Many people have decent machines that startup quick when they first buy it. However after several of months they may notice the performance of their computer slowing down and not understand why. They may first think they need to do some type of PC upgrade because of the performance. These types of problems are often not because of the actual hardware but because of normal use. The computer isn’t getting old it just needs some routine maintenance to get it performing like you want it to. There are several things you can do to boost the startup speed of your computer as well as the overall performance of it.
After you’ve owned a computer for a few months you’ve probably installed several programs on the computer. The programs in most cases will automatically create various shortcuts on your desktop and start menu. While these shortcuts are very handy they also cause your computer to take forever to start up. Many people also tend to clutter their desktop with other types of shortcuts or files. It’s a very common case that not many people recognize. You should start by taking all of the shortcuts on the desktop and putting them in a folder named shortcuts. By doing this you’ll still have access to all of the programs that you want.
Next you will want to take any of the programs off of the start menu that you have already put into the shortcut folder. If there are some shortcuts on the start menu that aren’t in the shortcut folder then you can simply add them to the folder and delete the rest of the file off of the start menu. By cleaning up all of the extra shortcuts off of the start menu you will not only speed up the startup of the computer but the overall performance. This is because the computer memory or RAM doesn’t have to load all of the duplicate shortcuts and try to arrange them where you had them. Also when you try clicking on the start menu there will be a lot less for the computer to have to load.
Finally you will want to do a disk cleanup and defragmentation from time to time. You can actually set the computer up to do this automatically. You should plan to have it do it once every other month at the latest. It’s best to defragment every few weeks or after installing several programs. This is because the files get shifted around a lot and the computer will have to search to find them. It’s comparable to having an office full of filing cabinets that are never organized. You’ll never find what you’re looking for. However if you have them all organized you know right where to find them. The same is true for a computer. Defragmenting will increase the speed of your computer and it’s startup by leaps and bounds if you’ve never done it before. These few simple steps can help improve the performance of your computer and make it feel like a new machine.
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