As with all PC issues,
don’t be afraid to give your computer a reboot if something’s not working
properly. This can fix quite a few problems and is faster than attempting to
manually troubleshoot and fix the problem yourself.
Process 1. Find Resource-Hungry
Programs
To find out, open the
Task Manager. You can right-click your taskbar and select the “Task Manager”
option or press Ctrl+Shift+Escape to open it. On Windows 8, 8.1, and 10, the
new Task Manager provides an upgraded interface that color-codes
applications using a lot of resources. Click the “CPU,” “Memory,” and
“Disk” headers to sort the list by the applications using the most resources.
If any application is using too much resources, you might want to close it
normally — if you can’t, select it here and click “End Task” to force it to
close.
Process 2. Close System Tray
Programs
Click the up arrow
icon near the system tray, right-click any applications you don’t need
running in the background, and close them to free up resources.
Process 3. Disable Startup
Programs
Right-click the
taskbar and select “Task Manager” or press Ctrl+Shift+Escape to launch it.
Click over to the Startup tab and disable startup applications you don’t need.
Windows will helpfully tell you which applications slow down your startup
process the most.
Process 4. Reduce Animations
To disable
animation, press Windows Key + X or right-click the Start button and
select “System.” Click “Advanced System Settings” on the left and click the
“Settings” button under Performance. Choose “Adjust for best performance” under
Visual Effects to disable all the animations, or select “Custom” and disable
the individual animations you don’t want to see. For example, uncheck “Animate
windows when minimizing and maximizing” to disable the minimize and maximize
animations.
Process 5. Scan for Malware and
Adware
To be extra safe, scan
your computer with an antivirus program. You should also scan it with
Malwarebytes, which catches a lot of “potentially unwanted programs” (PUPs)
that most antivirus programs tend to ignore. These programs try to sneak onto
your computer when you install other software, and you almost certainly don’t
want them.
Process 6. Free Up Disk Space
If your hard drive is
almost completely full, your computer may run noticeably slower. You want to
leave your computer some room to work on your hard drive. Follow our guide to
freeing up space on your windows PC to free up room. You don’t need any third-party
software — just running the Disk Cleanup tool included in Windows can help
quite a bit.
Process 7. Uninstall Programs
You Don’t Use
Open the Control
Panel, find the list of installed programs, and uninstall programs you don’t
use and don’t need from your PC. This can help speed your PC up, as those
programs might include background processes, autostart entries, system
services, context menu entries, and other things that can slow down your PC.
It’ll also save room on your hard drive and improve system security — for
example, you definitely shouldn’t have Java installed if you’re not using
it.
Process 8. Defragment
Your Hard Disk
However, if you do have a mechanical hard
drive and you’ve just put a lot of files on the drive — for example, copying a
huge database or gigabytes of PC game files — those files might be defragmented
because Windows hasn’t gotten around to defragmenting them yet. In this
situation, you might want to open the disk defragmenter tool and perform a scan
to see if you need to run a manual defrag program.
Source: http://www.howtogeek.com/228570/10-quick-ways-to-speed-up-a-slow-windows-pc/
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