A slow computer is one of the most annoying things out there. For this reason, we regularly resort to tricks to improve the speed of our Windows 10 computer. There is no specific way to achieve this, since it is usually a combination of factors that causes the slowness of the computer. But, then we leave you with some ways.
In this way, you can achieve increase the speed of your Windows computer. They are simple tips or tricks, which without being the definitive solution, will contribute to a better operation in this regard. What can we do?
Over time, as we use the computer, it becomes slower, something that generates a lot of frustration. While getting it back to work like the first day isn't usually possible, we can improve its speed dramatically with these tricks.
Delete apps you don't use
One of the most basic tips to prevent our Windows computer from going slow is to eliminate those applications that we do not use. We tend to install many programs, but there are some that we stop using over time, and most likely we will not use them. Therefore, it is best that we remove it from the computer. It takes up space unnecessarily.
To remove it, we can go to the computer configuration and there we enter applications, the list will appear and we select the program that we want to eliminate. In versions prior to Windows 10, it is done from the control panel.
Free from malware
If your computer is running slower than normal, there may be a security problem. You may have been infected with a virus or malware, which usually affect the speed of the computer. Therefore, it is necessary that we verify that there is no problem in this regard. So scanning your computer for viruses or malware is a good idea.
If you use Windows 10, we can directly use Defender, which takes care of scanning. It usually detects threats, but it does not hurt that we frequently scan the system in search of a threat that has escaped its control.
Free up space on your hard drive
Another very common trick, but that always works very well, is to free up space on the hard drive. If our hard drive is too full, we will notice it in the operation of the computer. It will slow down in all processes, something that is annoying. Therefore, freeing up space will help us improve your speed. For this we can use applications, although Windows 10 has its own method.
In this case, we type "cleanmgr" in the search bar and a tool will appear to free up disk space. We run as administrator and then we choose the hard drive on which we want to free up space. Next, the files that we can delete to obtain space will appear on the screen. Simple but very effective.
Clean desk
It may seem silly but having too many items on the desktop is not a good thing. Helps your computer run slower. Therefore, the ideal is that we reduce to the maximum the number of elements that we have in it. You have to try to have only the most important ones. Some of them it is possible that we can group them in a folder or eliminate them.
It is not the trick that has the most influence on the speed of the computer, but it will help us a little to give agility to Windows. Especially if you have a lot of problems with your speed, any small change will be a step in the right direction.
Updates
The problem may not be with the computer as such, that is, hardware, but it is a software problem. In this case, the solution can be as simple as updating the equipment. In this way, the problem becomes part of the past. So we go into the updates part in Windows and check if there are any available, which we have not received.