Having an unresponsive, freezing, or painfully sluggish PC is only one of the main reasons why you need to optimize your computer. Even if your PC isn’t really that old or that slow, it’s still important to perform regular maintenance on it in order to make certain that it always works at its peak performance and would continue doing so for a longer time.
Keep Your PC Secure
For this reason, security against all types of virus attacks should be a priority for all computer owners. The very first and most basic security measure that you can take is to set up anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, and to set up a firewall. These three have different functions but they all work to maintain your system free of damaging perpetrators.
Update Your Security Programs
If you’ve already followed step one then you also have to keep those safety programs up-to-date. Worms and harmful software can evolve faster than you’d expect and time is of utmost importance. If an upgraded version of the anti-virus program or firewall you’re using comes out, then update your copy as well.
Upgrade Your Hardware
The more applications you add or files you store in your hard disk, the chances of your computer being unable to cope up with all the data also increases, and this is why having enough hard drive space is crucial. To further optimize your computer, check also the RAM and see if it’s big enough for your particular Windows version. XP needs a RAM of 512 megabytes, while for Windows 7 and Vista, a 2-gigabyte RAM is needed.
Maintain Your Registry
A cluttered and disorganized registry is also a common cause of a PC generally slowing down. The registry acts as the hub of all that goes on inside your computer system such as installing or removing programs. If any files are left during an uninstall process, the computer would have to muddle through all the unnecessary information to get to the data it needs.
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