen 7 7800 3D, 32 gigs of DDR5 ram, and a RTX 4080), had WORSE performance in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, than I have with my (pretty much) Meh, Ryzen 5 4600G, 32 gigs of DDR4 and RTX 2060. The difference? First of : Even though his settings were different than mine, they were actually not THAT different!! He basically ran MSFS in 1080 and upscaled it, and only had marginally higher LOD settings etc. than me, since he prefers performance over "overblown cosmetics" (as he puts it). Anyway. The difference : He had "optimized" the HELL out of his PC - while I haven't. 😏😉 To round things off, I just need to tell, that he has managed to "de-optimize" his PC - and it absolutely runs BETTER THAN EVER. 😉👍 And DEFINITELY better than mine!!!!! 🤣
@SaraMorgan-ym6ue
4 ай бұрын
clean out your bloat and computer porno
@3040-f9g
5 ай бұрын
I optimised my computer by replacing Windows with Linux. No bloat. No advertising. No BS.
@nikkis1173
5 ай бұрын
I prefer to lose an access to some of my programs and games instead of using this shitty os. I hate windows with passion
@linuxuser4895
4 ай бұрын
@naterest5033
6 ай бұрын
Linux users... assemble :P
@DaleDix
5 ай бұрын
Which distro is popular this month?
@naterest5033
5 ай бұрын
@@DaleDix ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I'm using CachyOS (arch-based) myself
@stansova3138
5 ай бұрын
Remember even with Linux your drawers can still be stolen, I store all my stuff on USB sticks. and only plug them in when I need them.
@naterest5033
5 ай бұрын
@@stansova3138 that's a very good way of keepimg your files safe
@techiewiskers
6 ай бұрын
Al lesson to learn from this: NEVER CHANGE REGISTRY VALUES WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THEY DO!! USE YOUR CRITICAL THINKING!
@thomasmaughan4798
5 ай бұрын
"USE YOUR CRITICAL THINKING!" I doubt you can critical think your way into knowing what ten thousand registry keys DO.
@2137xd
5 ай бұрын
critical thinking can lead u into googling stuff and some of the names are pretty striaght forward@@thomasmaughan4798
@alacrittyemu
4 ай бұрын
"USE YOUR CRITICAL THINKING!" I doubt you saw how he changed a 0 DWORD value to guess what... A 0 DWORD VALUE and pretended it broke his pc.
@edelzocker8169
5 ай бұрын
My PC has 17.25TB Storage capacity (500GB for Windows and 16.75TB for Linux) and I have still space left for more drives!
@SaraMorgan-ym6ue
4 ай бұрын
man your a noob I have 48 terabytes of hard disk space so you have no space compared to me noob linux user🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 24 tera bytes across 3 terabyte ssd's a 20 terabyte external drive on usb and 2 2 terabyte nvme drives
@mikeelek9713
6 ай бұрын
I also am among that group that keeps data on a separate drive from the Windows drive. Regardless, I had to replace two SSDs in the past year. Both were PNY 500GB drives, and both failed, so my trust in that brand has dropped quite a bit. Reinstalling Windows was a pain, but there was minimal loss of information, because everything important was on a second drive, which itself is backed up to another drive. So much data - so few drives.
@silvy7394
6 ай бұрын
Sounds more like an issue with your storage choice than where your data is. PNY is a cheapo brand bottom of the barrel. I've kept a lot of my data on the boot drive ever since I owned a PC. Never had a failure. Even my old 6gb WD Caviar that ran for 15 years still works today.
@pacicidal
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, PNY drives are really prone to failure. IIRC, the controller chipsets meant to improve the lifespan of the drives do the opposite, and are usually the root cause of the SSD failing. I lost several years worth of backup files that way, and had the misfortune of the drive failure somehow going so catastrophically wrong it killed my laptop's motherboard. PNY drives are a very ill advised purchase.
@Trainboy1EJR
5 ай бұрын
The only PNY brand anything that is still working (probably) is a 2gb micro SD card that I used for GamesNMusic for the DS Lite. Literally everything else has failed. A 2gb flash drive (I’m partially responsible for this one). GT220 1GB (fan died). 256gb 150mb/s flash drive (corrupts files, doesn’t maintain that speed past 5 seconds). A 16gb C6 SD card, and I think there was one more I can’t remember…
@Rayu25Demon
6 ай бұрын
Stability is more important than performance.
@mkennedy150
6 ай бұрын
1. Don't use Windows 2. Don't use Windows 3. Use anything but Windows.
@magicjinn
5 ай бұрын
Don't use Linux. Don't use Mac. Use TetrisOS
@stansova3138
5 ай бұрын
You hit Gates and Balmer right on the head with that one. Windows was designed after they saw what the Amiga could do and to me the only good program Microshit ever made was Dos where it made its best with 6.22. I laughed so hard when they sent me a copy of Windows 1.0. and the joke goes on.
