subject: How to Improve Computer Performance? [print this page] Why computer is running slow? Why computer is running slow?
There are a lot of causes that can lead to poor PC performance. If the space of disk is taken up too much by useless files, this will lead to slow access to data. Too many startup items will result in slow Windows startup. When your Windows System runs over time, the registry has errors more or less. All those issues can lead to slow pc performance.
How to speed up your computer?
You can follow the steps below to free up the space of your disk and disable some startup items which will slow down the computer speed.
1) Free up the disk space, follow the steps below:
a) Delete Windows temporary files, temporary Internet files, cookies, history and so on.
b) Remove all unnecessary, duplicate or junk files and free the disk space.
c) Empty the Recycle Bin. Even if you have remove the files to the recycle bin, they still take up the disk space. You need to empty the recycle bin.
d) Remove optional Windows components that you don't use.
e) Uninstall the programs that you no longer use. Unnecessary programs will also take up the space of your RAM.
2) To disable a startup item, you need to follow the steps below:
a) Click "Start" menu and then click "Run" submenu.
b) Input "msconfig" into popup window and click on "OK" button
c) "System Configuration Utility" window pops up and select the "Startup" menu. You will see all the startup items in the list.
d) Disable the items you don't want to start when Windows start up! Then restart windows
3) Clean up Windows Registry.
This is the most demanding work to speed up your computer. Because Registry contains all important parameters of the PC which enables the computer runs stably and smoothly. Registry errors result in most of the computer problems and cause PC runs slow. If you are not a professional, it will be a big risk you clean it up by yourself.
You can click here to scan and clean up registry to speed up your computer and improve computer performance. And you can click here to remove programs you no longer need to free your disk space.
