Windows 11 Performance Tweaks

This article collects different tweaks to improve Windows 11 performance without compromising it's features.

It is tested on Windows 11 Home and Pro, 22H2, 23H2 and 24H2

Further reading: Windows 10 Tweaks

Disable Visual Settings

Visual Performance Settings

Right click on Windows Icon and then click: System → Extended Settings → Extended → Performance → Settings → Visual effects

Disable following options:

• Animation on minimizing and maximizing of windows
• Animations on task bar
• Window shadows
• Mouse shadows
• Menu items on click (DE: Menüelemente nach Aufruf ausblenden)
• Menus in View (DE: Menüs in Ansicht ein- oder ausblenden)
• Quick info in view (DE: Quickinfo in Ansicht ein- oder ausblenden)
• Animate control elements and elements in windows

Transparency

• Open Windows Settings (Win + I)
• Personalize → Colors
• Disable Option: Transparency effects

Remove Applications from Autorun

• CTRL + ALT + DEL → Task Manager
• Go to Tab Autorun Apps
• Deactivate what is not needed

Windows Features

Make sure Automatic Maintenance is enabled

• Open old Settings Panel (Systemsteuerung)
• Got to Security and Maintenance (Sicherheit und Wartung)
• Open Maintenance Panel
• Check if Automatic Maintenance (Automatische Wartung) is enabled

Disable Windows Tips and Tricks

• Windows Settings (Win + I)
• System → Notifications → Additional Settings (at the end of the list)
• Disable Option: Receive Tips and Tricks when using Windows

Deactivate Game Mode

Because it hogs ressources

• Windows Settings (Win + I)
• Gaming → Game Mode
• Deactivate Game Mode

Windows Explorer Performance

Start regedit.exe

Navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell

Create String:

Name: FolderType

Value: NotSpecified

Restart Windows or start Windows Explorer, start Task Manager, Lokale Windows Explorer in Task Manager, right click and click on restart

Disable Windows Update Delivery Optimization

Either go to Windows Settings → Windows Update → Advanced Options → Delivery Optimization → Disable "Allow downloads from other devices" (DE: "Downloads von anderen Geräten zulassen")

Disable Windows Services

If not stated otherwise windows services can be disabled as follows via Services.msc Microsoft Management Console:

• Run services.msc
• Search for service name
• Click on Stop
• Change Start Type to Disabled

Indexing for Windows Search

Either enable / disable specific folder locations, for which Indexing should happen. For that:

• Search for Index (DE: Indizierungsoptionen) in Start menu

Or disable Windows Search service as a whole in services console:

Connected User Experiences and Telemetry

Either go to Windows Settings → Privacy and Security → Diagnostics & Feedback → Disable Diagnostic data

However it seems not to be possible to disable all data from Windows Settings.

Other option is to use services console and deactivate service "Connected User Experiences and Telemetry" (DE: "Benutzererfahrungen und Telemetrie im verbundenen Modus")

SysMain

SysMain preloads frequently used apps into memory. With enough RAM and SSD this seems not to be the best use of limited ressources like on Laptops.

Go to services console and deactivate service "SysMain"

Telephone Service

Go to services console and deactivate service "Telephone Service" (DE: Telefondienst)