Common Mistakes That Make Your Windows PC Slow 2022

If your computer seems slower than it used to there might be a good reason for that no matter which version of windows you're running i'll show you 10 common mistakes many people make that can slow down your windows pc and how to fix them coming up next

1. Not Rebooting Regulary

If all you ever do is shut down your computer and never restart on a regular basis
this can make your computer slower when you go to the power options which you can easily access by left clicking the start menu and selecting power choosing restart instead of shut down flushes your computer's ram give your computer a fresh start after it reboots with all the memory available making your pc run faster a good habit is to perform a restart two to three times each week

2. Clicking On Shandy Ads

The internet is a great place full of information but be very careful of what you click on especially those shady looking ads offering free stuff or have giant download buttons that could lead to sites which can infect your computer with malware

3. Having To Many Programs Running

Making your pc slower having too many programs running at the same time using up system resources can slow down your pc so it's best to close out those programs you're not using. another issue is that many of the programs you have installed will run in

the background at startup even though they're not opened to disable these programs from running at startup right-click the taskbar and select task manager go to the startup tab here you can see all the programs set to run when you start your computer

for those that are enabled let's click on those you know you don't need when your pc starts up and select disable in the lower right and do this for every program you know you don't need at startup.

4. Not Running Security Software

There are many people that don't use security software because it can make your computer slower this is a mistake having malware infect your system can have an even more negative impact making your computer slower along with other issues microsoft defender included with windows should be all that you need for peace of mind malwarebytes free is another one that i use periodically because it allows for on-demand scans and does not conflict with other security programs.

5. Not Doing Case Maintenance

If you're not clearing out the dirt and dust from your desktop case or laptop this will result in your pc not being properly cooled overheating can cause thermal throttling
making your pc slower never use anything liquid to clean the inside of your computer get yourself some compressed air canisters which are not too expensive and go wild

6. Not Clearing Out Unneeded Files

If you're running out of space on your primary drive you'll experience slowdowns every now and then delete and uninstall everything you don't need to free up space
in addition run the disk cleanup tool to clear out your temporary files to find it go to the search box and type disk cleanup select it choose your main drive which for most of you will be the c drive then click ok check the box next to each category you know you don't need and when you're finished click ok then select delete files from here on out just wait for it to finish

7. Not Updating Windows

While updating windows has been hit or missed for some people more often than
not if you're not installing windows updates you might be missing out on bug fixes
that make the operating system run more smoothly there are several ways to get there for this one we'll go to the start menu here in the lower left and select settings then click on update and security here you can check for an update or if one is already downloaded and installed you may need to restart your computer.

8. Not Updating Software & Apps

There may be times you think your pc is slow but it's actually the program itself causing the issue so when experiencing issues with any program check to find out if a newer version is available sometimes you can find out directly within the program if there's an update or go to the site you initially got that program from to see if there's a newer version.

9. Not Doing Drive Maintenance

This next one is for those of you who have hard disk drives you ssd people don't need to worry about this one over time the hard disk drive your drive can become fragmented resulting in slower load times to fix this type defragment in the
search bar select defragment and optimize drives if you have any hard disk drives listed check the date they were last analyzed

if it's been a while select the drive and click optimize for it to do its thing more conveniently you can schedule when these optimizations take place by going to change settings make sure the box next to run on a schedule is checked and you can choose how often it runs your choices are daily weekly and monthly.

10. Not Deleting Browser Cache

If you're experiencing slower load times in your browser it's not always your
internet's fault while the cache in your browser helps to load web pages quicker
sometimes it gets corrupted clearing it out can sometimes help doing this will vary depending on the browser that you use for example in chrome in the upper right click the three vertical dots go to more tools and select clear browsing data you have two tabs basic and advanced with advanced you have more control choose the time range i suggest all time make sure that cached images and files is selected you can also clear other data as well here when you're ready lick on clear data in a short time your cache will be cleared

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