How to Increase PC Speed In Windows 7/8/ and XP - 10 Tips

Often times we find our PC slow down and sometimes we also notice a very poor system performance. Most of the times, we try consulting a computer engineer or we get set to buy a new machine, ending up spending bucks. Isn't there any other solution for this problem? Is your system getting old and you are facing a head-ache big time? Sit in-front of it and spend a few minutes on it. Clear and clean your system sitting at home and get it back on work.

Here are 10 Tips which can speed up your Computer

1. Remove Viruses, Malware and Spyware:

The most common reason for PC's to get slow and behave all weird is the viruses, malware and spyware they have

• It is easy to detect the viruses sooner. Do not worry if you did not knew how and what. Download an Anti-Virus software, available in trail versions and also complete versions in some of the sites, you can also buy one outside in any computer dealer shops. 
• Some of the useful antivirus soft wares are Avg,Avast and McAfee
• Among these, McAfee also provides protection on all the web-browsers. You just have to download the extensions on your web browsers and there, you are protected from all virus-filled and suspicious sites. 
•  Spyware Blaster protects you from all the spyware and malware. 

2. Clean your Disks:

If you do not know this option before, You must be having a junk of Unwanted and unnecessary files on your disks which you must clean up. 

Perform simple steps to clean-up your disks.

• Click start in the bottom left corner.
• Click run.
• Type, "cleanmgr.exe" in the text field as shown in the picture.
• Press "ok". 

• Select the drive you want to clean up.

This can take a while if you have never done it before.

3. Clear unwanted soft wares:

Most of the times, we download multiple soft wares for many purposes and after you are done with the work, we avoid the soft wares and they stay unused in your system from weeks to months and sometimes years too. So please do clear up all those useless soft wares.

• Click start, then click control panel.
• Click add/remove programs.
• Highlight any old software you do not use and then click "remove".

4. Defragment:

Disk defragmentation is one of the best and most effective options to increase your system speed. This will place similar files physically closer on the hard disk and will help improve load speeds. Similar to the disk clean-up, if you are doing this for first time, it may take time.

• Click start, again, then click run.
• Type, "dfrg.msc" in the text field.
• Click Defragment to start it.

5. Clear temporary files:

Whenever a program runs on your computer, it leaves certain files on your machine which consume a certain portion of disc space. Over a period of time, hundreds of programs run and thousands of files pile up on your device - which eventually decelerate your machine and sometimes lead to system crash. Therefore, you are suggested to periodically delete temporary files

• Go to Start and click Run.
• type "%temp%" and click OK.
•  A folder full of files is seen.
• Select those temporary files and delete.

6. Speed up the system:

By turning off Windows graphics, you can set your computer to deliver a slightly better performance.

Go to Start, (Settings), Control Panel, System. 

NOTE: You may need to 'Switch to Classic Mode' to see the System applet.

• Go to the Advanced tab. 
• Click the Settings button under Performance.
• Select the 'Adjust for best performance' radio button, then Apply, and OK.

The graphics aren't as flashy, but your computer will run a lot faster.

7.Find and remove duplicates:

You might have saved same files in different parts or drives of your system. So hurry up and delete the duplicates. This clears up unwanted files in your system. Both Windows and MAC users can use the free Easy Duplicate Finder  — a lightweight and feature-rich program that does the job fast  

It lets you search various drives (including external storage such as flash drives and portable HDD) and generates reports of each scan. For photographers who want to find and remove duplicate photographs, a free program called Duplicate Photo Cleaner finds duplicates even if they were re sized or edited. 

8.Optimize your web browser:

All of us have multiple web browsers running on our system. How ever we have to deal with some or the other browser at some point of time. All we can do is decrease the number of extensions, add-ons and plug-ins installed which may affect the performance of your device.

9. Sort out the system Registry:

One of the main causes of a slow Windows PC is a corrupted registry. The Windows registry configures and handles every hardware and software operation on your computer and tends to get corrupted by obsolete/invalid entries. Get the free Registry Repair . 

It scans your system registry for a number of common issues and fixes them instantly. It also makes a backup of any registry change so that if your system becomes unstable, it can be restored back to its original state. 

10. Clean all the system:

Download CC cleaner. This software cleans up all the temporary files from your system and web browser enhancing your system and internet performances.

Consult Online Help:

If you're not too confident of meddling with advanced settings, ask a a tech-savvy friend for remote assistance. LogMeIn, TeamViewer & CrossLoop are some free tools available using which a remote user can easily log into and take over control of your PC (with your permission, of course). 

Problems can be identified and fixed remotely by your friend and all you need is the software & a reliable broadband connection on both ends.

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