5 Free Computer Secrets to Speed Up Your PC

*** WARNING: Use these computer secrets at your own risk - you may lose critical data if you make a mistake or are unsure of the steps ***

Over time your computer will feel like it's slowing down. Gradually it will, not because the processor or hard disk is slowing down but because the operating system slowly becomes unorganised and takes more effort to run programs, copy files, install programs etc.

There are several key areas which slow down as a result of normal use:

Operating System Registry - the registry is a database which keeps a track of key items such as installed applications, short-cut locations, location of temporary files and much more. Over time the registry becomes larger and fragmented. The registry is loaded into memory when you logon to your machine.
Hard drives - the operating writes files on the hard disk wherever it finds space. As such files can become fragmented and located all over the physical disk. The greater the file fragmentation, the greater time it takes for the operating system to read back files into memory.
Internet Browsers, Java, etc - many other applications keep their files organised in a simple database called a cache. This cache can become fragmented and large depending on the settings.
Device drivers - over time manufacturers release updates to their drivers which can contain bug fixes and performance improvements.
Startup Applications - many applications run stubs at startup for the purpose of improving performance for their particular program however if you have a number of them, they can consume valuable RAM on your PC.

Here is a list of computer tasks you can complete to speed up your computer:

Computer Secret 1 - Reduce Internet Explorer & Firefox Cache size

Both Internet Explorer and Firefox have a cache that can be varied in size. The cahce is used to improve browsing performance however you should keep the cache size small to reduce overhead on the browser. Try a setting of 50 MB however if you have an old computer with little RAM you can try a cache as small as you like, perhaps 5 or 10MB in size.

To access Internet Explorer Cache setting go INTERNET EXPLORER --> TOOLS - INTERNET OPTIONS --> SETTINGS
To access Firefox Cache settings go FIREFOX --> TOOLS --> OPTIONS --> ADVANCED --> Network Tab

Computer Secret 2 - Delete Temporary Files

Again Windows and other applications creates and uses a number of temporary files through normal use. This will free up space and operating system overhead by deleting them. As you need to be careful with what you delete you should use the inbuilt disk clean up program and BACKUP and key files on your system.

To access disk cleanup go: START --> PROGRAMS --> ACCESSORIES --> SYSTEM TOOLS --> Disk Cleanup

Choose the drive you wish to cleanup and select the options you wish to run such as compress files, delete uneeded files etc

Computer Secret 3 - Defrag You Hard disk

Again Windows and other applications create many files which a spread across the hard drive. Defragmenting your files will put the pieces of files in contiguous blocks speeding up file access.

To access disk defrag go: MY COMPUTER --> Right Click on a Drive --> Click on Properties --> Click Tools TAB -->Click on Defrag button

Defraging a drive may take hours the first time. You can stop the process any time you wish. Defrag on a regular basis say one a month. You should complete secrets 1 and 2 first.

Computer Secret 4 - Reduce the number of Start-Up applications

If you have little RAM you may want/need to stop applications from running at startup. Even if you have a lot of RAM, simply have applications resident in RAM can slow down your computer.

Click START --> Run --> Type in 'msconfig' and press Enter

Click on the startup tab and deselect programs you do not want to run at startup. If you make a change here after you reboot you will have an option to deselect warnings about startup configuration having changed. Choose carefully here.

Computer Secret 5 - Uninstal Unused Computer Applications

This will free up disk space and reduce the registry size and RAM usage.

Click START --> SETTINGS --> Control Panel - Add or Remove Applications

Choose which application you wish to uninstal and then click remove. Sometimes a reboot is required to complete/cleanup the uninstal.

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5 Free Computer Secrets to Speed Up Your PC

Computer Secret 1 - Reduce Internet Explorer & Firefox Cache size

Computer Secret 2 - Delete Temporary Files

Computer Secret 3 - Defrag You Hard disk

Computer Secret 4 - Reduce the number of Start-Up applications

Computer Secret 5 - Uninstal Unused Computer Applications

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