Snails pace to snappy! How to make your PC fast again

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Snail's Pace To Snappy! Buy the eBook Price: Available in Russia Shop from Russia to buy this item. Has it slowed down? Do you see a long line of tiny icons appear in your task bar every time your PC boots? How much RAM random access memory is installed?

What operating system does your PC run? You should update the Operating System if possible. Read this to see why. Even the speed of an ancient 5 years old or more PC can be improved if you're willing to spend time cleaning it up. Restarting a PC, or shutting it down completely, rather than allowing it to sleep, can solve many problems. If your PC's power button is set to put your computer to sleep rather than shut it down completely you may eventually have problems. Sleep does not recover RAM memory nor does it shutdown running services or close apps and programs.

For a more detailed explanation see this good article at How-To-Geek website. If the power button on your PC is set to put your computer to sleep rather than to shutdown you can change this in Power Options of the Control Panel. To do this go to the Control Panel and then Power Options then click Choose what the power buttons do it's on the left in the Power Options window. Use the drop-down menu to change the setting in both Battery and Plugged-in from Sleep to Shutdown.

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Really want your PC to sleep? If your PC has no dedicated Sleep button you can still choose Sleep in the Start Menu rather than Shut Down or, if you have a laptop, simply close the lid this option can also be set in the Control Panel. If you suspect that your PC may have a hardware problem, before checking for software glitches, you can check its hardware first. Your PC will reboot and the test will run before Windows starts. If you have more than one RAM module installed it will be necessary to check them, one at a time, to find the bad one.

Be sure to power down your PC when removing or replacing the modules. If your PC is a laptop, it is best to also remove the battery if possible before removing or replacing RAM.

Snail's Pace To Snappy! How To Make Your Pc Fast Again

If your PC is running more slowly than usual one of the first things you should check for is Malware infestation. Microsoft Safety Scanner - Microsoft's scanner must be downloaded, but it is free and relatively effective. Scans of this type will discover most but, possibly not all Malware infections. For a more comprehensive scan job download a malware scanner more suitable to the task. Also see the Antivirus Software page to learn how to get more freely available scanning software. Download RKill from Bleeping Computer.

Instructions for use are on the download page. RKill terminates malware processes so that antimalware tools can update and run properly. Alternatively, if you have Malwarebytes version 2. Read this page to learn how to use Malwarebytes Chameleon. You can download a separate copy of Chameleon from the page also if Malwarebytes is not installed. Run either program from the flash drive to terminate the active malware processes so that you will be able to download and install one of the malware scanning programs.

Even though you may be able to update the virus definitions and run a scan in Safe Mode, be aware that Malwarebytes is not designed to find all infections when in Safe Mode.

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Malwarebytes should be run again in normal mode to ensure complete malware removal. Your PC will likely require a restart. SuperAntiSpyware Free Download the free version of this program. It is particularly good at finding spyware and adware as well as virus infections. Be sure the follow the directions to remove all malware when the scan completes.

They will not interfere with the function of your active free security programs such as Avast, AVG, Bitdefender, or any paid software such as McAfee or Norton. In the Preferences window uncheck Run in the Background system tray. Malwarebytes run at start may be disabled in the taskbar arrow menu. Internet Browser Cleanup If you were sucessful removing the malware from your computer you may still need to clean up your internet browser.

See my file Clean up your Browser to find out how to do this. On another internet connected PC, go to Bleeping Computer , Click on the Virus Removal tab and find the description of the malware infection that is present on your PC. Follow the directions to remove the infection s. Print the directions out if you are able so you will have them for reference during the removal operation. Every PC has extra programs. This software was either pre-installed by the PC manufacturer who made your PC or by you, either on purpose or without you realizing it when you installed other software. That's how many people get software such as multiple toolbars and Google Chrome installed on their PC without them realizing it.

Although most PC manufacturers pre-install useful software some makers install generally useless software that is referred to by many as bloatware. If you don't use software installed on your PC you should remove it to free up space on your hard drive, if for no other reason. Some of these programs are simply blatant ads for things you may never use anyway. In Windows Vista or 7 go to the Control Panel. Look for Programs and Features - Uninstall a program.

This free program requires no installation. PC Decrapifier will provide a list of bloatware programs you may want to delete. Go to the PC Decrapifier homepage to learn more about this handy utility. General examples of software that may be undesirable, useless, or unnecessary: Browser helper objects - especially useless internet toolbars that may simply be conduits for malware - such as Ask, Babylon, Conduit, or Delta search. Backup software - especially if you don't have a backup hard drive. Registry cleaners - you can render your PC unbootable with these if you're not careful.

Extra Virus scanners - Rely on your installed and active security software. Malwarebytes is an exception. If you don't have an active antivirus program read this file and get one. Believe me - you need one. A few specific examples of unneeded bloatware include: Wildtangent games, Kobo, Hulu, Zinnio, Press Reader, Snapfish, Adware for mobile broadband, and finally Skype If you don't use any of these feel free to get rid of them. Removing all the junkware may not speed up your PC to any noticable degree but it can make your PC safer from hackers who use these programs to get into your PC.

However, if you have more than 10 percent free space on your hard drive removing files may not speed your PC very much.

It never hurts to do a bit of spring cleaning though. Use the Windows Disk Cleanup utility program to get rid of temporary files and other files you no longer need on your PC.

In the window General tab you will find a button to start Disk Cleanup. To learn about Disk Cleanup before using it click the How does Disk Cleanup work link near the bottom of the window. You should use Disk Cleanup at least once a month to get rid of junk files that do nothing more than fill your hard drive and may also slow down your PC.

Also try Ccleaner In addition to or instead of Disk Cleanup. Download the free version of Ccleaner program then install and run it to remove temporary files from your PC.

Ccleaner has other features you can use to uninstall programs and disable unwanted startup items that may be slowing your PC's boot time. When installing Ccleaner be sure to watch the installer to deselect any unwanted software installs Google Chrome and Toolbar other than the Ccleaner program itself. Check to see how much disk space is being used - and for what. In the same window disk C: Properties where you found Disk Cleanup is a graphical representation that tells you how much space is left on your drive - and also the size of your drive.

Normal files that take up an unusually great amount of space on a hard drive are music files, graphics files photos , and especially video files movies. If, by chance, your hard drive is near full yet you have none or very few of the above mentioned files then you may simply have a rather small hard drive - if not you may have another problem. To solve it or at least discover what it is you can download a small program called Treesize Free. Download it from Jam Software's page. TreeSize Free is a small program that displays the size of every folder and file, including every subfolder, in a series of expandable Explorer-like tree views.

With this handy little program you'll easily be able to see what's eating the space on your hard drive. And hopefully delete the bloated files. If any of the extra-large files you find with Treesize are located in the Windows folder you should go online to seek help in deciding whether it is safe to delete these files. You submitted the following rating and review.

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