We all have experienced slow running computers in our life. Haven’t we? Its natural for your PC to run slow when it starts aging, but its not necessary that an old computer cannot perform the way it used to on its first day when we bought it. Apart from the normal aging process, there are lot of reasons why your computer might be running slow. In this post we're listing out top 5 reasons of why your PC might be running slow!
Shortage of Space: Having an appreciable amount of free space is very important for your PC’s performance. The more space is there on the disk, the more efficiently Windows perform its tasks and actions. You should check out the disk space available and if its at a minimum, try cleaning up your PC.
Check for Viruses: It is very important to perform regular anti-virus, anti-malware checks. There are various types of viruses; not only they pose a risk to your personal information such as related to your credit/debit cards and they also slow down your computer processes.
Too many programs running in the background: Today internet is loaded with various applications, programs which claim to speed up your PC or your internet, but in reality these programs slow down your PC’s performance by utilizing the space for processes and hence your PC do not have much attention to the actions that you are asking it to do. Also, if there are programs which you do not use and they run unnecessarily in background you should uninstall them to speed up your PC.
Fragmented Hard Drive: Generally when we add a new file to the hard drive, it takes up the space according to the sequence available, but deleting or moving the file leaves a gap in your hard drive and hence we call this kind of hard drive as fragmented. It is important that you defragment your hard drive so that it remains in an organized fashion so it performs better and runs smoothly.
Upgrading your RAM: We all know that higher the RAM, faster is the computer performance! So, next time you step out with your PC to a Computer Hardware Expert, ask for increasing the RAM size. This would definitely ignite your computer’s performance.
So we assume that; you are now aware about what may be the possible reasons for your slow computer, you can try carrying out these activities to help in boosting your PC’s performance! :)
