5 Tips For Speeding Up Your PC
Is your computer running slow? You are not alone. In this article you will discover the extremely simple tips to clean up your PC and keep it running like new. Be sure to check out the recommended programs at the end of this article, they are very useful.
1. Clean Up Your Hard Drive: There are tons of unnecessary files stored inside your PC that you dont even know about, including hundreds of temporary files and unnecessary setup information. You can delete these files by going to your disk cleanup tool within Windows. Just go to Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and Disk Cleanup. If you have never done this before, it will take a while to load, but it will remove many unnecessary files. This tool will also compress older files to free up space on your hard drive.
2. Defragment Your Hard Drive: Often times bytes of data that comprise a file become scatted on your hard drive, which increases the loading times. Defragging your PC will be very beneficial to increasing the performance of your PC. To load the defragmenter tool on windows, go to Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and Disk Defragmenter.
3. Scan for Spyware: There is over a 90% chance that you have spyware on your PC. The most effective tool to remove spyware is AntiSpywareBot which is about $20. There are a variety of less effective and free anti spyware programs including SpyBot and Ad-Aware. These programs remove tracking cookies, advertisements, unwanted programs, and more. An anti spyware program is absolutely essential to increasing the performance of your PC.
4. Clean Your Registry: Issues within the Windows registry are the most common reason for error messages and the freezing of your PC. Remove these issues using a registry cleaner. Do not attempt you edit the windows registry yourself. For a free registry cleaner try TweakNow Registry Cleaner. For the most effective registry cleaning program, I recommend RegCure which costs about $30.
5. Scan for Viruses: Computer infections can absolutely reek havoc on your computer and having an up-to-date antivirus program is the key to a safe and speedy PC. I highly recommend Avast antivirus. It is 100% free, I use it personally, and it is extremely easy to use.
Now that you have done all of this work on your PC, check to make sure you didn’t miss anything. I would recommend going to PCPitStop and running a free scan to see what specific tweaks you can do to improve your PC. Just sign up at PCPitStop and run a scan of your computer.
Recommended Downloads:
CCleaner (free): Great hard drive cleaning tool.
AntiSpywareBot ($19.95): Most effective tool to remove spyware and speed up your PC.
SpyBot (free): Good spyware removal tool.
Ad-Aware (free): Another good spyware removal tool.
TweakNow Registry Cleaner (free): Decent registry cleaning software.
RegCure ($29.95): Best Registry Cleaning Tool
Avast! AntiVirus (free): Great Antivirus Program.
With these tools your PC should be running like new in no time.
Best Regards,
Matt