Here are the most important and feasible steps and causes that may cause your computer slow or they are the main reasons behind a slow PC issue most of the time.
If in spite of all the below mentioned steps do not work for you, you need to go for advance troubleshooting.
1.Virus infection-: Viruses are one of the most probable causes making a slow PC. These are unwanted entries but always present in your PC. To remove any virus manually is really a difficult task so keep your antivirus updated.
2.Spyware infection-: Spyware are very similar as far as their work pattern is concern but unlike a virus they do not harm computer usually but they steal important information from your computer like bank account details or your password etc. However Spyware may also make your PC slow in their number of spyware are very high. So use any good anti Malware program. Now a days you may find any good anti Spyware as a freeware like malware byte works as a good anti-spyware.
3.Remove unnecessary or unused programs from your PC-: Unnecessary and unused programs are always caused to a Slow PC and reduce your PCs normal functionality. They not only occupy space but always there are many software present today they run in the background and keeps Microprocessor busy and resulting in a Slow PC. So just uninstall the programs that are not of any use to you.
4.Remove Temporary and other dump files-: Freeing up temp files and other dumps may also help in slow PC issue. So start removing them in a certain interval.
5.Use a firewall program always-: It is from security point of view and in lack of a firewall any intruder can get into your PC. You may also be used as a spammer. So be aware of it.
6.Remove optional windows components-: Your window is full of features and features everywhere but do you know what percentage of the total programs or components you use? You may remove few of them but just be aware of it so that you dont remove necessary programs.
7.Delete some of the installed programs such as Microsoft ActiveX controls and Java applets-: If you still facing this slow PC issue it is also one of the advices to remove some installed downloads.
8.Your PC may also have dust in it- Check your machine for dust. It may interrupt your PCs performance and can make it slow.
9.Empty Recycle bin- All the deleted files from your system go to this recycle bin so your recycle bin should be emptied always.
10.Unload your startup item- All the items listed in your startup are not needed to start your PC. Most of them are not required at all. Remember that windows hides its essential system files to start your PC. It is very easy to unchecked the items that are not needed. Just go to start and open run type in ms configuration and OK. Select the startup TAB. You may also reduce system startup time from boot.ini TAB in ms configuration windows from default 30 sec to 5 sec it can also reduce slow PC i.e. n startup rate.
11. If your usage of database is very high use an external hard drive-: using an external hard drive will be freeing up your memory space from your main hard disc drive and it will give space for your other application programs and operating system. This means faster in performance and it can also be helpful to reduce slow PC problem.
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