Learn How to Speed Up a Slow Laptop or PC

Is your Computer or Laptop running at a snail pace?

It is really the worst situation when you want to do something on your computer or laptop, but the machine is not allowing you to do that. It is taking its own sweet time to open up an application, videos or websites on the browser. Sometimes it is really very irritating and we feel like abandoning the machine and getting a new one. 

But friends don't worry as in this post I will share with you some secret tips which will bring your computer at the normal speed. You can do it by yourself and do not need to take your system to any technician or call the technical support company. Just follow the step-by-step instructions and boost your computer's speed.

It doesn't matter if you are using an oldest or the latest version of Windows. As these tips will work for all. 

So let's begin.

1) Run a Disk Cleanup : Disk Cleanup is an important tool in Windows Computer which helps to search and remove unnecessary and unwanted files of your computer. It doesn't remove your personal or important files from the PC or Laptop.

So, you need to run it first and remove the unwanted junk and temporary files from you computer. It is a smart tool which very intelligently scans your hard drive and deletes the files which are of no use to the computer.

To start Disk Cleanup :

Press the Windows + R key on your keyboard. Once the RUN window opens, type cleanmgr and press OK or Enter key on your keyboard. 

If you are using Windows 10 then type Disk Cleanup in the search box in taskbar and click on the application to open.

Now, select the drive you want to clean and click Ok. It will scan your drive and might take a few minutes. Once you get the next screen, check all the boxes and click on OK to delete the temporary files. Clean all the drives one by one to free up more space on your hard drive.

2) Removed Unnecessary Programs From Startup : You might have noticed that sometimes your computer takes a lot of time in starting up and coming to the desktop screen. The reason behind it is the plenty of startup applications which increases the startup time. 

So for fixing the slow performance issue you need to disable the unnecessary startup applications.

To do this, you need to open the Task Manager in your computer. You can open Task Manager by first pressing the Windows + Run Key on keyboard and then type TaskMgr in the Run box. Then click on Ok. You can also open Task Manager by pressing the Crtl + Alt + Del key combination on keyboard. 

Once the Task Manager window is open, click on Startup tab. Right click on the applications which are not important to run every time on startup and click Disable. Once you have disabled all the unimportant applications, close the Task Manager window.

3) Clean Your Browser : If you are facing issues in opening a website on your browser, then try cleaning the cookies, history and temporary internet files.

For Google Chrome browser follow the instructions:

    1) Open Chrome browser.

    2) Click on three dots on top right.

    3) Click History.

    4) Click Clear browsing data.

    5) Select All time from the box.

    6) Click Clear Data.

For, Microsoft Edge browser follow the same steps as above to clean browser.

4) Uninstall Unnecessary or Unused Programs : The next step is to uninstall the unused programs from your computer. There are many applications which are present in our computer or laptop that we never use. So it is better to uninstall those applications. Doing this will free the disk space and boost the computer performance.

Type Control Panel in the taskbar search box, if you are using a Windows 10 operating system. You can also open Control Panel from Run(Windows + Run) utility tool by typing Control and then clicking on Ok.

Select Large Icons by clicking on the drop down beside View by on top right corner of screen.

Click Program and Features.

Now choose the applications which you don't use and click on Uninstall. 

5) Update Windows : Updating Windows keeps your computer's operating system

updated with the latest version. So always keep the automatic updates setting on. Microsoft keeps on updating their operating system version by fixing the issues, bugs or errors in the previous version. 

6) Run an Antivirus Scan : It is very necessary to install a reliable and powerful antivirus software on your pc or laptop. 

I would suggest you to always use a premium or paid version of antivirus on your computer. Although there are many antivirus programs that are free to download and use on a computer. But a free version has limited features and protection. So just spend a few bucks and buy a premium antivirus program. 

Many a times malwares or viruses enter into the computer due to its weak firewall protection. And they attack the browser and applications on the computer. So day by day the computer performance becomes slow. 

It is also important to keep the antivirus database up-to-date. So that the latest threats can be blocked from entering the computer.

Open the antivirus program on your computer and run a full system scan. You can also download and install Malware Bytes security application in your computer and run a full system scan. This tool is really a great tool for checking if your system has any malware or malicious files or programs. This tool will help to get rid of any suspicious or malicious files making your computer slow.

7) Check RAM on your Computer : Lastly I can suggest you to check the RAM on your computer. If you are having an old computer in which the RAM is less. Then you can consider upgrading the RAM and add another RAM stick if possible. Adding additional RAM will boost the computer speed.

So, by just following these instructions you can fix the slow performance issue on your computer or laptop.

I hope this article helps you out. Please share and support.