Windows Vista "optimization cheats" misunderstanding

A lot of so-called "Vista optimization cheats" is actually teaching us how to "sweet" for Vista. But in fact, many "optimized cheats" are misleading. If blindly blinded and not thought about, it is likely to cause damage to the operating system itself, which in turn affects our normal use. So today, I will list a few common misunderstandings in Vista optimization, and let's take a look at it.

Misunderstanding 1. Driver backup directory can be deleted at will

* Misleading index: ★★★

* Target path: X:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository

If you are a regular user of Vista, you must have witnessed Vista's powerful hardware support. It is no exaggeration to say that if it is not particularly advanced, or the hardware that is particularly unpopular, after accessing Vista, it can be automatically recognized by the operating system, and users are rarely required to manually install the driver. In fact, this achievement is inseparable from Vista's huge 1.3-megabyte drive library. So, in some cheats, there is a "If you have installed the required hardware, you can safely delete it, you can save 1.3 GB of space. … …” such words.

So, is this really the case? In fact, the problem lies in the phrase "The required hardware has been installed". In fact, although many hardware will be equipped with a driver CD, for simple hardware like a USB flash drive, it is still difficult to find a matching driver. If you have actually deleted this folder, then when a new USB drive is inserted into the system, not only Vista will recognize it. Even if you install the so-called "universal driver", it will not help.

Misunderstanding 2. Periodically clear SuperPrefetch

* Misleading index: ★★★★★

* Target path: X:\\Windows\\Prefetch

About Prefetch (pre-reading), I believe everyone is very familiar with it. In the XP era, it was an iconic feature. By automatically recording each running program, XP can speed up its startup with Prefetch the next time the program starts. However, this technology also has a drawback. That is, as the computer usage time increases, the content in the Prefetch folder will also increase. This, in addition, will not only occupy a lot of disk space, but also cause XP to slow down when searching for pre-read data. Therefore, many articles suggest that this folder should be emptied regularly.

However, in Vista, it is not advisable to empty SuperPrefetch on a regular basis. Because, compared with XP's Prefetch, Vista's SuperPrefetch is undoubtedly more intelligent. In addition to automatically remembering each running program, it automatically analyzes the startup data. Then, according to the result, when the system is idle, the program that the user may use later is read into the memory in advance to accelerate the program startup more effectively. Therefore, once we clear the SuperPrefetch, then these rules of startup that are not easily counted are eliminated. Therefore, the best way is to leave it alone.

Misunderstanding 3, deleting WinSxS/backup does not matter

* Misleading index: ★★

* Target path: X:\\Windows\\WinSxS\\backup

Although there is a WinSxS folder (Windows Side-by-Side) on both XP and Vista systems, the size of the two is quite different. In general, for a newly installed XP system, the WinSxS folder is about 20 MB. In Vista, its volume will suddenly jump to 3.3 GB. Therefore, more and more friends started to research the WinSxS folder. The final "research results" is that you can arbitrarily delete the files in WinSxS/Backup.

In fact, although the volume is different, the WinSxS functions in the two operating systems are exactly the same. As a place to store different versions of system components, WinSxS includes many important files of the system. In fact, the best way for this type of file is to not delete it. Because even if you lose a file, it may cause a certain module of the operating system to be inoperable, which will affect our normal use. The files in WinSxS/Backup are the same, if forced to delete. When you go to install the latest version of the system patch, I am afraid I will run into trouble.

Misunderstanding 4, UAC is useless to ordinary users, turn it off

* Misleading index: ★★★★★

UAC (User Account Control) is also new in Vista One of the added functions, and its biggest role is that regardless of the current login account, how much authority, will be automatically "degraded" for ordinary users. Once the operator (or malware) intends to make changes to the computer, UAC will pop up a dialog box asking the user for approval before proceeding. However, the final use effect is not very satisfactory. Many users who are new to Vista will be scared by the pop-up dialog box. Even if you are a veteran, it is very troublesome to close the window frequently. Therefore, many optimization cheats will turn off UAC as a must-do job.

Although Vista's UAC is somewhat allergic (Vista SP1 has changed a lot), we must admit that it is still a very useful feature. Therefore, simply disabling UAC is not desirable. But we can adjust the default UAC security level with some small settings. In this way, a balance can be found between system security and ease of operation.

The setting method is very simple. Just type "<;gpedit.msc”" in the Vista start menu and press Enter to open the Group Policy Editor. Then, expand <;Computer Configuration/Windows Configuration/Security Settings/Local Policies/Security Options". In this way, you can find the “User Account Control: Administrator's Promotional Prompt Behavior in Administrator Approval Mode” from the right pane. Double click, and from the pop-up dialog box, change the default “ consent prompt & rdquo; to "do not prompt, directly promote". In this way, the UAC pop-up frequency is greatly reduced.