Four Ways to Make Your Computer Faster
Maybe you just invested in a new computer or were lucky enough to receive one as a gift during the holiday season. Whatever the case may be, it is crucial that you take a few precautionary measures and clean out unnecessary files, viruses, adware, and malware that will inevitably slow down your system.
I have been using computers for a majority of my life, and I used to always ask myself the same question – “What is WRONG with my computer? Why is it so slow?”
Over the years, I have found a few tools and methods that have helped me ‘clean’ my computer and keep it as fast as it was the first day I bought it. I thought it would be a good idea to share these with everyone so you won’t have to deal with a sick computer.
Defragmentation
The disk defragmenter tool included in Windows is a powerful tool when it comes to speeding up your computer. A defragmentation essentially rearranges all of the files on your disk drive and stores them side by side, making them contiguous.
Over time, the many files you install on your computer will be stored in various places on your drive. By defragging your computer, files will be placed side by side, resulting in a larger area of free space on your drive, and subsequently faster access to information.
Ad-Aware
This is a neat, free tool I have found that cleans out any adware, malware, and spyware that may be infecting your computer. Some websites place malicious files on your computer, and without any software to protect you against them, you will certainly be a victim of the slow computer syndrome in the near future. There are many free tools like it, but I recommend Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware because it is completely free and quite powerful, making it an excellent tool for the job.
CCleaner
CCleaner is one of the most powerful freeware programs I have come across. Once known as Crap Cleaner, Piriform’s CCleaner is designed to optimize a computer’s performance by cleaning out the user’s registry and all unnecessary files.
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