JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 39waytoincreasetheperceivedspeedofyourlaptop.
It doesrequireyoutopayfora newSSD,though,and
installityourself.
AutomatesomePCmaintenance.Windows 10 is smart
enoughnowtohelpyoutakecareofyourPC.You
really don’t need to defragment your hard drive or
SSD,forexample,asWindowswilldoit automatically
inthebackground.Butitmightbeworthittoturn
on Windows’ Storage Sense in Settings (Settings >
Storage)andexploresomeoftheoptions,including
automaticallydeletingtemporaryfilesandauto-
archivinguntouchedcontenttothecloud.
Secure your PC with
backup, antivirus and more
It’s better to assess your tech’s security and privacy now,
bothonlineandonyourdevices,thensufferlaterfrom
adatalossorbreach.Checktheseareastomakesure
yoursystemsarelockeddown.
Back up files online. Assuming you have the space on
OneDrive,usingOneDrivetobackupyourdocuments,
photos,andevenyourdesktopistheeasiestsolution.
Box,Dropbox,orothercloudservicesareoptions,too.
If yourISPhaseliminateddatacaps,youmaybeable
toperformamorecomprehensivebackupthannormal.
Justbeconsciousofthefactthatyourneighboursmay
besharingyourbandwidth,too.
Running antivirus software is easier than ever. Yo u
could stop paying for antivirus software and use the