Why Your Computer is Extremely Slow and a Quick Way to Fix It
One of the key features of a computer is the speed at which it operates. Everyone can forgive the odd software failure from time to time (although not when you have forgotten to save your data) but a permanently slow computer is simply not on. So the type of processor and the speed at which it works is always one of the key specifications that a person looks at when they a buying a new computer.
When they make the purchase and take home their new baby, the speed at which it works is wonderful. However as the computer matures into the equivalent of a spotty faced teenager, you notice that the speed degrades somewhat. Eventually the computer is extremely slow and you can hardly get anything done on it. Why does this happen and is there a quick fix for it?
Well, just like a human, your computer acquires baggage as it ages and this slows down your computer. As you install and uninstall programs, change setting and generally clutter the place up, it takes long for the processor to sift through the contents. Or more operating memory is used up on unwanted programs or programs that don’t need to be run.
One simple thing you can do in un-clutter your desktop. If yours is anything like mine, it tends to be the place where things go when I can’t think of a proper place for them. Over time the desktop gets overcrowded. This uses operating memory each time you refresh the screen and can slow down your computer.
If you run a windows operating system another option could be to clean up the registry. This is a database that tells windows where to look for certain programs that it needs to run. If the registry becomes corrupted then it can send the processor down blind alleys and the computer will become slow. Cleaning up all the blind entries in the registry can speed up your computer and reduce the chances of freezing and crashing.
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