Adjust Visual Effects In Windows 10 (For Best Performance)
Knowing how to adjust visual effects in Windows 10 allows you to control the trade-off between everything looking pretty and the best performance your computer can deliver.
This also depends on your computer’s hardware specifications and the performance improvement you can experience from certain adjustments.
Steps To Adjust Visual Effects In Windows 10
1. Open advanced system settings
Right-click on the ‘This PC’ icon on the desktop. Left-click on ‘Properties’ and left-click on ‘Advanced system settings’.
If, for some reason, your ‘This PC’ icon is missing from your desktop, simply hold down the Windows key on your keyboard, tap the ‘R’ key, and release the Windows key.
Then type in sysdm.cpl and click on the ‘OK’ button.
2. Open performance settings
Click on the ‘Advanced’ tab then click on the ‘Settings’ button in the Performance box. This will open the visual effects options window.
3. Configure the visual effects options
If your computer is desperate for a speed increase, select the radio button called Adjust for best performance.
In most situations, you must either adjust for maximum performance or let Windows choose what’s best.
Tweaking settings on a granular scale (selecting individual checkbox options) will probably not bring about any real advantage. Some specific adjustments improve things slightly more than others, but a global adjustment will be best in 99% of situations.
A setting I recommend you try once you have enabled Adjust for best performance option is ‘Enable Peek’. Try out the performance with it enabled and disabled.
