How to make a PC faster
If your computer needs more than 5 minutes to boot, and you have a very good computer, then you should think about making your computer faster and cleaning up from junk.
Main reasons for slower PC:
- Malicious applications
- Old hard drive
- Lot of unused applications
- Over accumulation of junk in Temp folders
- Defragmentation
Defragmentation is the maintenance of file system. It physically organizes to contents of the mass storage device (HDD) into the smallest number of contiguous regions.
Solution:
We can use Microsoft tool or DeFraggler. However it needs time to defrag.
Open tool and select drive, then click on analyze anad after analyze click on defrag.
Can also see under “Drivemap” the color and legends.
2. Start Up
When your computer boots, some programs starts by default. Some of these tools are unnecessary and slower the system speed.
Solution:
You can change this using MSConfig.
Hit WIN + R and type: msconfig
(WIN Is windows button, google if you do not know what it is)
Go to “Startup” and then you can choose programs which should start or not..
3. Clearing Internet Cache
When you visit a website, the website send to your computer so you can view it… Your computer collects data like saved passwords, history and cache. This can slow down your computer when browsing the web.
Solution:
From browser to browser it is different.
Firefox: Ctrl+H or Library -> History
Chrome: Top right the three dots -> History
4. Resetting Network Sockets
A net socket is what windows uses to send information over a network. Overused/Overloaded sockets slower the internet speed.
Solution:
If we reset these using cmd then our internet will be a lot faster.
Tap Windows, open CMD and type:
C:\Windows\system32>netsh winsock reset
(Restart your computer after this operation!)
5. Uninstalling Unused Program
Overtime you will have a lot of programs installed and you do not use it anymore. It can take harddrive space and they can also be running in the startup.
Solution:
Go to Computer -> Uninstall Programm and uninstall programs you aren’t using.
6. Disk Clean Up
After the time your computer is storing file on your HDD. These can stacking very large files and also junk or useless file.
Solution:
We can clean that junk by using a program such as CCleaner or CleanMaster and in Linux Bleachbit.
Start tool, it depends which tool you are using, but you can use advanced scanning, but only if you are a expert and you know what you are doing!
7. Virus Scans
Malware, Spyware and Adware are coded to damage computers anyhow. Removing these will make your computer faster and keeping your computer clean from other infections.
Solution:
Using malware online scans before we will open file after downloading can give acknowledge about the file.
Some useful Online Virus Scanner Wesbites
Additional Points:: — — — —
● Toolbars
Browser toolbars are annoying, you can get rid of them in the settings of your browser and can add or remove them.
● Cleaning Temp Folder
The temp folder has a lot of junk files, and also if you are infected they are storing virus files in there .
Solution:
Hold WIN+R and type:
%temp%
Now select all with CTRL+A and delete all files, with admin and retry if some files are not deleted.
