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How to turn off visual effects in Windows Vista

By Drew Mathers | October 27, 2015

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Click: Start

1. Click: Start

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Click: Control Panel

2. Click: Control Panel

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Click: System and Maintenance (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

3a. Click: System and Maintenance (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

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Click: System (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

3b. Click: System (if Control Panel is set to Control Panel Home)

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Double-click: System (if Control Panel is set to Classic View)

3c. Double-click: System (if Control Panel is set to Classic View)

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Click: Advanced system settings

4. Click: Advanced system settings

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Click: Continue

5. Click: Continue

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Click: Settings (under the Performance heading)

6. Click: Settings (under the Performance heading)

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Click: Adjust for best performance

7. Click: Adjust for best performance

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Click: OK

8. Click: OK

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Click: OK

9. Click: OK

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