How to Speed Up a Slow Computer

PC sluggishness can be highly frustrating The good news is recovering your computer’s original speed is possible. You can do it on your own. In this post, we help you find out how to speed up a slow computer.

• Close System Tray Apps

The system tray contains apps that you’re running. Go to the bottom right side of the taskbar and click on the upper arrow there. Find the apps you don’t want to run and right-click on each to Close them.

• Disable Startup Apps

Similarly, you can boost Windows boot another way too. Right-click the taskbar to launch Task Manager. Expand the window and go to the Startup tab. Right-click on each app you don’t want to run at the startup and click Disable.

• Update Windows, Apps, and Drivers

Keeping your PC updated by all means is one important way to speed Windows up. To update the OS, go to Start > Settings. Click Update & Security > Windows Update.

You can update drivers manually or by using Driver Updater Pro which fixes corrupt drivers as well.

• Delete Unnecessary Data

It’s a no-brainer but deleting unwanted files from hard drives, Documents, Downloads, Pictures, Desktop, Music, etc. can save a lot of hard disk space. In turn, the Windows speed enhances to 75 percent.

• Uninstall Unused Apps

Head to Settings > System > Apps & Features. Click on each app you don’t use. Hit Uninstall.

You can do it in one go with the help of PC Cleaner Pro. The app deeply removes the app data scattered on your PC as well.