4 Tips to speed up your computer (Windows 10)

So you probably came here because your computer is getting slower and it frustrates you. I can imagine how you feel about that because I have got the same problem numerous of times. Since not all of us are willing to buy a new computer there are some ways to improve the speed of your computer (note: you can't make it faster than the hardware will provide you). Here are 5 ways to make your computer faster.





1. Limit the startup processes

There are a lot of programs that run while you are starting your computer this might result in waiting longer till your pc is all set. You can turn those programs off by using the "Task Manager".


You can start the Task Manger with the following shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + Esc. Or you can just right click on the taskbar and then click on Task Manager.

After opening it, the image above will pop up and you have to click Startup. You see that there is a list of programs that will run while starting your computer. To disable them you have to click the program and click disable in the bottom-left corner. Just disable programs that you will not need at the start.

2. Clean up your disk
- This method will affect your computer if your drive is getting close to full.-
To do this you need to start Disk Cleanup, that can be done by typing in Disk Cleanup at the start menu.Disk Cleanup searches for junk and unwanted files and offers you to delete them. You want to check on your Recycle Bin regularly. It happened to me once that I found 1 GB of deleted files in it which affected my PC performance in a bad way

3. Check for viruses
There are multiple possibilities to do this. You can use the built-in Anti-malware programs or third-party software. Personally, I like Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. It is free but I recommend using some anti-malware protection too like AV.

4. Uninstall unwanted and no longer used programs
After using your computer for a while it might occur that you have some software that you no longer use. You can uninstall them by selecting the settings button in the start menu.You will get the following screen

You choose system. After that, you click on apps & features in the left sidebar. Select the app that you want to uninstall and click the uninstall button. After some seconds a button will pop up and where you press uninstall and you are done.