FastWin for Windows

By embalado
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Download.com staffNovember 7, 2008

We aren't able to polish up any other areas, but this simple utility does tweak our system for faster start-up and shutdown. FastWin's clear interface only houses a few settings to configure, and help buttons appear after each modification giving a brief overview of the new configurations. Though it wasn't anything spectacular, the program effectively sped up our system reboot process by deactivating the Windows logo, progress bar, and autodetection of network drives and folders. The shutdown process was more impressive since it allowed us to specify how long Windows would take to close currently running programs. We're also able to manage the start-up program's list, but unfortunately it doesn't give us power over the local services that run during start-up. FastWin will serve you well if your patience runs thin waiting on Windows to begin and end.