10 Ways to Prevent your Computer from Slowing Down
If you want your computer to run fast without any problem, you need to
maintain your Pc and pay attention to some very important things. First
and foremost, you should keep in mind that computer is a machine and it
needs regular care. Otherwise, it would keep on slowing down, and
ultimately, it would break down one day and you would be left with no
other option than to format the whole system and install your operating
system again. If you want to avoid this situation, read on this article
where we have discussed the top 10 ways which you can implement in order
to prevent your PC from slowing down.
As computers are an important need for the human today, there would
hardly be any home that does not have a computer. So, if you have a
computer, this article would surely help you.
Let us have a look at the 10 ways to prevent your computer from slowing down.
10. Do Not Ignore Error Messages
It is a general tendency to click on “Remind me later” as soon as we
see an error message, no matter how many times we have already clicked
on that option. It is not a surprising fact that ignoring error messages
can result in a slow computer. Just think about the cause, there is
something wrong with your system and that is why the error message was
displayed. But what you do? You just ignore it and continue your work
till the menace engulfs your entire system. This time, when the error
message appears, try clicking on the option “Fix now” and within a few
days, see the difference. Trust me, it works! If you do not know to fix a
particular error, you can just browse it through the internet and I am
sure you would get an answer.
9. Use the Defragment Tool
Fragmentation is something that makes your computer really very slow.
Imagine that you need to open up a file and that file is stored in
fragmented forms here and there in various drives in your computer.
Opening of such a file would definitely take longer than expected. An
obvious solution to this problem is to defragment your disks at least
once a month. If you are not sure of this tool in your computer, check
the settings in your control panel now and turn the schedule on.
8. Unused Programs should be heeded
The unused programs on your computer are practically of no good use.
Not only they would take up extra space on your memory disk, but they
would also play an important role in slowing down the performance of
your PC in the long run. This is mainly due to the ad-ware and some
extra features (which are of no use obviously) are installed onto your
system by these unused programs when they are kept for a long time. The
programs which you do not use should be uninstalled right away. And when
you want to use those programs, you can just simply install them again.
It is not a tedious task and it would enhance the speed of your
computer magically. After uninstalling unused programs, it is advisable
to restart your system.
7. Check your Disk Regularly
The disk that spins inside your system starts spinning at a slower
speed when your computer starts to slow down. Unfortunately, there is no
any built-in mechanism to check the same. But there is software
available which can warn you once your disk start slowing down. It is
advisable to install such software and keep track of your disk speed. In
case it is slowing down, you can appropriate measures to rectify the
error. This is an important step and it would save your disk from
failure.
6. Use a Good Anti-Virus Software
Anti-Viruses are important and without them, viruses would attack all
over your system and leave it completely corrupted. But, be careful
while choosing a particular anti-virus program. Most of the anti-virus
software slows down your computer. No matter what, choose an anti-virus
for your computer once you have went for its free trial period. There is
some anti-virus available in the market which does not slow down your
computer to a great extent, although every anti-virus would slow it down
a bit. If you feel that the anti-virus you are using is not good enough
or it is slowing down the speed of your system, check out for the
alternatives and do not just keep using the same anti-virus for years.
5. Cleaning the Registry is Important
Registry entries are yet another important factor that slows down
your PC to a great extent. Cleaning the registry is an obvious solution
to this kind of problem. If you do not know how to do this, you can just
download good registry cleaner software from the internet, install it
on your system and start cleaning the old entries which were slowing
down your PC. Try it today; I am sure you would love the speed your
system would acquire after following this step.
4. Check that the Cords are plugged in properly
This might not seem an obvious step to you for the betterment of the
PC speed but let me explain why checking the cords is an important
thing. When cords are partially connected, data would not be transferred
completely. Most of the time, a chunk would remain and this is due to
this chunk only that the computer would get ripped off completely. You
can compare this situation to a half-rotten fruit. If your fruit is
half-rotten, you would throw the entire thing away. Similar is the case
with the computer, it would throw away an entire information if a chunk
is not present or a chunk comes in a corrupted form. Cords can be of any
form, Ethernet cords, LAN wires, pen drives, external disk drives and
many others.
3. Scan your RAM Regularly
The worst thing about the slowing down of the RAM is that when it
happens, you would not notice it until it gets to an extent from where
it could be repaired. You would think it should not pose a problem
because the RAM can recover from failure automatically but mind you! It
takes very long for a computer system to recover from a RAM failure. The
important sign of a failing RAM is the crashing of various programs
every now and then. If you see that your system reports crash messages
very often, it is advisable that you run RAM scanner as soon as
possible. Free RAM scanner could be downloaded easily from the internet.
2. Cleaning the Interior of CPU
When using computer for a long time without cleaning it, the dust and
dirt might get trapped into the air vents, and hence, heat would not be
released. This would make the cooling fan of your computer malfunction
and eventually, your system would get overheated. Now overheating is
directly linked to the slowing down of your system. It is mandatory to
clean your system completely at least once in a year in order to keep it
functioning properly at optimum speed.
1. Use your Common Sense
On the top of our list of the 10 ways to prevent your computer from
slowing down, we recommend you to use your common sense. Pay attention
to the needs and requirements of your computer system. If your system is
getting overheated, or if it is making noise while the start-up
procedure, do something to rectify the same. If you notice any kind of
change in the behaviour of your device, it is the time to take some
action else, your system would break down. Early steps can help a lot
rather than recovering after the breakdown has occurred.
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