How To Improve Computer’s Performance
With time computer’s performance tends to decelerate, you probably knows that. In order for us to tackle this problem it’s vital to understand the reasons of it..
Here is a list of issues to note that each may cause poor performance:
•5 year old computer with the latest Windows – Old motherboard with slow CPU, small RAM that cannot be upgraded and slow hard disk can not cope with the high resources needed by today’s software as well as Windows XP/Vista requirement for RAM, hard disk and CPU speed. If this is the case, it’s better to keep the old Windows in place and also the old office. Other new software installations most likely run very poorly and there is nothing much that worth doing about it.
•Malfunction Hardware – Faulty component on the motherboard, especially defective RAM and hard disk with bad sectors. Overheating is another problem, usually caused due to faulty CPU fan, that can be replaced.
•Windows – The operating system is the glue that makes it all work in your computer and it’s vital to allocate the needed resources to it, here is a list of things to look at related to the operating system performance:
- Drivers – Incompatible to specific Windows pack as well as having incompatible driver for the specific device model or error in Windows registry entry for that device. An error can also be because of resource conflict between two drivers. Any problem marked by Windows about a device driver should be resolved as it slows your computer.
- RAM – New applications require more resources. A lot more! Double check to have at least 1GB of RAM.
- Hard disk -Free space, fragmentation and bad sectors are the issues here. As the operating system regularly uses it for its virtual memory and other programs that use it quite often. Any delay due to one of these problems is a noticeable one.
- Windows registry – The most critical component of the Window operating system, It constantly address it to get information on programs and drivers it needs. It gets bigger over time and therefore gets fragmented and accumulate invalid entries quite easily due to normal activities like uninstalling a software.
•Malware – A general name for virus,spyware and adware. For sure number one reason for poor performance .
Now that we have a clue about the issues our PC may be slowing down,let’s see six simple tips that you can adapt in order to keep your PC working in full speed. You can find about more detailed problems and solutions on this link PC problem solving.
1. Windows memory: The memory used by Windows to execute its tasks. As a rule of thumb, computer should have at least 1GB RAM on board and at least the same amount of virtual memory.
2. Hard disk: Any delay caused by fragmented disk, bad sectors or low free space will cause your computer’s performance to a noticeable decline.You can use the operating system’s tools to resolve this issue. Right click on the hard disk letter then select properties and under the tools bar you’ll find the hard disk tools.
3. Clean Window registry: Eventually, registry may get loaded with invalid path pointing entries that were deleted from your computer.Malware operations are another known reason for erros in the registry. Registry errors may be fixed manually however please note that any mess you do can lead to serious Windows problems. A better way to take care of it, may be to use a registry fix software that scan,fix and defragment the registry. Remember to backup the Windows registry before applying any changes to it so if undesirable result happens you can rollback to the previous registry. Follow this link to read about a third party RegCure review.
4. Windows power up: Select only programs and services that you want to be loaded at start up, this is the most common reason for very slow power up. Fine tune the power up process by using the Windows msconfig tool. Take a look also on the services management console window, by executing the services.msc command. Quite a few of the services where set when Windows was installed, and are not really required. Simply disable them.
5. Malware protection: Everything that is aimed in stealing from our computer and our activities as well as being placed in our computer without our strict permission is under that category. Due to the ever changing types and ways of assaults, a third party software is the only solution to that problem. Malware data base updates should be enabled to ensure adequate protection. More and more applications also include an active protection which constantly monitors for threats. The battlefield of protecting your computer is huge, however it’s vital to have at least a good malware protection to start with. Click this link for details about malware spyware protection.
6. Device Drivers: Issues with the PC’s drivers like conflict with other driver, damaged driver or invalid path to it will cause to poor Windows performance. When installing a new component double check to use authentic device driver that is the right one for your operating system. To see if you have driver’s problems right click ‘my computer’ and select manage, then select Device Manager and check for any system indication for driver’s issues.
Follow the guideline in this article to ensure a stable and healthy PC. I hope you’ll find these tips helpful for your PC’s preformance problems.
