Five tips and tricks to speed up your Windows PCs

jcbose · 发表于 2019-04-06 21:27:27

Windows PCs are prone to slow down over time. Here's what you can do to make sure your PC always runs at its best. [br][br][br]

[br][br]Windows PCs have a strange way of slowing down -- be it overnight or over time. But regardless of how it happened. a slow performing PC can be a real pain. It not only tanks your productivity but also makes you want to throw your PC out of the window and spend hard earned money on a new one. [br][br]But what if we told you there's are ways to significantly lessen the chances of your PC slowing down. Despite being a great operating system, the Windows platform is prone to accumulating junk files over time and be bogged by malware that could significantly reduce the performance. [br][br]Here's what you can do to make sure your PC always runs at its best. [br][br]Remove unnecessary startup programs[br][br]One of the easiest ways to improve your laptop or desktop PC's performance is to get rid of unnecessary startup programs. The more startup programs on your PC, the greater the chance of your PC taking significantly longer to boot up and even create trouble while it's in full flow. So ditch those extra programs and give your PC some extra legroom to perform. [br][br]For this, you can go into the task manager and then go to startup and disable the services that you don't need. [br][br]Keep your PC clean with software such as CCleaner[br][br]CCleaner is a lightweight software that one can use to clean their cookies, registry and defragment it. It can also be used to fix broken links. Because of its lightweight size, you can always keep CCleaner handy. [br][br]Its free version also comes with all the required functionality so download it without worrying about a thing. However, for those looking for alternatives, there are plenty out there. [br][br]Keep your PC Malware free[br][br]Although most of us focus on viruses and trojans, Malwares are the most common reason behind Windows PCs slowing down. And because of its nature, the Windows PC platform is extremely susceptible to the threat of malware. However, you can deal with this threat quite easily. [br][br]Use the inbuilt Windows Defender to quickly and effectively tackle the issue of malware.[br][br]For this, go to Start Menu and search for Windows Defender. Once there run a Quick, Full or a Custom scan targetting only a certain sector within your storage drive. This should rid your PC of all threats and help it perform at its optimum. [br][br]Tweak virtual memory[br][br]For PCs that suffer from low memory, a quick way to fix the issue without investing in a new RAM stick is to simply raise the allocation of virtual memory on your PC. [br][br]By allocating some storage memory from your SSD or HDD to be used as virtual memory, a PCs performance can be significantly improved without much effort.[br][br]Migrate to an SSD[br][br]Last, but not the least, a sure shot way to improve a PCs performance is to upgrade to Solid State Drive (SSD). Moving to an SSD for your Windows 10 ensures not only significantly faster start-up and shut down times, but also better performance overall. [br][br]