How To Make Your PC Faster

Everyone has had to deal with a slow PC, but it is entirely possible to make your PC faster. Depending on how much time you want to put into it, your computer could be running like it was new again. I will show you how to make your PC run faster and smoother than before. These methods do not cost anything, of course you can buy programs that will make your PC faster, beyond saving time, they do not offer a huge improvement over the methods below.

First, the main reasons why your computer can be running slow are:

1. Not enough disk space on your PC, aka you have too much music, pictures and programs.

2. Too many programs running in the background when you start up and are idling.

3. Old clutter that tends to add up such as cached and temporary files.

4. Hard drive fragmentation.

5. Outdated software, drivers or disk corruption.

1. Make sure you have enough disk space. You want at least 15 percent of your hard drive free on your PC in order for it to operate properly. To check the disk space go to My Computer > right click on your hard drive > properties. If you have less than 15% free, try to delete unnecessary files, programs, etc. until you free up more space.

2. Use Disk Cleanup to clear your hard drive of unnecessary and temporary files. Go to My Computer > right click on your hard drive > Properties > Disk Cleanup. Choose all of the boxes that you want to apply and hit run. This can take a while if you haven’t done it recently but it will clear up a lot of space on your computer.

3. In the same hard drive properties window, choose Disk Defragment. Over time, files become fragmented all over your hard drive, this basically restores them and clears up space by doing so. From the properties window, choose Tools then run the defragmenter. Again, this may take a while if you don’t do it often.

4. In the same hard drive properties window, choose Tools, then run the Error Checking tool. When the window comes up, check both boxes, and wait for it to run.

5. Remove programs that you never use or are preloaded on your PC. By removing programs this clears up a lot of extra space and may remove programs that run in the background but are not necessary. Go to Control Panel and then to Add or Remove Programs. From there, uninstall all programs that you do not use. You may want to be cautious doing this and don’t remove a program that is required for your computer to operate properly. A basic rule is if you don’t recognize it, either look it up in Google or don’t remove it.

6. The next step is to stop programs that aren’t necessary from booting when your computer starts up. To do this go to the start menu, then type in msconfig.exe in the search box. click on msconfig.exe and go to the startup tab. Uncheck programs that aren’t necessary to start when your PC is booting.

These six steps should get you on your way to a much faster PC. If this doesn’t help, the cheapest way to improve performance on your computer is to add more RAM to your computer. Check out Amazon.com or Newegg.com for RAM that works for your computer. These days, you want to have at least 4GB of RAM. Also, remember it is good to restart your computer regularly, this will help remove some of the clutter that builds up after having your PC running for a substantial period of time.

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