Seven Tips For A Faster Computer
A
slow computer takes quite the toll on your time. Not being able to complete
tasks on your computer in a timely and efficient manner is annoying! Here are seven
tips you can utilize to help maximize the speed of your machine.
1. Uninstall
unwanted programs and/or programs that you do not use. Many programs run in the
background even if they are not being used. This takes up memory and disk
space. You can do this by clicking
start, then control panel, and selecting add/remove programs or uninstall
programs. Make sure you don’t uninstall
important ones though! =)
2. Use
your Disk Cleanup tool to free up disk space by cleaning up your hard drive.
You can access this by clicking Start, then click my computer or computer. Then right click on the drive you would like
to clean up, click properties, then click the tools tab at the top. Disk Cleanup should be there!
3. Check
for and remove spyware and viruses. You can use programs like Malwarebytes (www.malwarebytes.org) or AVG antivirus (www.avg.com) to scan for those. Both have a free version to use!
4. Use
the Disk Defragmenter tool to rearrange fragmented data on your hard drive to
increase efficiency and performance.
5. Regularly
check your computer’s performance by doing a performance test. You do this by
clicking the start button, then typing in “performance”,
then clicking “Performance Information
and Tools” that should appear at or near the top of the search results. The
meaning of the numbers derived after the performance test is explained when you
click on, “What do these numbers mean?”
6. Set
up automatic updates so that you always have updated definitions from
Microsoft. In control panel you can
access windows updates and make sure they are set to automatic.
7. Close
programs that are not currently being used. Do this by accessing the Task
Manager. From the list of running programs, close the ones not being used. Access the Task Manager by holding
ctrl+alt+del and click Task Manager.
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