How to Make Your Computer Run Faster

The performance of all Windows computers will degrade over time unless general preventive maintenance is performed regularly. But even the most proactive user cannot make an older machine perform fast in the digital era without making some hardware changes. With that said, what you do on the computer largely dictates what steps need to be taken to improve you computer’s performance. Your computer is also affected by lack of maintenance. Be sure to defragment your hard drive, run Disk Cleanup and clear your browsers temporary files at least every three months. To access these tools, go to Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools.
Your computer will also load many programs at startup you probably do not need. You can run the Microsoft Configuration utility to prevent these programs from loading into memory. To do so, go to Start>Run and type msconfig and hit OK. Under the Startup tab, uncheck any programs you know do not need to load.
Lastly, the most common performance hit comes from viruses and spyware. Make sure you are running an antivirus program like AVG and a spyware program such as Spybot Search and Destroy.