@Munenushi
5 ай бұрын
*as long as you dont want to play lots of games *as long as you like typing obscure commands in a box manually when things dont work right *as long as you don't mind looking up those obscure commands for days on sites that are antagonistic towards people that don't know things when things dont work right wow i haven't had to change that copypaste linux reply since 2001
@alexanrsousa
5 ай бұрын
User's that go around bashing their registry on Windows would be the first ones to go "sudo rm -rf /bin" if a video told them it would make their system faster. There is a reason MS goes above and beyond trying to idiot-proof their OS with scary warnings and hard to find system breaking settings. Linux is for people that either undestand what they are doing or do nothing but start their browser.
@s_ziel
4 ай бұрын
@@Munenushi you can nowadays run the majority of games and other programs with Wine or Proton (Valve's version of Wine) so the 1st point isn't really true anymore
@XeonProductions
6 ай бұрын
You should not be messing around in the registry or disabling windows services for optimization.
@appsaucetech
6 ай бұрын
Chris Titus tool does this but only disables services that won't brick your system. That's how I went from 5-10% cpu idle to 0 on my 3600
@lifeindivine
6 ай бұрын
@@appsaucetechI don't think one should use scripts of C. Titus Tech. Just leave windows as it is. These scripts are not safe. Or use Mac OS, a Console for gaming or Linux for browsing.
@mrtechie6810
5 ай бұрын
I do it. But I have multiple backups and always create a restore point (and I have 40 years of computer experience).
@robinspanier7017
5 ай бұрын
3:15 imagine we had some sort of magic way of seeing if a video is dangerous.. for example a dumbs up button, but doint the opposite
@ahumeniy
6 ай бұрын
Everybody knows the best way to speed up your PC is removing c:\windows\system32
@gamessongs2762
5 ай бұрын
Problems in a computer are generally sitting in front of the screen, not inside the tower.
@SaraMorgan-ym6ue
4 ай бұрын
stop watching computer porn problem solved kid🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@courtneymertz4596
6 ай бұрын
If you want to optimize your computer for daily use, may I suggest Linux? Linux allows you to change whatever you want without breaking, and for gamers out there, there is a game mode feature for Linux too!
@Myself-yh9rr
6 ай бұрын
Not only would reinstalling Windows get rid of some bloatware but if you bought a used PC reinstalling Windows will get any spyware and malware off. This is assuming that its BIOS is not infected with Logofail or something similar that a reinstall does not get rid of. Also there are BIOS updates for Logofail. I don't know if they help at all or much but look and see if an update for your BIOS is available. Just beware that updating a BIOS is potentially risky as it can leave you stuck with a PC that will not boot or even power on. Make sure to get the one you need for your exact model and revision motherboard. Also make sure that the power is not likely to go out while you do this. It does not usually take too long. Also you may notice your computer shutting down or restarting. Just let it do its thing and keep in mind that the first boot after the update is going to take longer. Don't try to rush this!! Just let it do its thing. If you are impatient or don't like waiting just get up from the chair and go do something to pass the time. Just whatever you do give it time. Windows might download some updates too. Also watch out on Windows 11, it may download a BIOS update and restart your computer to install it. It is the same deal, don't interrupt it. Don't let it do it if the weather is bad and the power might go out. If that happens your computer might be screwed up!!
@Cavi587
6 ай бұрын
"but if you bought a used PC reinstalling Windows will get any spyware and malware off." My brother, Windows in itself is spyware. If you're worried about your privacy you should not use it as Microsoft doesn't value you as a consumer, they value your data that they can exploit and sell.
@thegrayjedi974
5 ай бұрын
This needs far more views. Having worked with PCs since the late 80s, I have run across too many people that just throw advice at the wall and hope something sticks to make them look smart. If you don't know what the advice actually does, you will cause more harm than good. This is why, when repairing friend/relative PCs or on a home repair call, I have a blank 2TB m.2 external drive that I will first use to back up their windows folder (I used to use a 2TB HDD, man that thing took forever). Yes, even with all my experience, sometimes I screw up too. The main factor? NOT ALL PCS ARE THE SAME! You can't just hand out registry edit info and service disabling/deletion and expect every PC they are used on to keep working. Even debloating can cause issues. (My only PC right now is an ASUS laptop, and if you try removing all of the ASUS bloatware, the PC loses around 40% of its performance, and experiences random crashes) Maybe one day KZitem will get smart and start removing content that actually causes harm. Until then, gems like this video will be hidden in the pile of garbage that is harmful content.
@DildoGaggins1
6 ай бұрын
my system did this but i wasnt trying to optimizer anything. i was doing a system wipe to speed things up and windows just broke itself on the reinstall. gave up trying to fix it and downloaded linux
@theairacobra
6 ай бұрын
welcome to linux, what's your poison? im on arco rn
@DildoGaggins1
6 ай бұрын
@@theairacobra been through a few distros to find what fits my needs and computer knowledge. i tried a few arch based distros but always ran into problems like not picking up my spare HDD and i am not ready to fix that kind of stuff. settled on mint in the end as it just works out of the box. i also duel boot zorin due to mint not recognising my turtle beech react-r controller.
