How To Get Better Performance out of Your PC

We've all been there before, a slow running PC can be quite the annoyance. That's why I'm going to give you a few tips on getting that PC back into shape.The first thing when optimizing your computer is to download all available system updates. It is important to have an anti-virus program on your computer. Anti-virus utilities help clean and guard your computer from malicious software that can collect confidential information, and cause privacy concerns. Spyware can cause your computer to run very slow due to the extra resources being used.

Quite often you might find your computer is starting to fill up with junk. You should perform a disk defrag at least once a month to boost your PC's performance. Running your systems disk defrag utility removes duplicate and unwanted files and will considerably help your systems speed by making it much easier to access files. A program I always recommend downloading is CCleaner, which cleans many unnecessary files such as internet history, temp internet files, cookies, and much more. It also comes with a registry cleaner and uninstall utility. Another way you could help capture more speed is by going through your programs list and uninstall unneeded and unused programs.

If you are experiencing slow startup times and your computer takes forever to load the operating system you should consider removing some of the startup items. Startup items are programs or processes that load on system startup. These programs or processes can decrease the performance of your computer and use up resources by continuing to run in the background. Consider downloading CCleaner or type msconfig in the command prompt and disable some of the unnecessary items.

Backing up data on your PC is very important. You may find that there comes a day when there is no other option but to perform a system recovery on your computer. Making either a recovery disk or setting a recovery partition on you computer can save you from buying a costly Operating System disk. A popular program for creating a recovery disk is Symantec Norton Ghost. Sometimes if your computer becomes slow and unresponsive this is your best option.

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