I’m submitting a summary listing of basic steps you can take to resolve this issue, and briefly discussing the three most common causes : malware, uncontrolled applications, and lack of maintenance, because several readers come up with their computer reacting slowly.
Malware
Perhaps the most important factor to a poorly performing computer is malware.
Action 1. Revise the definitions of your anti-virus and run a complete scan of your drive in Safe Mode. Resolve any unfixable problems. Note that some viruses require extra measures before they could be removed; normally a internet search will find specific directions or a special removal tool. If you fail to find a solution, use the Bc forums to request support.
Step Two. If the slowness is unanticipated, and you have recently downloaded an application, the issue may live there. Check this by fully eliminating it. A user will generally perform a web search about the program before getting because in most cases, any possible difficulty with malware or poor performance will have appeared.
Action 3. Adware and Spyware can dramatically impact your personal computer’s functionality, and these are all over the Net. A very recent research showed that one out-of every 20 executable files on Web sites is spyware, and 1 in 25 domains comprise at least one bit of spyware waiting for victims.
Update the definitions of your anti spyware applications and check your hard drives in Safe Mode. Experienced users will regularly operate 2 or 3 of the applications, because each business has its own requirements for what constitutes spyware and will just search against their own set. (A set of very good, free anti-spyware applications is given by BC). Again, solve any open issues before continuing to the next phase.
For additional reading about Malicious software and some malware removal applications, use BC’s Tutorial section; most of the programs have quite good Help files that explain how they operate also as the distinctive features of each.
Uncontrolled Applications
Stage 4. Review applications that self-launching on startup. You pc may be a battleground for your consideration. Many programs, for instance, install a quick-launch feature that allows them to be opened promptly; other programs will contain an automatic update feature that requires them to be operating in the background. Each of these slows down your introduction Windows and each requires a small bit of resources while your personal computer is running.
The easiest method to examine and than to manage start-ups is to work with one of many small resources available (see the BC list of free programs). If, for instance, you have Spybot Search and Destroy, you can use its startup tool that lists startups and allows you to turn off any you don’t want. Remember that Bc maintains a very comprehensive Startup Database that includes info about whether the item is needed, optional, or unnecessary, if you’re uncertain about what may be safely removed.
At-the same time, remember that those icons in your Desktop also take a small amount of boot time to put themselves.
Absence of Maintenance
Stage 5. Clean-up your hard drive (preparation for Stage 7). Delete unused programs and transfer old files to a CD. Unplayed games, lots of family images, zipped files which you have opened, applications you haven’t found in two years, software for the old printer you threw away last year—these are some examples of files you can delete.
(Note for sophisticated users: some specialists would comprise the additional maintenance stage of cleaning up the Windows registry, and you’ll find plenty of applications to assist do this. For the most part, registry maintenance won’t make a critical difference, and unless you are really comfy with Windows, and cautiously make copies of the registry, you may do severe damage by making registry changes, so this step is not contained
Stage 6. Run scandisk / checkdisk in Safe Mode. Have it fix Feilkode 272 A.
Step 7. Defragment your personal computer. Windows will set new files in any available open space; defragging will set affiliated sections of files closer together therefore your read arm has less travelling around the hdd to do, saving wear-and tear while racing up programs.
Hopefully, now that you have have ended, you will see a marked improvement in pc functionality.