Malware
Perhaps the most important factor to a poorly performing computer is malware. Generally this is associated with downloading a software that contains spyware, by not having browser security settings high enough, by carelessly downloading P2P files, or by declining to install security areas regularly.
Stage 1. Update the definitions of your anti virus and operate a complete scan of your hard drive in Safe Mode. Resolve any unfixable problems. Note that some viruses require additional steps until they can be removed; typically a internet search will find specific instructions or a special removal tool. If you fail to find a solution, use the Bc forums to obtain assistance.
2. If the slowness is unexpected, and you’ve recently downloaded an application, the issue may live there. Check this by fully removing it. A wise user will typically perform a web search about the program before installing because in most cases, any potential difficulty with malware or inferior performance will have appeared.
Step 3. Adware and Spyware can drastically impact your personal computer’s functionality, and these are throughout the Net.
Revise the explanations of your anti-spyware applications and scan your hard drives in Safe Mode. Seasoned customers will regularly run 2 or 3 of the applications, because each business has its own standards for what constitutes spyware and will just search against their own set. (A list of quite great, free anti spyware programs is provided by BC). Again, resolve any open issues before proceeding to the next phase.
For additional reading about Malware and some malware removal applications, use BC’s Tutorial section; most of the applications have very good Help files that explain how they function also as the distinctive attributes of each.
Uncontrolled Applications
Stage 4. Review apps that self-launch on startup. You pc can become a battleground for your interest. Many programs, for example, install a rapid-start feature which permits them to be opened promptly; other programs may contain an automatic update feature that demands them to be running in the background. Each of these decreases your debut Windows and each requires a little bit of resources while your personal computer is running.
The easiest approach to review and than to manage start ups will be to use one of the numerous little resources available (see the Bc list of free applications). In case you are unsure about what could be safely deleted, remember that Bc maintains a very comprehensive Startup Database that includes information about whether the item is needed, discretionary, or unnecessary.
At-the same time, remember that all those icons on your Background also take a modest amount of trunk time to place themselves.
Absence of Upkeep
Stage 5. Clean-up your hard drive (preparation for Stage 7). Delete unused programs and transfer old files to your CD. Unplayed games, lots of family pictures, zipped files that you have previously opened, applications you have not found in two years, software for that old printer you put away last year—these are a few types of files you can delete. Then use Window’s Disk Clean-up to remove temporary internet files, temporary PC health files, etc.
(Note for advanced users: some specialists would include the added care stage of cleaning the Windows registry, and there are several programs to help do this. For the most part, so this step isn’t included, you may do severe harm by making registry modifications, registry maintenance won’t make a critical difference, and unless you are quite comfy with Windows, and carefully make copies of the registry
Step 6. Run scandisk / checkdisk in Safe Mode. Have it fix Error Information: 0x2095.
Stage 7. Defragment your personal computer.
Hopefully, since you have have finished, you’ll see a noticeable improvement in computer performance.