@theairacobra
6 ай бұрын
@@DildoGaggins1 cool, those are some weird issues, never had compatibility issues thankfully because my maim laptops are thinkpads and I chose my PC with Linux compatibility in mind, arch is pretty fucking unstable but the AUR is a gift from god
@Sonicstillpoint83
6 ай бұрын
Four minutes into a 9 1/2 minute video and this guy tells me that he destroyed his PC, yet he can’t even describe what he did. Sounds like his methodology is the problem. Are you trying to avoid upgrading your CPU, your RAM, your storage solution, or GPU. If you write down all the steps involved, and what end result you’re expecting to get without having a rollback plan, then no one can help you unless you’re willing to pay tech-support a lot of money. Better to not start messing with things until you’ve played in a virtual machine and understand how system components affect each other.
@nogginthenoggfubar2862
6 ай бұрын
I don't have these issues with linux.
@rustyroy5385
6 ай бұрын
Well of course you won't get 'these issues' (i.e. BSOD) with linux, but you'll still have plenty of other issues. Windows, Linux, and MacOS (can't speak of FreeBSD as never really used that) are all terrible, they're just bad in different ways.
@Mr_ButterKatze
6 ай бұрын
@@rustyroy5385Yeh ur correct
@rano12321
6 ай бұрын
Because Linux has nothing for getting anything done as most people like you spend their whole life customising their desktop environments
@notjustforhackers4252
6 ай бұрын
@@rano12321 What don't you think you can do on Linux?
@PolarCheese
6 ай бұрын
@@rano12321 Elaborate
@theairacobra
6 ай бұрын
jesus at this point just switch to linux
@RitzyBusiness
6 ай бұрын
If you dont have an external drive enclosure you could also use the windows recovery console, which is really just command prompt but with extra recovery tools which you wont need for this. All connected drives are accessible so you can robocopy your entire C drive to another disk. Its a little bit more complicated, but cost nothing extra.
@SaraMorgan-ym6ue
4 ай бұрын
and stop watching that computer porn that you keep watching kid🤣🤣
@VikingDudee
6 ай бұрын
You know what I find crazy is them people who use them Debloat scripts and don't know nothing about what it does or change, sure it disableds things and uninstalls things, but often times they go out of their way to change things and breaks the OS, if not immediately but will later when something doesn't update, or some weird issue. And they don't help much anyway, Disable crap in the startup and uninstall the preinstalled garbage and leave it be.
@ilhamr0f11
4 ай бұрын
2:55 I hope they not forgetting "restore point"
@martinenglish6641
5 ай бұрын
Being a retired Electronics and Computer Engineer going back before PC's back to old school mainframes, any software solutions to get performance upgrades vs hardware upgrades generally do not work. Some may remember compressing storage drives instead of just upgrading or adding storage. File encryption is a much safer option than drive encryption and for me, never encrypt the OS. Good advice to kill all the bloat and unnecessary operations in the background. This is why I run Linux. That is why the only Windows machine I have is for working on projects and games that just will not run on Linux. I still keep up to date on tech and work a little on the side. Good video.
@JacobP81
5 ай бұрын
Don't install anything unless you know what it is, don't change settings unless you know what the changes do, don't run commands unless you know what they do. That's the best advice. There is a LOT of bad computer advice out there.
@kreeves1459
6 ай бұрын
Hiren's USB is a useful tool for situations like this if you don't have an extra pc to access the files, and it's pretty easy to make too.
@elicraftpvp
6 ай бұрын
You can install Windows on the same partition that you had on your previous system, the new Windows installation will create a new folder called windows.old. This year I went to update a firmware on an NVMe drive, "which apparently the SSD required in order to function properly (it didn't need it anyways)", and it ended up by corrupting my Windows after rebooting it. By doing it the way I said, I didn't lose any important data.
@blackstar_1069
6 ай бұрын
Beautiful video lad, it goes directly to the troubleshooting playlist!
@monad_tcp
5 ай бұрын
the only true hack to make any computer "boot fast". never turn it off, so you don't need to wait for it to boot
@thomasmaughan4798
5 ай бұрын
Memory leaks gradually accumulate until you must reboot.
@foxskyful
5 ай бұрын
yea if you still use hdd
@2020HotShotTruckingLLC
5 ай бұрын
The easiest way to protect your personal files is to STOP putting them on the C drive! Use a small SSD for your C drive and use another drive for your documents, downloads etc. My home system has a 240GB SSD for my OS, two 2TB hard drives that are mirrored for my important stuff, another 1TB SSD drive for semi important stuff and a 4TB USB3 external that backs up what I choose. AND a server running TrueNAS Scale with a raid26x4tb for archives that's like the safety net under the belts and suspenders...
