What do I do when my computer come up very slow?
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Thursday, 12 September 2013
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A slow Windows boot up can be caused
by a wide variety of issues. Here are some tips that can help improve the
overall speed of your computers startup.
Tip: In addition to the following
steps, if you use your computer frequently you may also consider either not
turning off the computer or having your computer go into a hibernation mode
when pressing the power button.
Disable startup programs
Programs that are loading up as the
computer starts up to remain active in memory, are often one of the main causes
of a slow boot in Windows. Disabling programs you don't often use from
automatically starting up each time the computer boots can increase the boot
time.
Scandisk and Defrag
Running Microsoft Scan Disk and Defrag or similar disk utilities on the computer can
help verify the hard drive has no errors, as well as make sure the data on the
hard drive is organized in the most efficient method. We suggest running both
of these utilities at least once every few months.
Hard drive space
If your computer does not have at
least 250MB of free available hard drive space this can cause an overall
slowdown with your computer as well as decrease the boot time. Make sure your
computer hard drive has 250MB or more of available disk space.
Add memory
Adding additional memory (RAM) to the computer will help increase the overall speed of
the computer and in some cases can also increase the load times of your
computer. Today, we suggest all computers be running a minimum of 1GB of memory
in their computer. If your computer is running less than this it may be time to
upgrade.
Update drivers and Windows
Corrupt, incorrect, or out-of-date
drivers can cause a number of different issues. Make sure your computer has the
latest drivers as well as any available Microsoft Windows updates.
Registry cleaner
Although we don't often recommend
registry cleaners in some rare situations running cleaners can help improve the
overall performance of Windows including the Windows startup. If you've run
through all of the above recommendations you may want to clean your system
registry.
Format and reinstall
If after following all the above steps
your computer still seems to be slow you may want to erase everything from the
computer and re-install Windows. This will clean your computer and make it like
new.
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