subject: Slow Personal Computer? Try Cutting It Off And Back On [print this page] A computer can sometimes be helped by simply cutting it off and restarting it. A lot of times I have told people to shut their pc down, give it a minute or so and then boot it back up. And if it is still doing whatever it was doing, call me back. Probably 75% of the time I don't get called back.
When your pc is shut down and then re-booted up it will give it a fresh start. It can then access an application without any of the old files that were causing the computer's condition. It only starts up the actual program files until the computer operator accesses other produced files such as pictures, word docs, etc.
You can sometimes do this with a program to. I have had to shut down and reboot a bookkeeping program several times. There can be so much information and at times several work stations constantly sending information into a server and it just needs a fresh start.
What is really going on is the RAM or random access memory is all clogged up. As well as the virtual memory is scattered out. Then you've got the registry posts as more programs and data are brought into the computing. When you reboot the computer you empty out the RAM and virtual memory. You might say they start over.
We don't usually find this type problem with notebooks. You shut it down regularly to take it home or where ever. But a desk top is another story. I have known of people not ever shutting down their desktop except for when an update or something requires a restart. But usually this will soon lead to problems as a computer gets older.
At times computer shut downs are much slower than they ought to be. This could possibly be a symptom of troubles ahead or perhaps just something to keep an eye on. If you continue getting these problems after reboot the next easiest test is with a registry repair software free scanning. A scan can give you a good idea of what problems you have before you have to purchase anything.
Slow Personal Computer? Try Cutting It Off And Back On
