Windows 10: Trying to disable all visual effects using CMD

So I want to optimize my version of Windows to run on older hardwareand new hardware smoothly and my first instinct was to disable all visual effects. I tried:reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VisualEffects /v VisualFXSetting /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /fHowever this just disabled all options in the GUI and didn't actually apply anything:I tried the solution from the answer at: https://superuser.com/questions/1376503/toggle-windows-visual-effects-using-the-command-lineBut I ended up with the same result as my other attempt and ended up with a weird-looking

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Lock Screen Fade to Desktop Effect Not Working

Hi,

Before we assist you let us know few details,

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        Did you made any changes to your computer prior to the issue?
        
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        Have you created any system restore point on your computer?
        

As initial troubleshooting steps I suggest you to install the latest windows 10 updates, please follow the steps to install all the windows updates.

If you want to check for the update now, select the Start button, then select
Settings > Update & security >
Windows Update > Check for updates.

We suggest you to try changing the visual effect setting. To Change your Visual Effects Settings in Advanced System Settings refer the below steps,

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  Press Windows logo key+ X
  
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  Click on Control panel
  
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  Select System and Security
  
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  Click on System
  
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  And select System protection
  
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  Select Advanced tab and click on
  Settings
  
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  Now select the option Let Windows choose what’s best for my computer
  option.
  

And check if this helps to resolve the issue.

Hope this information helps with best visual effect on your device.

Thank you.

 

How to fix 100% disk usage by disabling Visual Effects

I spent 3 days trying to figure my 100% disk usage out, literally trying everything I could find on Google to fix it. No luck.

I then noticed in Resource Monitor, the responsible process (svchost.exe wsappx), had Windows.Photo in its file path, which led me to think that desktop themes or something similar could be the culprit for the out of control process (which you'll see in my screenshots). I googled how to disable Visual Effects and boom, fixed the problem. Now, I haven't come across this solution yet, so I hope it will help someone.

Here is the spiking process (ignore the 0%, it spiked to 100% 5 seconds later - screwed up the screenshot). You can also see Windows.Photo in the file path.




How to disable Visual Effects
WinKey+X > System > Advanced system settings > Advanced tab > Settings (in Performance box) > Adjust for best performance > Apply > Ok





I went back and enabled thumbnails. You can also try to do some trial and error if you want to keep some options. But, here is my resource monitor after disabling Visual Effects




If you need any help, just comment, and I'll respond. Otherwise, I hope this helps someone resolve this nightmare.

 

Windows 7 Visual Effects

Anyone know where the registry settings are located in Windows 7 for Visual Effects?

I'm trying to create a .bat or .reg file to modify these visual effects settings.