Registry Mechanic's Optimize Your System function applies a set of tweaks
and patches to the Windows Registry which are designed to optimize and
improve system performance. These tweaks and patches can improve Windows
startup and shut down speeds, as well as the handling of hung processes
and process termination.
The Optimize Your System / Reset Optimization
button alternates between applying this set of tweaks and patches to the
registry and reverting these back to recommended default values.
To optimize your
system, click the Optimize Your
System button on the Main Status screen.
The tweaks and patches are applied to the registry and the button changes
to Reset Optimization.
To revert these
registry changes to their original condition, click the Reset
Optimization button. The optimized tweaks and patches are rolled
back to recommended default values and the button switches back to Optimize Your System.
What is optimized?
The following changes are implemented upon
clicking the "Optimize Your System" button:
Windows
is forced to unload DLLs from memory
Windows Explorer caches
Dynamic-Link Libraries (DLLs) in memory for a period of time after the
application using them has been closed. This can be an inefficient use
of memory on low memory systems, and may cause problems or delays for
programmers developing with Windows DLL files.
The
Menu Show Delay is reduced
Windows normally
delays menus before they are displayed. For regular users, this delay
can be annoying. When this tweak is applied, the delay time is lowered.
When this tweak is applied, this delay time is reduced.
Hung
applications are ended automatically
When this tweak is applied, it will force
Windows to shut down immediately, ending all tasks without attempting
to safely close those that have hung, which can cause delays.
The
Windows Prefetcher Service is optimized
The
Windows XP Prefetcher component helps to shorten the amount of time it
takes to start programs by fetching and storing commonly used files. When
this tweak is applied, the service and cache are adjusted for optimum
system performance.
Windows XP shut down
period is reduced
Additional tweaks are applied that can reduce
the time required for Windows XP to shut down.
