Boost Computer Speed
Five steps to speed up your PC.
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Steps
- Uninstall Unused Programs
- Over time, you may have accumulated programs on your computer that you do not use. When a program is installed, it creates connections between the program and the operating system. Even if you don’t use these programs, they can slow down your system. Click start>control panel>remove unwanted program.
- Optimize your startup. Click start> run>enter msconfig, uncheck useless programs.
- Do a disk defragmentation. The more information and programs you have on your computer, the more it is likely that Windows has placed parts of the same file in different locations on your hard drive. It may do this for hundreds of files and programs, depending on how much space is available.Just Start/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Defragmenter.
- Remove all viruses and malware. Suggest you run AVG antivirus. It is a free Program.
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Tips
- Cleaning your registry is commonly but wrongly believed to speed up Windows. Avoid registry cleaning software like the plague.
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