Extras

In the section "Extras", on the left-hand side of the Control Center, a few additional functions give you more ways to optimize and accelerate your system. The settings can be used to increase the overall performance of your PC.

Important: Please note that these settings will not be saved in a profile but rather will be immediately applied to your system.

Processor Time
These settings instruct Windows to favor either programs or background operations (in server applications).

There are different levels of optimization from which to choose. Depending on your preferences, the system will schedule the processor time accordingly. The faster the programs are running in the foreground, the less scheduled processor time will be allocated for other processes, making for slower background operations.

Important: Please note that these settings will not be saved in a profile but rather will be immediately applied to your system.

Memory Use
These settings enable you to optimize the use of the main memory on your system.

The memory can be optimized to favor either the quick execution of applications or the quick access of files.

The option "Prohibit the swapping of the kernel to disk" can be used to instruct Windows to avoid the swapping of integral operating system components to the hard disk. This can improve the performance of the operating system.

Important: Please note that these settings will not be saved in a profile but rather will be immediately applied to your system.

File Access
These settings allow you to accelerate the speed at which data are accessed on NTFS-based partitions.

If you no longer use DOS-based applications on your computer (MS-DOS or Windows 3.1), it is no longer necessary to store short versions of filenames on your system. Deactivating this function can reduce the time it takes to access data on your system.

With every access of data in Windows, information regarding that access, including the date and time, are stored to disk along with the data itself. If you do not have the need for this information (which is the case for most people), you can use the option "Do not save 'last accessed' information for directories" to save time by avoiding writing and reading of unneeded file information.

Important: Please note that these settings will not be saved in a profile but rather will be immediately applied to your system.