@wardrich
4 ай бұрын
It boggles my mind that Microsoft still insists on putting the profiles and OS on the same partition. It's not hard to fix throu audit mode, but the fact that even that is buried is dumb. People really need to move to Linux, it's easier to use and better all around.
@brucethen
6 ай бұрын
Many years ago, I had some "clean up" software, and it listed various registry entries it said were redundant and it gave me the option to leave or remove them. So i removed them. When I turned my printer on and tried to print something a few days later, nothing happened because files and registry keys were missing. Luckily, all I needed to do was re-install the driver. As an extra precaution, i have always stored important information, pictures, documents, etc. On a separate partition and never the C drive, so I can wipe the C drive in complete safety, I also make tegular backups.
@benderrobo7864
6 ай бұрын
I haven't reinstalled windows 10 since ive built it in late 2017. It has always been snappy and never had issues. Always update too.
@throwaway6478
6 ай бұрын
Technically, every "upgrade" since Vista is a reinstall. Up until then, a reinstall just burped the new version's files on top of the old ones (hence why you would end up with old Windows utilities like Cardfile and Object Packager floating around your Windows directory). Now your old version gets moved to Windows.old, an entirely new OS is installed, and settings are copied over through a utility called User State Migration Tool.
@411DL
6 ай бұрын
I watch youtube vids on an old laptop in my kitchen running windows 10 that started getting too unacceptably slow. My tweek to getting a little more life... was to install Ubuntu. That has worked for the last two years but now I think its time is done.
@Cavi587
6 ай бұрын
You not only made you laptop live for longer, you actually upgraded to a much better system! If you still want to get more life out of that laptop, you might want to replace your desktop enviroment with something lighter. Lubuntu is a lightweight spin of Ubuntu on the LXQt dekstop enviroment, it's super easy on your resources.
@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун
6 ай бұрын
if you have already installed linux, it's easier to modify it instead of fresh install. No need to install lubuntu. Just find out what you don't like (which might be let's say snap), and get rid of them, or stop services
@Sysiu
24 күн бұрын
(1) no we don't do permission change to damaged drive we use windows PE (2) we don't disable windows services, we install windows LTSC (3) use greenware and don't install software unless you needed to (4) do not edit HIVE REGISTRY. no one edit the startup list nowadays (5) keep one copy of working drivers set, and do download new version to keep them in HDD. try to use windows default drivers until one day there's problem, then you pull those drivers backup to use
@JacobP81
5 ай бұрын
8:06 Windows 10 also has a feature that allows you to reset your system to factory without deleting your personal files. I think it's called Refresh. Be aware it will get rid of any extra programs you installed and get rid of some files like game saves.
@cpuuk
6 ай бұрын
Your best improvement is to get rid of things you don't need and get system idle down (my game rig is 1%): If you don't need it, uninstall it\ set to 'manual' start ('manual' start in services is safer than 'disable', if something tries to start a 'disabled' service, it will most likely BSOD). Not every suggestion is going to work for you, so revert any "none improvement". Q1 Ask yourself the question "can I restore if it all goes wrong?". Q2 The other question to ask is "am I GPU bound or CPU bound?" and if you don't know the difference, don't even start tinkering because you may be wasting your time.
@korosoid
6 ай бұрын
0% here 😏
@Lurch-Bot
6 ай бұрын
Windows Update recently disabled some things which led to boot loops and BSODs. Most PC users would not have been able to recover from this.
@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун
6 ай бұрын
haha many ppl don't even know what is bios/uefi cause unlike in older times many manufacturers don't even show any menu/boot options ) so they may start to learn something only upon seeing this BSOD. poor they are
@korosoid
6 ай бұрын
@@Lurch-BotThat's a Windows 11 issue. But hey, it was always making trouble. Smart people have already switched to In Real Life or Mac, Linux, or Android.
@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун
6 ай бұрын
I would say that using Macs can bring potentially more troubles than a normy pc/laptop. I recently installed ubuntu on some old macbook, it took a lot of efforts and time to find a working loader (refind) and a proper linux distro that would work right from installation without need to search some proprietary soft for wifi some ppl complain about ubuntu, but this laptop is now flying with it, compared how it was with its MacOS v.10.10 this migration to linux might be even more tricky for modern mac computers, who knows
@rwestvang
5 ай бұрын
Protip: Have a dedicated OS drive and keep all your important files and install files on a different physical drive. This way, when you have problems, or simply want to reinstall a clean OS, you can do so without loosing any important files. Once reinstalled, you fire up all your install files of the applications/games you use from your other drive.
