20 tips and tricks to increase PC performance on Windows 10

 20 tips and tricks to increase PC performance on Windows 10

Does your computer feel sluggish? If so, use these tips to help speed up and increase the performance of Windows 10.

Although Windows 10 is a fast system (especially on modern hardware), at some point, the performance will start degrading as a result of many factors, including compatibility issues and bugs, viruses or other types of malware, hardware problems, and more.

If you notice that your device is getting slower, it does not necessarily mean you have to replace it immediately. A few simple software and hardware tweaks can significantly speed up the Windows 10 experience.

In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through 20 ways you can try to speed up, optimize, and improve the performance of your computer – whether it has an older or modern hardware configuration.

1.   Restart device

2.   Disable startup apps

3.   Disable relaunch apps on startup

4.   Disable background apps

5.   Uninstall non-essential apps

6.   Install quality apps only

7.   Clean up hard drive space

8.   Use drive defragmentation

9.   Configure ReadyBoost

10.                 Perform malware scan

11.                 Install latest update

12.                 Switch to high performance power plan

13.                 Disable system visual effects

14.                 Disable search indexing

15.                 Increase page file size

16.                 Restore previous working state

17.                 Repair Windows setup files

18.                 Reset device to factory defaults

19.                 Upgrade to faster drive

20.                 Upgrade system memory

     21.         Shut off Windows tips and tricks 

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Masud Rana

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How to Fix: VCRUNTIME140.DLL, VCRUNTIME140_1.dll or MSVCP140.dll was not found...

On your Windows 10 computer, a 3rd party program (e.g., Epic Games) may throw the error that the module VCRUNTIME140.DLL, VCRUNTIME140_1.DLL, or MSVCP140.dll is missing from the computer. Here are the error messages which you may encounter:

Luckily this error is very common and it is very easy to resolve. Any file error starting with VCRUNTIME, or having MSVCP in its name, is related to Microsoft Visual C++. This redistributable package enables developers to develop specific applications. Sometimes, these support files are not included in the installation files of a specific application

For example, Dolphin.exe may trigger the VCRUNTIME140_1.dll error. But also Firefox users sometimes face the VCRUNTIME error.

In the past, I’ve written similar posts referring to errors with MSVCR110.dll and MSVCR120.dll.

Fix VCRUNTIME140_1.dll was not found

To fix the error for VCRUNTIME140_1.dll was not found, follow these steps:

1. Open the following website (opens in a new tab): https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads
   
2. On the website, there are 3 versions: x86, x64 and ARM64. What you need depends on the application you are trying to run. But if unsure, just download both x86 and x64.

Direct link to vc_redist.x86.exe: https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x86.exe

Direct link to vc_redist.x64.exe: https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vc_redist.x64.exe

OR download from below link

Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022

This table lists the latest supported English (en-US) Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable packages for Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2022. The latest supported version has the most recent implemented C++ features, security, reliability, and performance improvements. It also includes the latest C++ standard language and library standards conformance updates. We recommend you install this version for all applications created using Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019, or 2022.

VISUAL STUDIO 2015, 2017, 2019, AND 2022

Architecture	Link	Notes
ARM64	https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.arm64.exe	Permalink for latest supported ARM64 version
X86	https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe	Permalink for latest supported x86 version
X64	https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe	Permalink for latest supported x64 version. The X64 redistributable package contains both ARM64 and X64 binaries. This package makes it easy to install required Visual C++ ARM64 binaries when the X64 redistributable is installed on an ARM64 device.

Download other languages and versions, including versions for long term servicing release channels (LTSC), from my.visualstudio.com.

3. Install both files. Installing Visual C++ only involves agreeing to the license terms and clicking Install. Note: if you don’t see Install, but Repair, click Repair. Your Visual C++ installation may be damaged or corrupted.

4. Once you have installed Visual C++, try to run the application. It should now run fine.

5. Optional: You may delete the installation files. However, Do not uninstall Visual C++, as it will again cause errors. It’s best to leave all versions installed.

If this article did not help you solve your problem, please leave a comment! This website is visited thousands of times a day. There is a good chance that I or someone else has an answer to your question.

In addition, if you have a better solution for this problem, please leave a comment too! It may help me improve this article, as well as you may help other users facing this issue.

VCRUNTIME140.dll is one of the runtime libraries of Microsoft Visual Studio (VC++) 2017 or 2015. VC++ runtime libraries are DLL files required to run programs compiled with Microsoft VC++ / Visual Studio suite. Software vendors usually include the runtime libraries in the setup packages since many versions with the same DLL file name can exist.

Here is the list of some Visual C++ runtime library files:

• mfc140u.dll

• mfcm140.dll

• mfcm140u.dll

• mfc140chs.dll

• mfc140cht.dll

• mfc140deu.dll

• mfc140enu.dll

• mfc140esn.dll

• mfc140fra.dll

• mfc140ita.dll

• mfc140jpn.dll

• mfc140kor.dll

• mfc140rus.dll

• ucrtbase.dll

• vcruntime140.dll

• vcruntime140_1.dll

• msvcp140.dll

• concrt140.dll

• vccorlib140.dll

• vcamp140.dll

• vcomp140.dll

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Masud Rana

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