Set the frequency of UAC windows pop-up

On of the most annoying thins in Vista was UAC (user account control), which was designed to provide some security to system, but for experienced user is a pain in the ass.
In Windows 7, number of UAC pop-ups is reduces, more than that, the UAC level can be customized or even disabled:

go to control panel

select user accounts

select change user account control settings

In this window, you can customize the level of user control, if you move the slider down to bottom, UAC windows will never pop-up. The choice is up to you
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Optimize Windows 7 services

Windows 7 is faster than Vista, but that is not a limit :)
- go to Control Panel
- select administrative tools

select servicesOr you can directly open "Services" list by providing services.msc command in RUN or Startmenu search box.
Things you can set to manual startup:

Application Experience
Computer Browser (If your computer is not connected to any network)
Desktop Window Manager Session Manager (If you don't use Aero theme)
Diagnostic Policy Service
Distributed Link Tracking Client
IP Helper
Offline Files
Portable Device Enumerator Service
Print Spooler (If you don't have Printer)
Protected Storage
Remote Registry (Always disable it for Security purposes)
Secondary Logon
Security Center
Server (If your computer is not connected to any network)
Tablet PC Input Service
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Themes ( If you use Windows Classic theme)
Windows Error Reporting Service
Windows Media Center Service Launcher
Windows Search (If you don't use Windows Search feature frequently)
Windows Time (If you don't want to update system tray clock time using Internet)
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Set up Windows 7 concurent boot-up

Windows 7 supports booting usinge multiple processors, which can decrease drastically boot time.To enable concurent booting you need to do the folloowing things:

Press Win+R

type: msconfig and press ENTER

go to boot tab

click advanced options

click on checkbox near Number of processor

select how many cores you have

save the settings and you're done
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