There are many common factors which can make your PC run slower than when it was first purchased. The following tips may help speed up your system. Please note if you are unsure about any of the following ideas, please don’t go ahead and try them anyway as it is possible to mess up your system if the wrong things are deleted.

1. Too many programs opening on Start Up.
When a user installs applications such as Skype or Spotify, these can often have the default setting of launch at start up. This causes the PC to take longer to load as it is loading these extra applications and has them operating in the background, thus slowing the PC down. To see what your PC is running on start up press the Windows+R key and type in ‘msconfig’ without the quotation marks and press OK. From here go to the start up tab and view what is running. You can choose to disable some features but it is advised to ensure than anything to do with Microsoft Corporation is left running as its likely it is needed for your PC to run properly.

2. The Hard Drive may be full or running near full capacity.
If the hard drive is too near capacity this can cause the PC to run slowly. If you have applications which you do not use anymore, you can uninstall them to free up space on your hard drive. To do this go to Control Panel and go to Programs and Features. From here search through your programs list and uninstall any unused applications. Please be careful to leave applications which your hardware or system needs. If you are unsure what programs to remove there is a website http://www.shouldiremoveit.com/ which you can use to assist your decision if are unsure about an application.

3. Finally install some Anti Virus and Anti Malware software
Scanning your PC regularly with anti virus and anti malware software will help protect it from malicious software. If the software finds any malicious software it will remove it and this can help speed your PC up as malware can slow your PC down