The ConnectWise Engineers are finding ways to tweak out all the performance on new computers where they can. Most of the business class machines we install today just come with the standard integrated on board graphics card, and they work pretty good in a business environment. But, users that like to have lots of windows open may notice that the screen seems to drag at times, which is typically a result of having Aero Glass turned on (by default in most cases). Scott on our help desk makes this great recommendation to tweak your graphics settings on a Vista or Windows 7 computer for optimum business performance by turning off the full Aero Glass effect.
How do you do this? Pretty Simple, these settings can be found in the control panel under System > Advanced System Settings
After Clicking on the Advanced System SettingsLink, It should bring up the System Proprieties box, on the Advanced Tab. Then click open the Settings Button under Performance
Select the Custom setting, and make sure only the following Check Boxes are selected:
- Enable Aero Peek
- Enable Desktop Composition
- Enable Transparent Glass (Optional if you like the transparent effect like me)
- Show Translucent Selection Rectangle
- Smooth edges of screen fonts
- Use Visual Styles on Windows and Buttons
With just a little tweaking, you can still have the visual styling of Aero, just without all of the overhead! Do you have any other tips or requests to share? Post a comment.
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