Windows 10 includes OneDrive, but if you’d rather not see it, here is a way to disable OneDrive and remove it from File Explorer on Windows 10.
[mai mult...]How to Disable Cortana in Windows 10 using Regedit
Cortana has become increasingly restrictive since Windows 10’s release. It was previously updated to ignore your default web browser. Cortana now always launches the Microsoft Edge browser and only uses Bing when you search. If that sounds like something you wouldn’t want to use, here’s how to turn it off.
[mai mult...]Disable Windows Mobility Center in Windows 7
Windows Mobility Center is a fairly useful tool for those of us using Windows 7 or Vista on a laptop computer, but might not be for everybody, especially since it takes over the Win+X keyboard shortcut.
If you would rather disable Windows Mobility Center, all it takes is a single registry tweak.
Kill Windows with the Blue Screen of Death in 3 Keystrokes
This isn’t a bug, it’s a “feature” in Windows that is designed to let users trigger a crash dump for testing purposes.
[mai mult...]MaxFreeTcbs regedit tweak
MaxFreeTcbs determines how many active TCP connections your computer can handle at any given time based on how much physical memory you have and how much performance your computer has with regard to bandwidth.
If the number is too high, your computer may not properly process TCP transactions because of the high amount of active connections talking to the computer at the same time. However, if the number is too low, you can’t host or request as many connections as you’d like. While the setting is arbitrarily determined, you may want to bump up the number when you upgrade your hardware or Internet connection.
[mai mult...]What is MaxUserPort and how to modify it
When an application requests an available port to open from Windows, the operating system chooses one port from 1024 to a specified maximum known as “MaxUserPort.” A port on your computer allows you to establish TCP/UDP connections through the Internet and in your local network. What happens when you open more options to programs seeking a port? They find a port much faster than they would with only a couple thousand available choices.
Windows sets this value to 5000 by default, but you can set it up for any number from 5000 to 65534.
[mai mult...]How to modify GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize for better upload speeds
This value has a long name, but you won’t regret modifying it if you have a big Internet connection (10 Mbps and up) and often upload stuff. This value represents how much data can be sent from your computer without receiving an acknowledgement (ACK) packet.
Every time you send small chunks of data on the Internet, your computer has to wait for this packet, which tells your end of the network, “Everything’s OK! Send more!” Sometimes, due to latency and poor peering, this might not be ideal. So, you can edit this value to allow more data to be sent without waiting for that packet to come.
[mai mult...]How to modify DefaultTTL using regedit
Time to Live (TTL) tells routers how long a packet should stay in the air while attempting delivery before giving up and discarding the packet. When the value is often high, your computer spends more time waiting for a failed packet to deliver, effectively decreasing the amount of productivity in your network.
Without a value set, Windows waits 128 seconds for the transaction to finish. This makes your computer lag terribly if you’re in the middle of something and your connection with a server unexpectedly goes south.
[mai mult...]How to improve network speed by modifying Tcp1323Opts in regedit
Tcp1323Opts lets you use RFC 1323, known as “TCP Extensions for High Performance,” in 3 ways. This particular value works with timestamping and network window scaling. This allows the TCP connection to negotiate a receive window size with a server, letting computers specify receive windows of up to 1 GB.
[mai mult...]Increase network speed by modifying SizReqBuf
SizReqBuf represents the size of the raw receive buffers within a server environment. This means it will affect your ability to host something in a high-latency environment. Let’s say you host a game server and tons of people complain about lag. Modifying this value will help reduce the impact of lag. You’d also benefit if you’re hosting a website or any other service, including sending files through instant messenger or Neo Modus Direct Connect.
Your system usually places this buffer at 16384 bytes. For most servers, this is efficient enough, but sometimes you have a small amount of memory and cannot keep up with the high request volume.
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