In today’s modern digital era, computer has become one of our basic needs. We use to do most of their time consuming tasks quickly with the help of this electronic machine. But when the installed operating system gets older after few months of use, it starts getting slower in response and that make us annoy and we starts looking for an engineer to make it run fast and smoother again.
Here, in this tutorial we will tell you ten steps by which you can make your computer fast yourself and save expenditure.
1. Disk Cleanup: This method ensures you that you have enough space in your Windows Drive, generally (C). For this right click C: drive >> go to properties >> Disk Cleanup >> Select Files to delete and press ok. You can also go more options >> System restore and shadow copies to free maximum space.
2. Remove Unnecessary Programs: You can uninstall the unnecessary software and programs from computer to free space and reduce extra load. This can be done as : go to Control Panel >> Program and Features. You can use run command i.e appwiz.cpl to directly access this wizard.
3. Prevent Unwanted Program Startup: Some computer programs runs automatically when system starts, so that they can be loaded quickly when opened. To stop these unwanted programs from running, press Window key + R and type MSCONFIG in search box. Go to STARTUP and uncheck the unnecessary startup program and press OK. This will reduce window load time and starts computer quickly.
4. Install Antivirus Program: In some cases, computer gets slow down due to attack of virus from some external source i.e pen drive or external hard drive. So to remove them, install an antivirus program and scan. I prefer Avast free antivirus to scan and remove the virus if present.
5. Run Disk Defragment: Disk Defragment allows organize your data and free up space, so as to access it quickly when required. To access this feature, right click specific drive >> go to properties >> Tools >> Defragment Now.
6. Disable Visual Effect: Normally, there are 20 visual effects that can be turn off or on. To gain maximum performance, turn off all visual effects go to Control Panel >> System >> Advanced System Settings >> Select Adjust for Best Performance. If you do not want to disable all of them, Select “Let Window choose what is best for my computer”.
7. Clean Temporary Files: Our computer generate temporary files every time we boot it up and use applications. This also consumes space and resulting in slow down the computer. To clean them, press Window + R and type %temp% and Prefetch for next run. Select all files and press Shift + Delete. Leave the files that system says “unable to delete”.
8. Remove Unused Gadgets: To remove gadgets, right click on Desktop and click Gadgets, Right click on gadgets you wish to delete and click uninstall.
9. Add Ram: If you like to place games that require more ram then your present, then its time to add more ram to your system. It will also make your system run fast and smooth.
10. Run Check Disk Utility: It allows you to check drive for error and fix it automatically if any. This ensures you that the audio or video files present in the drive will play without any interruption and also it free up some space if available.
So, these are top 10 easy steps that will help you to make your computer run smooth and faster again without taking help of an engineer and spend money.
