1. Ctrl + Alt + Backspace
Helpful shortcut that is used when X isn’t responding or a program has locked up your desktop and is unresponsive. This combination logs you out of X and takes you back to the login screen.

2. Ctrl + Alt + Delete
Use this shortcut if you need to reboot when all access to the desktop is frozen. All unsaved data will be lost when executing this combination.

3. Alt + Tab
You can use this shortcut to cycle through all open windows without needing the mouse. Browse through them by holding down the ALT key and press Tab until it lands on the window you want.

4. Ctrl + Alt + F*
This shortcut helps switch to various virtual terminals almost seamlessly. The default terminal you’re working in is 6. So you can switch to another terminal by holding down Ctrl + Alt and hitting F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F7, etc. Quite a helpful combination for debugging problems with the desktop or eliminating frozen applications.

5. Alt + Arrow key
Thanks to the pager within Linux, you can have multiple desktops simultaneously. This shortcut can help you move from one desktop to another without using the mouse.

6. Ctrl + C
You can quickly eliminate a process in the terminal window with this combination.

7. Ctrl + Z
You can easily send a running process to the background without stopping the application by using this combination from the terminal.

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1. Disable unnecessary start-up programs
By default, some programs are set to start during system start-up which can cause longer load time and slower performance. To avoid this, you could disable some of the non-essential programs by following the steps below:

• Click Start
• In the search field type msconfig and press
• In the System Configuration window, go to Startup tab
• Uncheck the box next to those programs that are not essential for you during start-up. This will only disable them from auto-running during start-up but you could still use these programs whenever necessary.
• Once you’ve unchecked the selected ones, click and

2. Clean up the hard drive
You could use Windows built-in Disk Cleanup tool to remove unwanted data, temporary files and download program files to free up space and improve performance.

• Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup
• At first, the system will estimate how much space can be freed up.
• In the Disk Cleanup window that appears, select the files that need to be deleted
• Then click

3. Perform Disk Defragmentation
Defragmenting is one of those essential features you should consider using every 6 months or so. It is another built-in Windows tool that enables the operating system to perform more efficiently.

• Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter
• In the window that appears, select the drive you want to defragment and click disk
• This will determine a time estimate for the process, following which you can click disk
• Once complete, you can either or click

4. Minimize Sound Effects
To disable certain sound effects, do the following:

• Click Start
• In the search field type mmsys.cpl and press
• In the new window that appears click on tab
• Set the sounds scheme to
• You could set the essential sounds if needed in Program Events; by selecting the specific event and then choosing the sound from the Sounds drop-down menu
• In addition to that you could also disable the option
• After the settings are applied, click and

5. Minimize Visual Effects
If you don’t mind a less visually appealing interface, then proceed with the following steps:

• Go to your desktop
• Press on your keyboard and while holding, press key
• In the new window, click system settings
• In the Advanced tab under Performance Section, click
• In the Performance Settings window, under Visual Effects tab, disable the features that you do not need
• Or you could simply select which will auto-disable all non-essential options
• Then, click and

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