Your computer running Windows isn’t running the same speed that it used to run when you first used it. It’s slower, andtakes a while to start and tests your patience like anything. There are many reasons for this, let’s try fixing up a few things on your slow Windows PC.

By using a few simple steps, tips, you can maintain your computer and keep it running smoothly.

Computers are great machines that allow us to do many things but things can get tough when the garbage that comes in through our internet connection begins to stop up our system.

The Windows Disk Cleanup tools help you free up space on your hard disk to improve the performance of your pc. The tool identifies files that you can safely delete, and then enables you to choose whether you want to delete some or all of the identified files.

Empty the Recycle Bin

You Can Start By Cleaning Up The Hard Drive

Remove any unused restore points and shadow copies from Windows System Restore.

Remove the temporary Internet files These are Windows temporary files such as error reports — Usually, temporary Internet files take the most amount of space because the browser caches each page you visit for faster access later.

Remove no longer used downloaded program files (such as Microsoft ActiveX controls and Java applets)

Remove installed programs that you no longer need.

You can find some information for cleaning all of this out at pcrunningslow.org

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