How To Speed Up Windows 10
How To Speed Up Windows 10
Almost every laptop or computer today has the latest operating- Windows 10. This operating system is known for it's fast boot. But, it crashes a lot on low end PC's. So, here are a few tips to speed up Windows 10.
1.Disable background processes.
Windows 10 has a lot of processes running in the background. Some of them are not that important for your PC.
1.Hit windows key+R to launch the run window.
2.Type in msconfig and hit enter.
3. Go to services tab.
4. In the bottom right corner, check the "Hide microsoft services" box.
5.Click "Disable all".
6.Click close. You may have to reboot your system to apply the changes.
2.Disable background apps.
1.Hit Windows key+I to launch settings menu.
2.Go to Privacy>> Background apps and turn off "Let apps run in background".
3.Clean Prefetch files.
1. Launch the run window by hitting windows key & R.
2. Type in "prefetch" and hit enter key.
3. Select all the files and delete them.
4. Delete temporary files.
1.Launch run window and type in "temp".
2. Delete all the files in the folder.
3.Repeat the same procedure by typing in %temp% in place of temp.
5. Remove startup items.
1. Right click the taskbar and select 'Task Manager'.
2. Go to Startup tab.
3. Disable the unnecessary services by right clicking on the service and selecting 'disable' option.
6.Remove bloatware.
Bloatware are unnecessary apps and programmes that are preinstalled in Windows 10.
For example, even after release of Paint 3D, windows still has the older paint installed.
So, you can uninstalled apps that you rarely use to speed up your PC.
7. Hardware Upgrades.
Windows 10 is a resource heavy operating system. So, if you have a pc with 2gb ram, it's time to upgrade it to at least 4 gb.
Replacing hard drive with SSD will also help a lot since the data transfer speed of SSD is greater than HDD.
Run a virus scan and make sure your PC is virus free.
Cleaning your storage can speed your computer, too. Watch the video below to know how you can free up space on windows 10 PC.
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