Windows 11 Performance Tweaks

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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

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

Disable 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

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 Indexing for Windows Search

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

  • Search for Index in Start menu

Or disable the Windows Search service as a whole:

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

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

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