It is normal that over time your computer ends up running slower and slower, but this should happen gradually. However, there are several factors that slow down your computer quickly, but you can avoid and reverse them.
Sometimes the problem is simply that there is some malware installed or too many applications running at startup, but this can be fixed and you can also free up hard drive space.
All of this will have a significant impact on how fast your computer works, so get to work. If you want to improve the speed of your computer, you just have to follow these three simple recommendations.
Uninstall the apps you don’t use
- The easiest way to regain speed is to uninstall all unnecessary applications. As time passes, we can accumulate some apps that we no longer use, but that carry out processes in the background and slow down your PC.
- To remove the apps you don’t use, go to Settings, click Applications, choose the apps you don’t use one by one, click them and then click Uninstall.
Verify that your PC is free of Malware
- It is possible that the slowness of your computer is due to having some type of virus or malware, so do a check with the antivirus. You can also do it with Windows Defender.
- To run a diagnosis with Windows Defender, go to Settings, then Update & Security
- Windows 10 Settings, click Open Windows Security and click Quick Scan to remove any malware or viruses.
Free up hard drive space
- You don’t need to use an extra tool, you can free up space on your hard drive only with Windows.
- To do this, type “cleanmgr” in the search engine so that the Disk Cleanup application appears. Click on Run as an administrator to offer you all the options.
- Select the file types you want to delete and click OK. You will get a warning asking if you are sure, and here confirm the action.
- Ready! You already know how to improve the speed of your computer. Also, try to have the desktop almost empty to demand less from your computer and maintain speed.