subject: Ways To Increase The Speed Of Your Computer [print this page] There are few things more agonizing and annoying than a slow computer that keeps you waiting as programs open and files load. What a waste of time this can be.
They say that time is our most precious commodity, and a slow machine could leave us in the poor house. If there are solutions for an under performing computer, you should absolutely know about them.
I have a few and I hope that you'll find them to be useful. Follow these quick solutions and you may very well be able to put your problems behind you.
Are you one of those people who always leaves the computer up and running, even at night? So many people do this, though they don't realize the dangers of it.
So many people think they're saving time if they leave their machines on. While this may save you a minute or two when you get to it in the morning, think about all the wasted time that a slow computer brings throughout the day. Because of this, you should definitely power it off when it's not in use.
Another thing that you should look into doing is deleting many of the files that you don't need. Whether these are old pieces of software that you never open, old music files or videos that you never listen to or watch, or other meaningless documents or images that never get accessed, these are all hogging up hard disk space and memory, and may help to speed up your computer if they're deleted.
You can also take less drastic measures like clearing out your cache in browsers, and deleting temporary internet files. Both of these things are said to speed things up as well.
I would try all of the above before my last suggestion, but it's one that generally does the job too. Look into some of the many registry cleaners out there, as all of them will help to a degree. I would definitely try this as a last resort before deciding to find a new computer.
