Windows animations—like those that happen when you minimize or maximise windows—look good, but only if you have the processing power and/or RAM. To get the most performance out of your system turn off this setting. You could do it via a host of settings in the GUI, but this Registry |-hack does it all in one fell swoop.
Navigate to:
HCU\ Control Panel\ Desktop\ WindowMetrics
Change the value called MinAnimate to 0 to disable Windows Animation. A restart is required.
