We are all frustrated when our Personal Computers - Desktop or Laptops
lags and stops behaving normally. We have all been there, waiting for
the Windows Explorer to open or a Device to get detected, etc. We also
have experienced slow loading apps too.
But what if we can improve our Computer Speed and make it a lot easier to do what we want on it?
Here we show you some tips and tricks to improve your Computer's speed.
We have tried these out and we have noticed a significant improvement in
the computer speed.
Remove Temporary and Unneeded Files
Our computers store a lot of unwanted files and caches. There are
various temporary files which we can delete and free up space.
To delete them:
1. Click the Windows logo and search "Run", or simply use Start+R to open up the Run window.
2. Search for "temp"(without the quotations) and click OK.
3. Now delete everything you see there. There may be some prompts saying
that "File cannot be deleted". Don't worry, just skip them.
4. Do the same exact process for the keywords : "%temp%", "recent" and "prefetch".
Check your Task Manager
When you are using a heavy CPU consuming app, it can slow down the CPU.
Open the task Manager by right clicking on the taskbar and then
selecting " Start Task Manager". Then open the Processes tab and look
for the apps who consume a lot of the CPU. Select them and click End
Process. They will be terminated, giving back the PC's speed.
Disk Cleanup
Disk Cleanup is a great way of clearing files that are clogging down
your disks. Go to Start, search Disk Cleanup and open the program. You
can select the drive you want to cleanup and Click OK. Select all the
items that you want to delete by clicking on the boxes. Click OK nad you
have cleaned up a lot of your Computer's memory.
Disk Defragmenter
Often there are a lot of blocks and fragments in your disks, and Disk Defragmenter is a great way to Remove them. The steps are:
1. Open Start menu and search Disk Defragmenter.
2. Open the program and click on the drive you want to defragment.
3. First click Analyze Disk and then click on Defragment disk.
4. Let the process complete and you have defragmented your disk.
Clearing Desktop Files
Clearing up the files your Desktop folder can also help boost PC speed.
You can get all the files in a folder and place the folder in some other
disk.
Uninstalling Unused and Unwanted Apps
If you don't require an app you have earlier downloaded anymore, just
uninstall them. They will just stay there and take up a lot of your
memory.
Use an Anti-Virus Software
Anti-Virus softwares is one of the best ways to improve your computer's
speed. They can scan important areas of your compute and eliminates all
the creepy things that slow down your PC.
There are a lot of Anti-virus softwares in the market and you can choose any one of them.
We recommend using Kasperky and K7 antivirus software.
Okay, so friends, that's all the ways that we know to increase and boost
PC speed. Thank you for passing by and if you liked the post and saw
results, please consider sharing it with your friends and colleagues and
posting a comment below.
