How to improve PC performance

Even if you are not a computer expert, by now you also know that, over time, the performance of your PC ends up degrading. The system becomes slower to load, programs take longer to open and looking for files becomes more and more tiring. A big hassle, right? I understand you, but don’t worry. If the fault of all this is not attributable to some failure at the hardware level, with some small adjustments and a simple maintenance activity, it is possible to improve the performance of the PC significantly without being a computer wizard.

You ask me how? Well, try to follow the directions I am about to give you and you will find out. Essentially, all you have to do is take advantage of the features already included in Windows and make simple changes to the system settings. Considering then that often behind the most common malfunctions and slowdowns of the computer threats (malware in the first place) can hide, it will be my concern to tell you which tools to use to find them and how to avoid “falling back”.

Then? Do you want to get to work? Yes? Very well. So I would say not to waste any more precious time, to put the gossip aside and immediately start getting busy. We bet your PC will run as fast as it used to be? Having said that, I just have to wish you a good read and, above all, good luck for everything!

Index

• How to improve Windows PC performance
  • Disable the automatic start of programs
  • Disable animations and graphic effects
  • Adjust file indexing as best as possible
  • Uninstall unnecessary software
  • Optimize the disk
  • Delete unnecessary files
  • Find and eliminate viruses and malware
• How to improve the performance of your laptop
• How to improve PC performance for gaming
• How to improve PC graphics performance
• How to improve Mac performance

How to improve Windows PC performance

If you want to know how to improve the performance of the Windows PC you have, in the next chapters I will point out some tricks and procedures that you can put into practice to succeed in this your intent.

Disable the automatic start of programs

The first move that I invite you to put into practice is to disable all those programs that have set themselves up to start automatically when the computer is turned on but which in reality are not needed. This will make logging into Windows much faster and will also free up some unnecessarily occupied RAM.

If you are using a recent version of Windows (equal to or later than Windows 8.x), you can do this by right-clicking on the taskbar and then selecting the Task Manager item from the menu that is shown to you.

In the screen that is shown to you, click on the More details heading, located at the bottom (if present), select the Startup tab and disable unnecessary programs by selecting them and then pressing the Disable button at the bottom right.

If, on the other hand, you are using Windows 7 and other older versions of Windows, bring up the Run screen using the Win + R key combination, type MSConfig and press the Enter key on your PC keyboard to access the System Configuration utility.

In the screen you see, click on the Startup tab, remove the checkmark from the name of all the programs that you do not want to start with Windows, leaving only the essential programs active and then press first Apply and then OK to save the changes.

Please do not disable any security programs or system components. If you don’t know the identity of a process, search for it on Google before deactivating it.

Disable animations and graphic effects

Even disabling animations and graphic effects can be a real panacea for the PC, especially in the case of older machines and can help improve their performance.

How you do it? It’s really simple, don’t worry. First, click on the yellow folder icon located on the taskbar to access File Explorer. Then, in the screen you see, right-click on the Computer / This PC icon in the sidebar and select the Properties item from the menu that is shown to you.

In the new screen displayed on the desktop, choose the Advanced system settings item (you can find it at the bottom) and press the Settings button that you find under the heading Performance in the Advanced tab.

At this point, in the new screen panel, activate the Adjust checkbox for best performance. To conclude and therefore to confirm and apply the changes made, first click on the Apply button and then on OK.

Adjust file indexing as best as possible

Another operation that I suggest you take to improve PC performance is to adjust the settings relating to file indexing differently than the default setting. On Windows, in fact, the files stored in memory are cataloged by the system to speed up the search but this can affect, and even considerably, the speed and actual performance of the computer.

In light of this, I therefore suggest that you remove from Windows indexing all the folders that you rarely access or that you do not consider essential to search within them for files.

To do this, click on the Start button, search for indexing in the search bar at the bottom and select the Indexing options item. In the screen you see, press the Edit button and remove the checkmark from the folders that you are not interested in including in the indexing procedure. To confirm the changes, remember to click on the OK button.

Uninstall unnecessary software

The presence of particularly heavy programs on the computer or the presence of numerous software not only occupies a large amount of disk space, but also affects the overall performance of the system, slowing it down. It is therefore not so difficult to deduce that the uninstallation of all those programs considered useless can do nothing but good for the OS.

You ask me how to do it? It’s so easy, don’t worry. First do the Start button, search for Control Panel in the menu that opens and select the first search result. In the screen that at this point is shown to you, click on Uninstall a program, first select the icon of the program to remove and then press the Uninstall / Change button at the top left. Done! For more details, read my guide on how to uninstall programs from your PC.

