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Windows Registry Tweaks at your own risk

Changing the Location of Windows' Installation Files If you need to change the drive or path where Windows looks for its installation files: Open RegEdit. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup Edit the value next to SourcePath . Automatic Screen Refresh When you make changes to your file system in Explorer, they are not displayed until you press F5 . To enable automatic refresh: Open RegEdit. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Update Set the value name UpdateMode to 1 . Changing MaxMTU for Faster Downloads To optimize your internet connection speed: Open RegEdit. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\net\000x (where x is your network adapter binding). Right-click in the right panel, select New > String Value , and name it IPMTU . Double-click IPMTU and enter 576 . Similarly, add IPMSS and set it to 536 . For Windows 9X, set DefaultRcvWindow to ...

Speed Up Firefox with These Advanced Tweaks

Introduction Firefox is a powerful and customizable browser, but it can sometimes feel slow. By modifying certain settings in the about:config menu, you can significantly improve its speed and efficiency. Here are some of the best tweaks to enhance your browsing experience. Step 1: Access Firefox Configuration Open Firefox. In the address bar, type: about:config and press Enter . Click Accept the Risk and Continue if prompted. Network Performance Tweaks Enable HTTP Pipelining In the search bar, type: network.http.pipelining Double-click it to change the value from false to true Increase Maximum HTTP Requests Search for: network.http.pipelining.maxrequests Change the value from 4 to 8 Enable Pipelining for Proxies Search for: network.http.proxy.pipelining Double-click it to change the value from false to true Disable IPv6 for Faster DNS Resolution Search for: network.dns.disableIPv6 Double-click it to change the value from false to true Rendering ...