@irzyxelwj
6 ай бұрын
I have never once borked a machine by changing a setting. At least not one I couldn't fix by changing the registry and rebooting. Never have I made a configuration change or software setting that caused a machine to enter repair or require reloading windows(or worse). It has only ever come from hardware failures and I only did so for testing purposes. Not saying I'm smarter or better than anyone else. I'm just old. I have a lot of experience. Most of the tweaks I see in videos, be it security improvements or graphics, I see and say mmm yeah no-that would not be smart. I have about 24 years of experience. It is extremely rare for me to see a massive performance increase. At least for graphics, honestly most of the time it is the intricate per-application settings that yield that most results. Often times found in a configuration file for the application that has settings not accessible in the game menus. Have adequate cooling. Don't have bottlenecks. Don't run crap you don't need. Those are the main things. Do I need to say the other obvious one? I'm going to. Don't have crap internet(which includes buying a cheap router or using one provided by your internet provider). Okay, I'm out. Good luck folks. Oh, one caveat. Way back when, there was a windows update that fubar'd my computer one time. Hah, that was the one time I had to redo my pc. Just remembered. Gotta love Microsoft. To their credit they fixed it relatively quickly. Wasn't a big deal. I reloaded without a cat cable plugged in. Disabled the particular update. Back to being golden.
@throwaway6478
6 ай бұрын
You have to keep in mind gamers are gamers: they rarely have any sort of technical bent or insight into how their computers actually work. They're actually an example of Dunning-Kruger Effect, hence why they fall for all these "punch these numbers into Regedit and you'll get 10^9 fps!" videos in the first place - so of course have no idea how to undo them.
@richardclark7679
4 ай бұрын
#1 speedup.... Turn off the damn search indexer service!
@notjustforhackers4252
6 ай бұрын
Laughs in Linux.
@matt.w
4 ай бұрын
Laughs in both.
@SireDragonChester
6 ай бұрын
Windows 10/11 is bloatware, can’t wait when Valve finally Release steam os for desktop pc. We know it’s coming. We just don’t know when.
@Segphalt
6 ай бұрын
They already did that with steam machines. You can still download it and it still gets updates but isn't going to be fully optimized to your machine like it is for the steam deck.
@LimbaZero
6 ай бұрын
In old days of interned there was hi change to get wrong answers/tips from IRC. Basically they had knowledge but sometimes they give someone bad answers just for fun. So internet hasn't changed.
@deepanus6977
5 ай бұрын
To access the data on your drive, just run a disc boot able version of xp and access the drive and transfer all of your data onto an external.
@jaysonrees738
6 ай бұрын
I'm glad Linux is just hard enough to gatekeep people dumb enough to do this stuff.
@PaulHawkins
5 ай бұрын
We have a Broken System. How did we get here⁉️ First, we installed Mickey$0ft Windoze...
@winumoritribe8425
6 ай бұрын
Hey @TechLens Correct me if i'm wrong; per windows reinstall Max Performance: 6-12 months Tech Savy and Conscious; 9-16 months Casual maintenance; 14-24 mo Not tech savvy/not a daily driver system; trained prof. every 24 or 36 mo depending on amount of use
@Karcen
4 ай бұрын
Ill take stability over hyper performance. Rather than overclocking my 14900kf ill be working to make it stable. This is also why i back up my important data.
@xellaz
6 ай бұрын
I see your problem. You are using Windows. Use Linux instead. But honestly, I bought a mini-pc recently and did a fresh Windows 11 Pro install on it. I fully updated and debloated it afterwards then I just let it idle. I have several PCs so I'm just trying to see how stable this new mini-PC is. No surprise, even at idle with hardly anything installed, I still gotten a BSOD like yours after a few days. On the other hand, my Raspberry Pi4, Pi5, and another mini-PC with Linux installed has been running for months without any reboots.
@asunavk69
6 ай бұрын
Well at least you learn about what you are doing for sure!
@jvebarnes
5 ай бұрын
And for this reason you need to obtain Hirens rescue disk, presumably before a problem or using a friends pc after. It is loaded with tools for exactly this reason. You see the computer isn't broken the registry just has an invalid entry in it that is stopping it from booting correctly. Hirens boot CD PE version will let you access your hard drives by booting it from a USB drive and then you can copy files to an external drive. In this case it has registry repair tools where you could load the bad registry and remove the entry you made and then try and boot the machine normally. You might want to do a video on this.
@brycestewart3181
6 ай бұрын
Thx for sharing. I have a "Gaming" pc and a "work" pc whichs keeps the gaming pc clean. I use to dual boot, but that is more advanced. Good luck
@kroberts1964
5 ай бұрын
i run all of my games in Linux, with very few problems, i don't understand why people continue to use windows
@ltxr9973
6 ай бұрын
You are certainly right that people are giving advice that they either don't understand themselves or advice that is very situational. But the real problem is that Microsoft doesn't provide proper documentation for a lot of Windows features and if they do it might be paywalled. So there is always a bit of voodoo involved when it comes to customizing Windows. That is just behind the time for a operating system that wants to be an "open platform". They still have a lot to learn from Linux and most likely they never will. Reinstalling Windows is the worst advice there is. If you reinstall Windows you will never learn to single out the problem and fix it. Repair your broken install and document every step. Write down every GPO or registry key, every file involved and so on. And of course if you reinstall Windows without changing anything you do you will run into the same problem again, therefore you'll have to reinstall it again at a later time. If there's bloat on your system you have to ask yourself, how did it get there? Use your computer like an intelligent person that is able to learn new things!
