Malware
Perhaps the greatest factor to a badly performing computer is malware. Generally this is associated with downloading an application that includes spyware, by not having browser security options large enough, by carelessly downloading P2P files, or by declining to install security areas regularly.
Step 1. Update the definitions of your anti virus and operate a complete scan of your hard disk drive in Safe Mode. Solve any unfixable problems. Note that some viruses need extra steps before they could be removed; usually a internet search will find specific instructions or a particular removal tool. Use the BC forums to obtain support, if you fail to find a solution.
2. If the slowness is unanticipated, and you’ve recently saved an application, the issue may rest there. Check this by totally removing it. A user will usually perform a internet search about the program before installing because in most cases, any possible problem with malware or inferior performance will have surfaced.
Step three. Adware and Spyware can radically effect your computer’s functionality, and these are all over the World wide web.
Experienced users will frequently operate two or three of these applications, because each company has its own requirements for what constitutes spyware and will only search against their own set. (A listing of really great, free anti spyware applications is given by BC). Again, resolve any open issues before continuing to the next step.
Uncontrolled Applications
Step 4. Evaluation programs that self-launch on startup. You pc may become a battleground for your interest. Many programs, for instance, install a quick-launch feature which permits them to be opened instantly; other programs will contain an automatic update feature that demands them to be working in the background. Each of these decreases your introduction Windows and each needs a small bit of resources while your personal computer is running.
If, for example, you have Spybot Search and Destroy, you can use its startup tool that lists startups and enables you to show off any you do not need. Remember that Bc maintains a quite complete Startup Database that includes info about whether the questioned item is needed, optional, or unnecessary, in case you are unsure about what could be safely deleted.
At the same time, remember that all those icons in your Background also take a modest amount of trunk time to set themselves.
Absence of Maintenance
Step 5. Clean up your hard drive (preparation for Action 7). Delete unused programs and transfer old files to a CD. Unplayed games, lots of family images, zipped files that you have opened, applications you haven’t found in two years, software for that old printer you threw away last year—these are a few examples of files you can delete.
(Note for higher level users: some experts would comprise the additional upkeep stage of cleaning up the Windows registry, and you’ll find plenty of apps to help do that. For the most part, so this measure is not included, you may do severe harm by making registry modifications, registry maintenance will not make a significant difference, and unless you are really comfy with Windows, and carefully make copies of-the registry
Action 6. Have it repair Windows Error 78.
Stage 7. Defragment your pc.
Hopefully, now that you have have concluded, you’ll see a noticeable enhancement in computer operation.