right click my computer, then click properties. Go to the hardware tab and click hardware profiles. It is suggested that you make a copy of your current hardware profile and then start there to edit the new one. Just keep in mind you have to boot to the hardware profile you want to edit, so it takes some extra time. I use hardware profiles on my laptop, since I use it for Audio and General use. If I want to do the internet, then I boot it into a General hardware profile, and for audio, an Audio profile. You can also go to Start Menu/Run and type in services.msc. This displays all of the processes that run when you boot your computer up. You can enable and disable services to stop and start with individual hardware profiles, so in an Audio profile you can disable anything anti-virus, networking, remote-procedure and assistance. I was sceptical at first as to how much this would actually help, but it has been pretty amazing at the cpu strain that has been relieved with doing this. Anyways, hope that makes sense...
