Perform a disk clean up.
- Click start in the bottom left corner, then click run.
- Type, "cleanmgr.exe" in the text field.
- Press "okay". This can take a while if you have never done it before.
Remove unwanted/unneeded software which may be the reason for slowdown.
- Click start, then click control panel.
- Click add/remove programs.
- Highlight any old software you do not use and then click "remove".
Defragment - This will place similar files physically closer on the hard disk and will help improve load speeds.
- Click start, again, then click run.
- Type, "dfrg.msc" in the text field.
- Click Defrag to start it.
Detect and repair disk errors
In addition to running Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter to optimize the performance of your computer, you can check the integrity of the files stored on your hard disk by running the Error Checking utility.
As you use your hard drive, it can develop bad sectors. Bad sectors slow down hard disk performance and sometimes make data writing (such as file saving) difficult or even impossible. The Error Checking utility scans the hard drive for bad sectors and scans for file system errors to see whether certain files or folders are misplaced.
If you use your computer daily, you should run this utility once a week to help prevent data loss.
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