Almost everyone nowadays owns either a personal computer or a laptop. Over time the system tends to slow down causing a lot of frustration and unnecessary delay in work. Many people resolve to reinstalling their operating system or formatting their hard disks. The Windows operating system has some inbuilt methods to help you clean-up your system and help you to increase your computer speed. The following are some really helpful tips to increase your computer speed with no extra cost :

• Delete temporary files – The computer stores a lot of temporary files when you are working in word and even when you are surfing the internet. These unnecessary files slow down the computer considerably and should be deleted immediately. To delete these temporary files go to Computer, right click on the hard disk and go to the properties option. There you will find a disk cleanup button, click on it and it will delete all your temporary files. This action should be done at least once every week.

• Defragmenting your hard disk - Defragmenting your hard disks is the next easiest way to boost your computer’s speed. Almost all versions of Windows have a disk defragmenter software installed in it. To use this application open the Windows tab and go to the accessories option. Select the option system tools and the select the program disk defragmenter and run the process. Make sure that you disable your screen saver and the standby option before running it.

• Check and repair disk errors - Whenever there’s a power outage or a program unexpectedly crashes it causes error on the disk. These errors cause the computer to slow down and hence must be fixed. Windows has the option of a check disk program which will help you fix these errors.

• Optimize your hard disk - Make sure you delete all the unnecessary programs and applications that you do not use anymore. These programs take up unnecessary space on your hard-disk and make it slow.

• Install and regularly update your Anti-virus- There may be a lot of unexpected viruses in your system. Install trusted anti-virus software and update it every time you can. Run a periodic check to keep your system virus free. You can also set a schedule for the computer to automatically check itself for viruses. 
  

• Install a spy-ware - There might be some suspicious online programs which gather personal information about you and slow your computer at the same time. Use Windows Defender to keep these malwares out of your system.

• Update your Operating System- Updating your operating system can also help boost your computer’s performance. Most updates are available online so it’s very easy to update them.

• Keep your desktop empty- It’s always a good idea to keep your desktop as uncluttered as possible. Each item you put on your desktop uses 500 bytes of RAM so try and avoid to keep a lot of things in your desktop.

• Disable auto-start options – There are certain applications that start automatically when you start your computer. These unnecessarily use RAM and slow down your booting speed e.g. Skype, Yahoo! Messenger. Disable them during start-up for a faster system.

• Increase your RAM – The more RAM you have in your system the less hard disk space it will take for the virtual memory. So it would be a good idea to increase your RAM to get a better performance from your system.

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