@ikemkrueger
6 ай бұрын
You suggest to reinstall the system every 18 months. How do you safe and restore the installed programs and its settings?
@johnschneider931
6 ай бұрын
Clone the hard drive . You will need a KZitem guide, a clone zilla os usb boot drive, a hard drive big enough and a usb 3 to sata or an usb to nvme enclosure.
@LeonSteelpaw
5 ай бұрын
Props for mentioning the enclosure route. SO many issues/stress can be removed via that route alone. I do however disagree on re-installing windows every so often. That makes little sense to me.
@thomasmaughan4798
5 ай бұрын
When you boot a computer it runs through the updates listed. If you have dozens or hundreds of updates it can take a little while for it to go through them and see if you need more updates. There's also the CAB cache (not sure I remembered the name) but it can accumulate and eat a lot of disk space and resulting boot time.
@LeonSteelpaw
5 ай бұрын
@@thomasmaughan4798 The OS I have going now started as a 7 install, got updated to 10 and is STILL fast to boot. Maybe its a issue on OEM systems with bloatware?
@filipepinho3319
5 ай бұрын
The best optimization I did honestly was uninstalling windows and switch to Linux. But well in my case the games I play work in Linux and all my working tools also work in Linux.
@chevvvv
5 ай бұрын
same
@super_morto
4 ай бұрын
Its not a broken PC its a broken "Company".
@unguidedone
4 ай бұрын
this also happens on linux where noob users just run terminal commands under sudo / gksudo with no understanding of what they are running. as a general rule if you need to "optimize" a computer for more speed you might as well "download more ram", instead get a better system and figure out how to build the computer correctly.
@johnphamlore8073
6 ай бұрын
Remember, Microsoft has connections to all of these AI software developer companies. That shows what a giant Potemkin village these companies all are.
@ivanklochkov3444
5 ай бұрын
When you get a “blue screen of death” with unknown phrases (like “I don’t know what the f*ck went on”) or QR codes, phone numbers, etc. - don’t panic straightforward. First try pressing and holding down the Escape key to exit from webpage full screen mode or Ctrl+w to close browser tab. Yeah, many of us have already encountered web scams like “Your Windows computer is blocked, call Microsoft support at +1800…. “ So think one step ahead about variations of the same scam. The next time it can pretend to be a “blue screen of death”. What about real PC problems? Make sure you keep backups of the most important files on external devices such as USB keys, SD cards, cloud storage.
@nowherebrain
6 ай бұрын
I just left windows a month ago...tired of their software and lack of actual customer service...so linux again..I don't remember why I left(linux)
@fryingule2387
5 ай бұрын
I had that too after I tried to start a game with Starforce copy protection from 2006 on Windows 10... it just KILLED my windows immediately. But when it comes to programs that are just "old" Windows Defender freaks out, it's laughable.
@synacksecuk
5 ай бұрын
Only happened across your channel today. Absolutely top-notch advice.
@A_Random_Guy655
6 ай бұрын
This is why as a former windows user do not optimize my PC as it has lots of risks and I would rather have 80% of performance than have my personal stuff get removed. Why former windows user you say? I am a linux user if you are wondering.
@daviddamasceno6063
4 ай бұрын
I just recently switched to Linux Mint. I'm no tech wiz by any means, but Mint user friendliness made it a very pleasant experience. I did struggle with a few things, but the community helped a lot. And I am noticing better performance in games. Elden Ring in particular is running amazingly well. Butter smooth, completely stutter free, after I struggled for over 100hrs on Windows, trying every solution under the sun, and nothing solved it. Amazing how much better gaming becomes once you get rid of all the bloat. It's the one thing I would recommend for gamers now. Make a new partition, buy a new drive, instal Linux and try to learn, see if you can addapt.
@AndyAKratz
4 ай бұрын
Not bad. Aside from pulling the drive from the system and recovering your data from another Windows machine (assuming you don't have encryption like you appropriately mentioned), if there isn't another Windows PC nearby, you can always download one of the many PE variants and create a bootable flash drive to boot to a mini-Windows to access your data as well. You could also just delete the Windows directories (carefully) and re-load windows without having to wait to copy the data to and from another drive. Not to mention, you can also just re-install Windows and simply not format the drive which will simply place all your data into a 'windows.old' directory where you can just cut and move the data that way, too. As far as reducing bloat to increase system performance - one of the worst offenders is Microsoft Defender (*cough* Garbage *cough*). Windows Defender noticably reduces performance, doesn't stop most viruses/malware/PuPs, etc. and on the same note it has a habit of deleting legitimate files that aren't offensive to your system (false positives). MS Defender might as well BE the virus. I absolutely despise it. Get a good AV and trash that complete joke that calls itself protection! The only problem (unfortunately) - you have to do it the hard way and it isn't easy to do for those who aren't savvy. I use PE to delete the handful of Defender Folders and then use the "Windows Defender Uninstaller" @ Raymond.cc. It's important to note that, while this works wonders for Windows Vista through 10, Windows 11 doesn't like it to the point that it won't let you run Windows updates after you do this. If you don't care about MS updates (some will even break your machine so it doesn't bother me, but...), then all the more power to ya.
