Laptop running slow

1.DEFRAGGING :’ Do this at least once a week or more if necessary.’

What happens with regular PC usage is files begin to become fragmented, just like the scattered pieces of a jig-saw and defragging organises these parts bringing them back closer together.Here is how you do it ;

a. .Click ‘Start‘ bottom left of your computer screen,a list will open immediately.

b. Click on ‘Control Panel‘ which will be listed in the right hand side of the list

c. Click on ‘Performance And Maintenance’

d.When the next list opens select ‘Rearrange Items On Your Hard Disk To Make Programs Run Faster.’

e. When the defragging page opens simply click on your windows hard drive, normally a ‘C Drive‘, to highlight it, then click on ‘Defragment’ at the bottom.

f. You will see the program begin to work.Just leave it now until it tells you it has finished, where you can view the report if desired.

2. EMPTY YOUR TEMPORARY FILES: ‘Also do this on a regular basis especially if your Internet usage is high’

It works by cleaning up files in your recycle bin, cookies,temporary files in your windows drive and Internet files

a.Double click on ‘My Computer’

b. Right click on ‘C Drive‘ and select ‘properties’

c. When the little box opens select ‘Disk Cleanup’

d. It will present you with a list of files to clean, then all you do is simply click on the files you want to clean.

e. Allow it then to work,sometimes it takes a little time

3.CLEAN-UP UNNECESSARY DESKTOP ICONS:Â ‘Don’t clutter your desktop’

You will find that on your desktop you have unwanted icons to programs already listed in your start menu.

a. Click on Start, bottom left on your screen and if the programs you have listed on your desktop are already in the list that pops up in the list displayed remove them from your desktop, by deleting them.

4.IMPROVING PERFORMANCE:Â Â ‘Adjusting performance levels to boost speed’

There are many settings you can change on your PC to boost overall speed without affecting performance in any way

a. Once again go to your ‘Control Panel’, as described in defragging.

b. Once ‘Control Panel‘opens select ‘Performance And Maintenance’

c. On the following screen select ‘System‘ on the bottom right

d. A’ System Properties’ box will now appear. You cant miss it.

e. Click on ‘Advanced‘ on the top right of the box in the headings displayed.

f. When the next box opens it will present three different ‘settings‘ boxes one under the other. Make sure you click on ‘settings’ directly under the ‘Performance’ heading. That is the one we want for now.

g. Now click on ‘Adjust For Better Performance‘ (Your windows may not have such a bright colour after choosing this option, which is noticeable on your menu bars and the task bar, but it is a small price to pay for increasing speed)

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