By following four simple but extremely useful instructions, you can keep your computer running smoothly or even help it run faster and not freeze..
See what they are as published on flowmagazine.gr:
Remove spyware
Remove spyware, which collects personal information without informing you and without asking for permission, thus jeopardizing the security of your personal data when you visit websites.
Spyware can also slow down your computer's performance. So, do some research online, find and download another program to protect your computer from viruses. Preferably, find one that includes automatic updates to keep your system protected from threats.
Free up space on your hard drive.
The Disk Cleanup tool will help you free up space on your hard drive to improve the performance and speed of your computer. Specifically, it detects various files that you could delete and then gives you the option to delete all or some of the files it detects.
You can safely use Disk Cleanup to remove temporary Internet files, remove temporary Windows files (e.g. error reports), delete programs you no longer use, etc.
How to do it: right-click on the hard drive - properties - Clean Up Hard Drive.
Disk defragmentation for faster performance
When a program's files on your computer are fragmented (program files may be spread across multiple locations on your hard drive), the performance of your computer's programs is slower.
The “Disk Defragmenter” tool reorganizes the files on your hard drive, improving its performance by taking less time to find them, as everything is now organized! Do it at regular intervals to make your computer faster.
How to do it: Start- Programs- Accessories- System Tools- Disk Defragmenter.
Detecting and checking errors on the hard disk.
In addition to the other two functions mentioned above, there is also the Error Checking function, where you can check the integrity of the files stored on your hard drive.
It is a process that takes your computer a while to detect problems, but it will help it function smoothly, with file storage issues, etc. If you use your computer daily, it would be a good idea to run this specific program once a week.
Source: planet-greece.blogspot.com
