How to Speed Up Windows 11 (Beginner to Advanced Guide)

How to Speed Up Windows 11 (Beginner to Advanced Guide)

1. Restart the Computer

Restarting clears memory and stops hidden background issues.

Steps

• Click Start → Power → Restart

✅ Often fixes slowdowns immediately

2. Disable Startup Apps (Biggest Improvement)

Too many apps starting automatically slow down boot time and performance.

Steps

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc

2. Open Startup apps

3. Turn Off apps you don’t need immediately (Spotify, game launchers, chat apps)

⚠️ Leave antivirus software enabled

3. Set Power Mode to Best Performance

Improves speed by allowing higher CPU usage.

Steps

1. Settings → System → Power

2. Power mode → Best performance

? Best when plugged in

4. Turn On High Performance Power Plan

This allows your CPU to run at higher speeds.

Option A: Control Panel

1. Press Win + R

2. Type:

   powercfg.cpl
   

3. Select High performance

   • If you don’t see it, click Show additional plans

5. Reduce Visual Effects

Disables animations that slow older or low-end PCs.

Steps

1. Press Win + R

2. Type:

   sysdm.cpl
   

3. Go to Advanced → Performance → Settings

4. Select Adjust for best performance

5. (Optional) Re-enable:

   • Smooth edges of screen fonts

   • Show thumbnails instead of icons

   • Smooth-scroll list boxes

6. Click OK

6. Speed Up Right-Click Menu (Set Delay to 0)

Windows has a built-in delay for menus.

Registry Method (Safe if done correctly)

1. Press Win + R

2. Type:

   regedit
   

3. Go to:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
   

4. Find MenuShowDelay

   • Double-click it

   • Change value to:

     0
     

5. Click OK

6. Restart Explorer or reboot

⚠️ Don’t change other registry values

7. Mouse Hover Time (Tooltip Delay)

What it does: Delay before tooltips appear
Default: 400

Registry Path

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse

Value

MouseHoverTime = 0

✔ Makes UI feel snappier
✔ Cosmetic improvement

Enterprise-Optimized Reg File (Recommended)

If you want the most conservative enterprise version, remove the two optional keys.

Enterprise-Safe Version

Download .Reg File Here

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 
; ============================================ ; Windows 11 UI Delay Reduction (Enterprise Safe) ; HKCU only – No security impact ; ============================================ 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] "MenuShowDelay"="0" "HungAppTimeout"="2000" "LowLevelHooksTimeout"=dword:00000064 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse] "MouseHoverTime"="0"

✔ Safe for:

• Domain PCs

• AAD / Intune

• VDI

• Shared workstations

Deployment Options (Enterprise)

Recommended

• Intune (User context)

• GPO → User Preferences → Registry

• Login script (.reg or PowerShell)

Not Recommended

• System startup scripts

• HKLM enforcement

To undo these Enterprise safe Tweaks, download and run this Undo reg File

Undo Reg File