Myths

Welcome to the computer myth debunking "database".

Main

• Services tweaks - debunked (XP) - with special focus on BlackViper
• Common Windows performance tweaks
• 10 Windows Tweaking Myths Debunked
• Should You Disable Windows Services to Speed Up Your PC?
  • Disabling QoS to free up to 20% bandwidth.
  • Make Windows use multiple cores to "speed up" boot time.
  • Clearing out Windows prefetch for a faster startup.
  • Cleaning the registry to "improve performance".
  • Clear memory by processing idle tasks.
  • Clean, defrag and boost your RAM.
  • Disabling Shadow Copy/System Restore to "improve performance".
  • Enable Superfetch on Windows XP.
  • Disabling services to "speed up" your computer.
• Ryan Myers - Prefetch
• How To Geek - Battery Myths