How To Clean Computer To Run Faster

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A computer that is running smoothly can be a beautiful thing. With the technology available today, you can complete tasks quickly and easily on a finely tuned PC. On the other hand, a computer that hasn't been properly maintained is only going to hamper your productivity and possibly even crash or suffer a mechanical failure. You don't have to be a PC expert to properly maintain your computer through some fast and easy steps.

 

Organize Desktop

Organizing your desktop should be the first thing you do; not only is it hard to find things on a cluttered desktop, it can slow down your computer's processing speeds as well. Delete any unnecessary icons and use folders to organize the ones that you absolutely can't live without.
 

Empty Recycle Bin

Many people don't realize this, but the files you delete aren't actually gone until they've been removed from your Recycle Bin. Files in the bin consume space on your hard drive and slow down your computer.

Run Virus Scan

Nothing will slow down a perfectly healthy PC more than a virus, and most people aren't even aware that they have them. A free virus scanner can be found at the website free.avg.com.

Disk Cleanup

Disk Cleanup will clear your PC of any temporary Internet files, setup log files and other temporary files, as well as empty the Recycle Bin if you haven't already done so. You can clean your PC by using software CCleaner. It Will Clear All temporary as well registry.

Disk Space 

If you want to make a computer run faster you have to free up disk space, you can improve the performance of your computer quite a bit by doing this.

Startup Applications

Turning off all uncessary startup applications will make your computer boot up and perform a lot faster!

1. Go to your start button, click it and go to "Run". It should be directly right of "all programs".

2. A box should appear labeled "Open:" Type MSCONFIG in the box and hit enter or select OK.

3. You should now see the System Configuration Utility. Click the "startup" tab all the way to the right.

4. You will now be taken to a list of all the "startup" items.

RAM

Adding RAM will definitely make a computer run faster when running multiple programs. Basically every program you open up, is using RAM. If you have 128MB of RAM on your computer but your using 200MB your gonna run very slow. Upgrading RAM is a fairly inexpensive way to make a computer run faster.

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