This guide will walk you through our steps to clean up a slow PC. This guide is not for Mac computers.
Dust It
One of the biggest problems we see with slow computers is, no one takes the time to clean them. They might clean the outside but the inside never gets cleaned. Fans in your computer can get clogged with dust, causing overheating which leads to performance throttling.
Additional Steps
- Run disk cleanup to remove temporary files
- Uninstall programs you no longer use
- Disable startup programs that aren't needed
- Run a malware scan
- Defragment your hard drive (if using HDD, not SSD)
- Check for and install Windows updates
- Consider upgrading to an SSD if you're still using a traditional hard drive