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5 Ways to Speed up Your Computer

It is significant for both individuals and businesses to keep their systems efficient, cleaning up temporary files, unused software, and other digital debris.

Here are simple tips on how you can maintain your PC to make it start faster, run smoother, and crash less often.

1.     Remove Unwanted Software

Your computer may get loaded with software and applications over time, which may add to the start-up routine of the computer. These programs, running at start-up or in the background, may slow your computer down, thus affecting your efficiency and productivity.

It’s suggested that you get your system checked by a professional ITconsultant to look for unnecessary software and programs in your system. With regular audit, you may not only get rid of all unnecessary programs, but also free up your system resources for other, more important tasks.

2.     Stop Unnecessary Background Processes

By default, your computer may enable a lot of features that are almost never used. By disabling these unnecessary features or background processes, you may free up your computer memory, reduce resource consumption, and improve the processing power of your system.

3.     Automate Software Updates

The software updates incorporate fixes to address the susceptibilities of previous versions. If you do not update your system on time, the program’s vulnerability may be exploited by any hacker. By detecting your failure at maintaining the current version of software, they may attack your system with malicious programs, thus causing irreparable damages to your computer.

To prevent such incidents, you may set automatic updates to completely cover your system. With a quick scan, automated features may report and update available fixes in seconds to keep your system free of vulnerabilities.

4.     Keep Your Anti-Virus Updated

Some anti-virus programs use considerable computing power to scan the system thoroughly. In an attempt to speed up their computer, many users remove their antivirus programs and eventually get infected with malware. These malware may attack the internal system of the computer, which may not only make the processing slow, but also expose your computer to serious threats.

It is, therefore, recommended that you install an efficient anti-virus program to ensure maximum protection of your system, without slowing it down.

5.     Get Rid of Unnecessary Files

Certain tools provide capabilities to remove old or temporary files to help you reclaim your hard disk space and possibly speed up your system. It’s a good idea to run such cleanup on a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis, depending upon the amount of data stored on your system.

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