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How to speed up your Windows
How to speed up your Windows

Every moment we use our computers they get a little slower. How can we make our computers little faster without upgrading any hardware components? Here are some simple and fast tips everyone can do to make their windows (and others computers operating systems) fast as they were the first day.

Defragment your hard disk drive

With every copying, deleting, installing programs, uninstalling programs, using temporary files...etc. our data becomes scattered over whole hard disk and so it takes a longer time to access the date we need. This problem is especially eminent in Microsoft Windows but it will speed up other operating systems as well.

For defragment you can use built in program (that is already in you OS). You can find it under (Windows 7):

Start => All Programs => Accessories => System Tools => Disk Defragmenter

Although it does the work, it is relatively slow (if you have a lot data and big disk it can take whole night). You can find some alternatives online but not every is free.

Check for Viruses

Viruses can seriosly slow down your computer, especially your internet connection (some trojans, spyware that send a lot of your data to other locations on the internet).If you don't have any antivirus program it's latest moment to get one. Atm, I would recommend Avira Antivir, and there is also very effective free version with free updates, scanner, live guard, work in safe mode...

Clean up

That's right, cleaning helps also with computers. I don't mean on dusting and similar but you have to delete unnecessary files you don't use, empty recycle bin, uninstall programs you don use. use Disk Cleanup program that is already in Windows (for Windows 7):

Start => All Programs => Accessories => System Tools => Disk Cleanup

Remove program shortcuts from "startup" directory in your start menu. This prevents programs that you installed to start automatically with Windows.

Also, if you don't have sufficient free disk space your computer can slow down really bad, because Windows and other operating systems use hard drives like their virtual memory (swap files), and if there's no place for that swap file your pc is clogged.

Repair disk errors

Although this may sound like serious work, it's actually automated. Windows has already included disk scan utility, follow this procedure (Windows 7):

My Computer => Right Button on Disk Drive => Properties => Tools => Check Now

This tool fixes any errors that occurred due hardware or software (it even isolates bad sectors on your hard drive)

As with Disk Defragmenter and Disk Cleanup, this tool has also alternatives you can download that are better than the one that comes with Windows, but also they aren't free.

Start over

This is a step that most novices fear (for someone is just way to much time consuming). To reinstall operating system. Well, sometimes it's inevitable, especially if you computer throws a lot of errors when working (similar symptoms).

Also you can automate and do a lot more with already prepared tools like THIS ONE! It's fully automated, practically one click computer repair and speed up! :)

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One extra tip (and extra important). Always backup, not just before doing steps mentioned in "How to speed up Windows" but after you do any work...safe is safe! ;)

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