Speed up computers
If buying new hardware is not an option (SSD and RAM upgrades like everyone else says)1) Uninstall bloatware, any 'unwanted' programs, and Windows Features you don't need (tablet components, XPS...
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+100 for SSDs as the best upgrade to any computer younger than 3-4 years. As long as resources aren't noticeably maxed out elsewhere (RAM/ CPU), your most apparent performance boost will come from...
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Denis Kelley wrote:I remember this place where you could download more RAM. Nobody in their right mind would want to download more RAM.
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I tell them to change their motherboard jumpers to overclock the front-side bus.The blank stare that follows generally gives me time to sneak away quietly.
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Disable all non Microsoft start up items using msconifg then enable the ones you need. An older XP machine at our headquarters was using 1.7GB of ram on idle. After disabling all non Microsoft startup...
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Forget the computers, I want a boat like the one in the picture on the first page.
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for friends and family I recommend glary utilities it is a simple tool with a lot of functionality.
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First recommendation, buy a real computer. 99.9999999% of the time every home computer I look at was the cheapest thing on the shelf. So generally, they are about 3-5 years outdated the day they user...
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I see no one has hit on the one item that is effectively free but is very infrequently used. Go into the performance option of the of Advanced System Settings Advanced Tab. Click "Adjust for best...
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I tend to ask them to re-install Windows at least once a year. It would help them out, and it gives me something to blame it all on when they inevitably don't do it!
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One thing I do on a Windows machine is choose adjust settings for best performance on the radial. That helps a lot. Otherwise the machine concerns itself more with looking pretty. ;-)
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feral-it wrote:One thing I do on a Windows machine is choose adjust settings for best performance on the radial. That helps a lot. Otherwise the machine concerns itself more with looking pretty....
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As many have already said CCleaner is one of the best tools to have in your arsenal. Run that first it makes a world of difference on older and new machines.Second I run Sysinternals "autoruns" program...
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Fresh OS install on an SSD drive is probably the best way to freshen up an older computer especially considering how much the price has come down on SSD drives. Please don't take this the wrong way but...
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SSD's are always what i recommend to speed up a computer, sometimes RAM helps if it is page filing. But SSD's makes the biggest difference.
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Easiest things first... the ones that cost nothing but a little time.. defrag, uninstall unneeded software, msconfig and disable unneeded software loads on startup, etc.. depending on the age of the...
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People ask me to help them speed up their computer as well and they never want to spend any money on new hardware. To start, I always install CCleaner and Malwarebytes. If there is a lot of a junk on...
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I was just given a Chromebook, dump the windows machine and get one if those! SSD is already in there and a 2gig version runs very well but a 4gig version is better. For $200-300 they are hard to...
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When PC users ask the question: How can I make my PC faster? They are looking on how to DIY their PC themselves. Here are my suggestions:AVG 201x (Free) – smallest AV footprint that does not use a lot...
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