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How to speed up my PC for free

How to speed up my PC for free

Kevin Kevin

Does it seem like your computer just gets slower and slower as the days go on? This is a problem that many PC users just like you face all the time, and there are many simple solutions. Use this guide with your Microsoft Windows machine to produce more efficiency on your computer as well as to get the speed that you first had when you took it out of its box back! Read on to know more on how to speed up your PC for free.

Some manual troubleshooting

Is your disk too "crowded"? Sometimes, if you computer disk is running low on space, your PC's speed can suffer greatly. As a rule of thumb, always maintain that at least 10% of your current hard drive capacity is free. This allows more of it to be used as shared memory. Do you have too many programs set to automatically run? Sometimes, if you have many programs installed that run at login account, this can significantly increase your startup time. If you notice a program opening each time that you start your computer, try looking in its settings to disable it from doing so. If you do these steps, and there is still no result, try the automated troubleshooting options listed below.

Automated troubleshooting

Still can't get that computer to stop being slow? Try these. An all-in-one fix up program There are tons of great programs out there that can opt to speed up your computer, by doing advanced options. Some options that you want to look for when purchasing one such program are: * Disk de-fragmentation * Registry booster * Temporary file cleaner * System optimiser Of course, any well-rounded program would have more than just those features. The above features are just the bare bones minimum that it should have. Auslogics BoostSpeed
One such program to use for these purposes is Auslogics BoostSpeed. It has all those options and many more, all in a user-friendly package. You can have a free trial to test drive the program, and you should definitely see the results right after that you use it (but you might have to restart it to see the results). This is located at Auslogics.com. Still nothing? If you do all of these steps, and you still have a slower computer, then there is a high probability that you have a virus. Antivirus scanner
Make sure that your antivirus scanner is up-to-date, and try to do a full system scan (not a "Quick scan").

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