Slow Computer? Optimize and clean junk file will boost your computer speed.
There are many ways to speed up your computer:
1. Uninstall all unwanted programs.
2. Download CCleaner to clean your unwanted and temporary file and registry extension that are left out after uninstalled programs. Or use windows inbuilt program. Using windows tool to clean unwanted and temporary file:
Right Click on disk, go to properties and click on Disk Cleanup button. And then next screen you can select file type to delete and start clean up.
3. Optimize your computer using windows tool Disk defragmenter or use third party software. But when you use third party software be careful what you installing. Because it come with adware and spyware. So download good one, do some research before you proceed.
Windows tool: Click on start, click on search box and type disk defragmenter, click on Disk Defragmenter first click on Analyze Disk, once analyzing finish the you can Click on Defragment disk
4. Check your startup file on Msconfig, sometime computer slow booting because you might have many application trying to run upon booting.
Click on start
5. Run CHKDSK in command mode to fix error in your hard drive. If you are one of those who just push the power button to turn of computers, then you must do CHKDSK all the time. CHKDSK verifies the file system integrity of the volume and fixes logical file system errors. CHKDSK also check bad sector in your hard drive and mark them as bad sectors. Click here to watch Youtube Video.
6. Increase Virtual memory (paging File), If you open more program and windows then you can increase Virtual Memory of Windows 7, Virtual memory work with Physical memory. Hard disk space use as virtual memory to keep temporary information, very rarely used by OS or Programs. It help to run programs and OS smoothly.
a. Right click on My Computer
b. Select Properties
c. Click on Advance system Settings
d. Go to Advance tab
e. Click on the setting button the performance
f. Click on Advance again
g. Customize your virtual memory. Its depend on your hard disk size and physical memory. Make sure it’s not less than system recommended size. Normally recommended size is 1.5 of your computer physical memory.
Press set button and you might have to restart your computer.
7. Indexing in Windows 7 made for improve speed of Windows search. When you search a file or folder on windows search, if it’s already indexed by indexing service then results will appear immediately from indexed cache.When you use third party indexing search programs such as Ava Finder, Google Desktop then disable windows 7 indexing service. This method avoids two programs to index your whole data and slow down disk performance.Also windows search service can be disabled in Computer Services. Go to Computer Management, Services and look for ‘Windows Search’. Set Disable to startup type and Click Apply. You can find out indexing options in Control Panel -> Indexing Options -> Modify button
8. Virus check, make sure your computer has no virus. There are many anti-virus program. Microsoft Security Essential, AVG and there are more. Download and scan for virus.