Malware
Perhaps the greatest contributor to a poorly performing computer is malware. Often this is related to downloading an application that contains spyware, by not having browser security options high enough, by carelessly downloading P2P files, or by declining to install security patches in a timely manner.
Action 1. Revise the definitions of your anti virus and run a complete scan of your hard disk in Safe Mode. Resolve any unfixable issues. Note that some viruses require extra measures before they may be removed; typically a internet search will find specific instructions or a special removal tool. Use the BC forums to request assistance, if you can’t find a answer.
Step Two. You’ve recently saved an application, and if the slowness is unanticipated, the problem may reside there. Check this by totally removing it. A sensible user will typically perform a web search about the application before getting because in most cases, any potential difficulty with malware or poor performance will have appeared.
Stage 3. Adware and Spyware can dramatically impact your computer’s operation, and these are all over the World wide web. A very recent study indicated that one out-of every 20 executable files on Web sites is spyware, and 1 in 25 domains comprise at least one piece of spyware waiting for sufferers.
Update the definitions of your anti spyware applications and check your hard drives in Safe Mode. Seasoned customers will frequently run 2 or 3 of these applications, because each business has its own criteria for what constitutes spyware and will simply search against their own established. (A record of very good, free anti spyware applications is supplied by BC). Again, resolve any open issues before continuing to the next phase.
For further reading about Malicious software and some malware removal applications, use BC’s Tutorial section; most of the programs have very good Help documents that clarify how they operate as well as the distinctive characteristics of each.
Uncontrolled Applications
Step 4. Evaluation applications that self-launch on startup. You pc may be a arena for your attention. Many programs, for example, install a fast-start feature that permits them to be exposed quickly; other programs may contain an automated update feature that requires them to be operating in the background. Your launching Windows are slowed down by each of these and each requires a little bit of assets while your personal computer is running.
If, for instance, you have Spybot Search and Destroy, you can use its startup tool that lists startups and lets you to show off any you don’t need. If you’re unsure about what could be safely removed, remember that Bc maintains a really comprehensive Startup Database that contains info about whether the questioned item is needed, elective, or not needed.
At the same time, remember that those icons on your own Background also take a small number of trunk time to put themselves.
Absence of Upkeep
Step 5. Delete unused programs and move old files to a CD. Unplayed games, tons of family images, zipped files which you have already opened, applications you have not used in two years, software for that old printer you threw away last year—these are some types of files you can delete.
(Note for high level users: some specialists would contain the added upkeep step of cleaning the Windows registry, and you’ll find plenty of programs to help do that. For the most part, registry care will not make a vital difference, and unless you’re very comfortable with Windows, and carefully make copies of the registry, you can do severe damage by creating registry modifications, so this measure isn’t contained
Stage 6. Run scandisk / checkdisk in Safe Mode. Have it fix Whats A Pif File.
Stage 7. Defragment your personal computer.
Hopefully, since you have have finished, you will see a noticeable enhancement in computer operation.