@jacobsoby3910
6 ай бұрын
DISKPART SEL DISK 1 CLEAN EXIT rebooted with a Pop!_OS USB stick... and WAM! No more updated in the middle of my business day, the network doesn't stop working while an update is pending and my AMD video card just works without any additional installation. Loving System76 right now.
@kcinplatinumgaming2598
5 ай бұрын
golden rule .... ALWAYS BACKUP ... i been a victim of performance scam, I did spot the issue but thnking i was a wise ass even I could not get out of it ... which did destroy an install and I been in IT for over 35 years as a professional enginner even us long term tech guys get caught out but keeping a pendrive with recovery and regular backup is a must.. there is peaople out there that want to hurt you or your hardware because they love the power they feel .. good video ... also keeping multiple drive helps with exporting ... dont store essential files on the local install .. BIG MISTAKE just essential apos ,ect everything else re route to other drives not even on same drive partitions incase it screws up the os drive
@fyremoon
5 ай бұрын
The most important thing you must do before you do any of this is to make a backup of your computer and make a media installation of Windows on a USB stick. If your performance changes cause the OS to go blue screen, you have all your data and a bootable Windows installer to fix it with a simple reset.
@samuelchappell7280
4 ай бұрын
I noticed that windows lists the last time you used a particular program. What would happen if you delete programs, such as freebies/demo, that you have NEVER used?
6 ай бұрын
I have a set of tweaks that I use on all my systems and none of my PCs BSODed ever, so it mostly depends on if the user is knowledgeable enough on this topic. Just to mention it is a Google doc that has around 40-50 pages, custom made.
@KizzyMyDog69
5 ай бұрын
First video I’ve watched on this guy and I love it, I’ve learned quite a bit (I’ve been learning about tech on PC’s for over a year now and I learnt something new) Now that’s a good youruber
@MrFacepeel
6 ай бұрын
in the recover ,If you know the correct commands you can open the registry and undo the problem you have done.
@throwaway6478
6 ай бұрын
Yeah: type "regedit". 🤣 It blows me away how many people don't know this.
@AnthonyRBlacker
6 ай бұрын
3 minutes in.. yeah the rabbit hole of optimizing your PC is.. well, to me, something you almost need to understand about your own personal build. You can get awry very VERY quickly.. advice online is just fine for THAT exact system and it's ok to take it with the knowledge that you can't specifically clone things someone else's system likes, you aren't going to have exactly the same everything. PCs are like fingerprints, even 2 cloned systems are going to have different quirks that, well, I can't even explain.. and messing with Windows services and getting deep into the advanced menus, you really REALLY need to understand what does what, how it's connected to everything else - and oh man, services for one thing may have a MASSIVE effect on other services or controls.. Yeah.. easy does it and BACKUP your system with an image (if you can) before you really start digging deep under the hood. Good advice here.. reduce bloat. The less memory and cpu being used, the better the performance you'll see. No questions about that. But LEARN about what does what before you just open task manager and just start killing things!!! You'd be surprised what you'll learn about Microsoft.
@RobBCactive
6 ай бұрын
Unfortunately most advice is copied cargo cult stuff from old posts to garner clicks. Totally unproductive waste of time.
@AnthonyRBlacker
6 ай бұрын
@@RobBCactive absolutely correct. Yeah it's tough it takes time, knowledge, experience.. also you do kind of have to be prepared to mess things up, that's why i do a clone of my c drive any time i do any major messing around. I also have a 256gb nvme for my os drive and don't install anything else to that drive. It makes life a lot simpler if you have the means, don't put anything unnecessary on your boot drive.
@RobBCactive
6 ай бұрын
@@AnthonyRBlacker well I partition my 1TB NVME drives, but I used to administer server systems. Totally agree putting just small apps/utilities in C: and rest on another disk splits the user profiles from the main things, while keeping C: small and easy to backup. When I find problems it's usually because people accidentally installed unnecessary security software.
