Have you ever noticed that after some months of purchasing your
computer, it begins to run slow, and as time goes on the computer speed
drops to a point that you begin to think about buying another one. The
fact of the issue is that, the fault isn’t from the PC, the fault is
from your end, and if eventually you buy another PC after sometime the
same issue will repeat itself, so in this article, I’ll be sharing tips
on how to increase the running speed of your PC.
There are
different ways of increasing the running speed and almost every tip
applies to all series of windows and other computer operating system.
DEFRAGMENTING:
This is one of the most effective way of increasing your computer
running speed, by defragmenting your computer hard disk, you are freeing
up more space on your hard disk which will have immediate effect on
your computer speed. To defragment your hard disk, make use of the Disk
Defragmenter tools located under the accessories option of your
computer.
CLEAN UP UNUSED AND UNWANTED FILES:
Several times, you might have created different folder on your computer,
but eventually you’re no longer using the folder/files and its content,
but you still keep them on your computer, this will exhaust the space
on your PC and make it run very slow, so the only way to avoid this is
by cleaning up all unwanted and unused files and folder on your
computer. Take out your time to check through every files and folder,
check the report on how frequent you use them, by doing this you’ll know
which ones are useful and the ones that are not.
REMOVE UNUSED SOFTWARE:
It’s cool to have loads of software on your PC because you never know
when you will need them, but what is the essence of having tons of
computer application that runs on a very slow PC? Therefore, it’s a
really good idea to get rid of all unused application from your PC, most
of this application requires a considerable amount of disk space, by
deleting them you’re freeing up space on your computer hard disk which
means you’re increasing your computer running speed. To remove unused
programs go to your control panel, click on the add/remove program
option and check through the list of installed program, click on
uninstall to get rid of all unused programs
CLEAN UP REGISTRY:
Have you ever heard of PC registry? Registry report keep records of all
programs that are executed on your computer on daily basis, because
error is bound to occur during program execution, this error are
reported on the registry report, which a normal computer user may not
know about. This is where the function of a registry application comes
in, install a registry application on your PC, this application helps to
clean and fix such error, which will aid your computer running speed.
There are tons of registry application software available, but I’ll
recommend (UNIBLUE REGISTRY BOOSTER), I’ve been using
it for quite some time, never ran into any problem with it, you can
Google up “UNIBLUE REGISTRY BOOSTER” to download it online.
VIRUS SCAN:
Your PC might be running slow probably because your computer is
infected with some virus, this happens frequently if you are connecting
to the internet with your computer or you connect your PC with other
device frequently. When a PC is infected, it affects its functionality
and decrease the running speed, to avoid this, it is important to follow
basically three steps. The first and most important step is turning on
your Window Firewall, this helps to block bad contents from the
internet. Get a premium antivirus, don’t look for free antivirus online,
buy a good antivirus and update is from time to time, the last step is
scanning your virus every day, this helps to keep virus out of your hard
disk and improve PC running speed.
