Computers in time need maintenance. The operating system is working and in time, it collects irrelevant information, some programs that we are not using anymore might still be running in the background and we do not need them anymore, and they overload our computer resources for no reason. The capacity of the hard-disks as we store and install many programs grows and increase in size until there is almost no space left for the operating system to perform its operations (the operating system uses some storage resources from our hard-disks, sometimes to do its activities, and some time to be able to increase memory use).

Here are some procedures that you can do in order to maximize your computer’s
performance:

A. In case your computer has many programs which you are not using anymore, and they even might be running in the background (load when the computers start).

  1. Go to: Start –> Control-Panel –> add remove programs
  2. Go over the list of programs, and if you see a program that you are no longer using, do an uninstall, and remove it.

* If there are programs on the list with the name “Tool Bar”, which are usually being added to the browsers, it is recommended to remove them, the browser will run faster while you are browsing the internet.

B. The windows operating system needs some space on C:> (C hard disk – System drive), and as such you will need to leave at least 2GB of free space (recommended to leave more).

  1. Open the File Explorer (press the START button + E).  You can go through the process mentioned in section A, which will remove programs you’re not using and free space from the c:\program files, and free some space on C drive.
  2. You can go to “c:/windows/temp” then delete all of the files there (you can press the CTRL + A which will mark all of the files – then just delete the files), you might stumble upon some files which will not delete, that is ok, it means those temp files are being used by one of your running programs. Just mark some other files, and delete, repeating this process until there are only those files which you can’t delete.
  3. You can De-fragmentation of your hard disks – This will move all of the files to a tight storage place, that will contain the same blocks, and increase performance. This performance might take a while, but you will feel the performance of the hard disk, and it will increase performance to your computer.

C. Check if you have enough memory to your computer – enough means at least 1GB RAM, with the new operating systems you will need at least 2GB, and today it is preferred to have 4GB of RAM. If you need just ask a computer store for a larger memory card that fits your computer and replaces your old lower memory cards.

D. There might be viruses or spy-ware on your computer, so select a good anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and scan your computer to let it clean the infected files.