@no1baggiefan
6 ай бұрын
@@RobBCactive I have been installing windoze like this since 98, keep windoze in a separate drive/partition from everything else, when it goes wrong (it will) you only have the C drive to worry about
@RobBCactive
6 ай бұрын
@@no1baggiefan well I used to worry about / more 😁😄😁😁
@SoneGurke
5 ай бұрын
my advice 1) make 2 partitions on your boot device 1 for windows and the other for personal data. you can move "my documents" "downloads" etc to the other partition after install under right click and properties. if the system gets bricked you can reinstall windows on the windows partition and all your data is still there untouched 2) make a usb stick with a linux boot system that can read/write ntfs, if the computer gets bricked you can boot from the stick and just copy any data you need from the disk to an external drive for example. the advantage is you don't need to concern yourself with the permission system bc the windows permission system is not recognized in linux. (the linux stick will also help if you have an issue and want to know if it's windows or hardware. boot from the linux stick and if the issue is persistent it's likely the hardware, if there is no issue in linux it's a windows problem) and 3) use a Virtual Machine to test any risky shit first, if your vm bricks your system itself is still safe
@mttrashcan-bg1ro
6 ай бұрын
Changing settings in Windows, or deleting some files and programs is about as far as people should ever go, but I always google what I'm doing before doing it to see if there's any problems than can come up from it. Unless your system is under performing compared to other systems with the same specs, you shouldn't be looking for things to improve performance, you should just be upgrading your PC.
@Dukenukem
5 ай бұрын
Even if you encript the files on the drive it is recoverable, it takes time and preferably you already backed the keys to somewhere else at time of encription (if you didnt and only discovered that the drive is encrypted from someone else installing your PC then go shout at them). Best is having backup of your important files, not only for this eventuality, but for all eventualities involving PC experiments and also including real drive fails. The windows install is expendable after all, as are any steam games, the real files on those HDDs most often are the real loss, back them up.
@eleos11
4 ай бұрын
What was the first game you were running?
@misiopuchatek152
4 ай бұрын
Every PC is different. Change those settings that worked on mine. What could possibly go wrong?! In the world of closed systems like gaming consoles it will work, but messing with PC especially with windows? It can break from its own updates, how can it survive manual tweaking?!
@vwbug1975
4 ай бұрын
Linux Mint is the easiest way to fix a broken installation of Windows. You can even access your files on the Windows installation to back them up before you replace the operating system.
@adibemaxwell6111
6 ай бұрын
This is why I have an OS drive, and a storage drive. If the OS drive dies, I can buy a cheap replacement and lose none of my data. If necessary I can run my OS from a thumb drive until I get a replacement drive.
@fdrehug7318
4 ай бұрын
For those following the advice of reinstalling windows, -set your region to English (world) This reduces bloat ads from windows because those are by region so you will notice less on your story menu. - select region from settings menu -this allows Microsoft store to work again, basically the store needs a region to run on. (This will not install anything that was not installed during setup)
@mega_goat
6 ай бұрын
or....run a linux distro (from usb) and use that to copy what you want..
@supersathanas4642
6 ай бұрын
Even if someone has absolutely no interest in using Linux as their daily driver, or even just giving it a try at all, I think it's at least worth their while to slap a Linux Mint ISO on a thumb drive and take a few minutes to familiarize themselves with how to navigate the default file browser. It'll mount your Windows partitions automatically, and will read and write to them with absolutely no issues. You can unfuck a few Windows issues from a Linux live session with basically no knowledge of Linux going into it. It's probably the easiest way to access your files when you end up with a borked Windows boot.
@Segphalt
6 ай бұрын
Unless bitlocker is enabled... Then you get to go yank keys from your TPM which is not for the feint of heart or newbie. I've been making great money on it since machines started to ship with it on.
@ghohenzollern
6 ай бұрын
Um, so, the number of utilities and custom settings I need for my current workflow, it would take me weeks to get back if I can even remember them or find them again online. Reinstalling windows may be an option for some people but I guarantee you it would break things I use daily in ways I don't remember how I fixed 2 years ago.
@IfritBoi
6 ай бұрын
There's only one problem with this video, the people that know what they're talking about clearly tell you in clear bold letters "DO NOT TRY THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!!" and that's the whole point. People that have touched a computer for more than 2 weeks should know by then to NOT MESS WITH YOUR REGISTRIES UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO or just have common sense and make a restore point before any of that happens. Also you don't have to go out of your way to move your files to back them up unless you absolutely cannot lose them, just make a restore point. You want to know what you actually can do to optimize your PC instead of wasting 10 minutes watching this video? Turn off fast startup, disable high usage non-essential startups, clear all diagnostic data and data tracking, update your drivers, delete bloatware and clean your files every now and then. It only takes as long as this video to do everything, have fun with a faster PC!
@MetroidMagmoor-629
6 ай бұрын
3:15 I just throw mine in High Performance mode , balanced MSI settings, and a Balanced power plan, and I call it a day.
@SKI10
6 ай бұрын
My general rule of thumb is that if a video asks me to tweak a window registry, its a huge red flag and I should immediately stop watching it. The only thing that will change performance is tinkering with settings in the nvidia control panel or amds adrenalin software.
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