Speed up your Windows 7 computer by using regedit to tweak some of the operating system's default settings. In an attempt to make Windows 7 more intuitive, programmers at Microsoft set up numerous non-critical and unnecessary popups and conditions, such as balloon notifications, menu delays and hung application processing. These can all be disabled through regedit.
Disable Notification BalloonsNotification balloons pop up on your desktop any time something non-critical happens within an application. To disable these notifications, open regedit and navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER," "Software," "Microsoft," "Windows," "CurrentVersion," "Explorer" and "Advanced." Right-click the right pane, open the "New" sub-menu and click on "DWORD." Type "EnableBalloonTips"...