Optimize the disk

Have you ever heard of defragmentation or, more generally, disk optimization? No, bad, very bad! In any case, do not worry, we will remedy immediately. Put simply, defragmenting a hard drive is a process by which information on the hard drive is grouped and reordered so that it can be accessed more quickly.

An SSD, on the other hand, is not defragmented (harmful practice for a disk of this type) but is automatically optimized, thanks also to the TRIM command of the operating system which allows you to report which sectors are no longer in use on the disk to be overwritten. So although an SSD is automatically optimized, Windows may proceed with periodic optimization to improve performance and lifespan.

By default, the defragmentation and optimization procedures are performed automatically by Windows. However you may have disabled this works by mistake. Then, to check that everything is in order, do the Start button, search for defragment and optimize drives in the menu that opens and select the relevant link.

In the screen that opens, click on the Change settings button and verify that there is a checkmark next to the items Run on a schedule together with Every month from the relevant drop-down menu and Notification in case of three consecutive scheduled runs not completed. If the options are not selected, do it yourself and then click the OK button to confirm the changes made.

If, on the other hand, accessing the defragmentation utility, next to the disk names, the wording optimization necessary is shown, select them and force the defragmentation procedure by clicking on the Optimize button.

Delete unnecessary files

Another operation that I advise you to perform – even if, except in special cases, it does not affect the general speed of the operating system – is to delete all unnecessary files (cache, temporary files, etc.) that are on the disk.

You ask me how to get rid of it? Simple: using the utility to remove from your computer all temporary and unnecessary files that take up disk space built into Windows 10 and later.

To access this tool, press the Start button and click on the Settings item (the one marked by the gear icon ) on the left. In the screen that is shown to you, select the System> Storage items and, under the Storage section, press on the item Temporary files.

All you have to do now is put a checkmark on the boxes relating to the files you want to delete and then click on the Remove file button at the top to start the cleaning procedure. Read more here.

Find and eliminate viruses and malware

We now come to the virus and malware issue. It is well known as well as ascertained that the presence of computer threats within the system can create many problems that affect the correct functioning of the PC as well as the user’s privacy.

To make sure that there are no cyber threats on your computer, I therefore suggest that you immediately scan with the antivirus you have installed. By default the Microsoft Defender utility is already present, which in the most recent versions of Windows is very effective and, therefore, advisable (also because it is very light on CPU and RAM).

Alternatively, you can use tons of other solutions, both free and paid, but the most important thing is to keep your PC protected from cyber threats. In this regard, my advice is to consult my guide on antivirus for Windows and on how to remove malware, where you will surely find solutions that can do for you.

How to improve the performance of your laptop

Have you bought a laptop for some time and now would like to find a way to improve its performance? In this you must know that, as I explained to you in the previous chapters, you can put into practice some tricks in order to be able to optimize the operating system and therefore make it more performing.

In this regard, if you want to learn more about the subject, I suggest you consider reading my tutorial, in which you can find tips on how to improve the performance of your laptop.

How to improve PC performance for gaming

If you use your PC for gaming, keeping its performance at maximum is definitely the best choice, so that you don’t experience lag or low fps issues during your gaming sessions.

For this reason, my advice is to consult my tutorial on how to optimize your PC for gaming, in which you can find several solutions that you can put into practice both to improve graphics performance and for Internet connection problems.

How to improve PC graphics performance

Playing a video game on PC and seeing the graphics performance not at its best makes the gaming experience bad (or almost) in some cases. Of course, one solution would be to adjust the graphics settings in the game to reflect the hardware and software requirements of your PC, but sometimes that’s not enough.

First, you may want to consider testing the video card to see if it is still up to date. Alternatively, you can think of buying a new one. But without reaching this drastic solution, to improve the graphics performance of the PC you can also perform some tricks, such as updating the drivers or dedicating RAM to the video card.

Just to give you an example and to summarize what has been said so far, if you want to know how to improve the performance of your PC on Fortnite, adjust the graphics settings in the video game, as well as update the video card drivers and use third-party software that limits the background resources can all be solutions that you can easily put into practice. If you want to know more, I told you about it in this tutorial of mine.

How to improve Mac performance

Do you have a Mac that’s slower than usual lately? In this case, you can try using some third party software or tweak your system settings to make your Mac run faster.

In this regard, what I recommend you do is to consult some of my guides on the subject: the one on how to speed up a Mac and the one on programs to optimize a Mac.

 

 

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