99
SPEED
UP
YOUR
PC
W
hen youunpack your shinynew computer or
first install Windows,itwill run likeadream,
booting speedily and quickly loading new
applications. Over time, computers start to
slowdown, running out of steamto do the simplest of jobs.
There’s no need simply to accept this situation, however:
overthe next few pages, we showyou thesimple steps you
cantaketomakeyour computer feel likenew again.
We’velooked at both hardwareand softwaretweaksto
improve performance, focusing on improvements that don’t
break the waythat Windows works, either.For example,
some advicesuggests that youdisable the Windows file-
indexing service; while this canhaveasmall impact,
particularly on older computers, it also makes finding files
farslower, and who wantsthat?
The moreyou use your computer,
the sloweritgets–but you
don’t havetoput up with this.
David Ludlowshows youhow to
makeyour computerfast again
Contents
100 Refresh your computer
101 Keep Windows 10 updated
102 Remove junk
104 Upgrade to an SSD
104 Upgrade your RAM
106 Fixhardwareproblems
107 Howtouse Windows Tr oubleshoot
