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Let's say your computer is getting slow. You either need to replace your ram cards or buy a new computer but you are currently broke and you can't afford even the cheapest repairs and upgrades. How to make this easier? How to make an old laggy computer become more responsive? This is a temporary solution while you are saving some cash for repairs or complete replacement. This is more of a compensation to the situation so you can adjust easier. Here are some tips to make your laggy piece of potato junk usable while you have no money yet to repair it or replace it.
If you are browsing the internet, make sure you only use a maximum of 3 tabs. Trying to have lots of tabs can be torturing to your computer's limited memory. Also only use one window at a time so you will get less "not responding" errors. The less tabs you use, the more smoother your computer will run.
Clear cache or your browser- This is a game changer to the performance of your PC. Clearing your cache will not only improve your pc's performance but your internet speed as well.
Do not use Avira and AVG antivirus- These softwares are known to slow down computers. Try using more lightweight antivirus softwares like 360 security or Bitdefender. They work well better for slow old computers. You can see a huge difference in the computer's performance if you use more lightweight security for your computer.
Disable all auto starting softwares. There are softwares that slows down your computer start up the moment you turn your pc on. Disable the startup softwares and only activate them when you need to use them. This will ease the ram of your pc.
Lower the graphics quality of your games- Games are much more fun with HD graphics but if you are currently stock with an aging PC. Lower down the graphics quality at the game's settings. Lower graphics quality can really be helpful for your pc's performance. I know you prefer the HD resolution but while you are broke, this is the best temporary solution.
Clean the junk files of your computer- There are lot of junk file cleaning softwares you can download for free.The antivirus 360 security actually cleans junk files. You can experience an improvement of speed once you get rid of some junk files. Junk file cleaners can also fix some registry problems of your PC.
Set your Windows color to Basic- Usually Windows color is set to Aero, Aero have better graphics and more pleasing to the eyes but it runs slower. I experienced less " Not responding errors ever since I set my Windows color to basic. Here are 2 youtube tutorials for both Windows 7 and Windows 10.
Turn off your computer when it is already hot. Cooler computers have tendency to run faster. So if your old pc is way too hot, shutting it down for at least an hour will cool it down.
Let's say your computer is getting slow. You either need to replace your ram cards or buy a new computer but you are currently broke and you can't afford even the cheapest repairs and upgrades. How to make this easier? How to make an old laggy computer become more responsive? This is a temporary solution while you are saving some cash for repairs or complete replacement. This is more of a compensation to the situation so you can adjust easier. Here are some tips to make your laggy piece of potato junk usable while you have no money yet to repair it or replace it.
If you are browsing the internet, make sure you only use a maximum of 3 tabs. Trying to have lots of tabs can be torturing to your computer's limited memory. Also only use one window at a time so you will get less "not responding" errors. The less tabs you use, the more smoother your computer will run.
Clear cache or your browser- This is a game changer to the performance of your PC. Clearing your cache will not only improve your pc's performance but your internet speed as well.
Do not use Avira and AVG antivirus- These softwares are known to slow down computers. Try using more lightweight antivirus softwares like 360 security or Bitdefender. They work well better for slow old computers. You can see a huge difference in the computer's performance if you use more lightweight security for your computer.
Disable all auto starting softwares. There are softwares that slows down your computer start up the moment you turn your pc on. Disable the startup softwares and only activate them when you need to use them. This will ease the ram of your pc.
Lower the graphics quality of your games- Games are much more fun with HD graphics but if you are currently stock with an aging PC. Lower down the graphics quality at the game's settings. Lower graphics quality can really be helpful for your pc's performance. I know you prefer the HD resolution but while you are broke, this is the best temporary solution.
Clean the junk files of your computer- There are lot of junk file cleaning softwares you can download for free.The antivirus 360 security actually cleans junk files. You can experience an improvement of speed once you get rid of some junk files. Junk file cleaners can also fix some registry problems of your PC.
Set your Windows color to Basic- Usually Windows color is set to Aero, Aero have better graphics and more pleasing to the eyes but it runs slower. I experienced less " Not responding errors ever since I set my Windows color to basic. Here are 2 youtube tutorials for both Windows 7 and Windows 10.
Turn off your computer when it is already hot. Cooler computers have tendency to run faster. So if your old pc is way too hot, shutting it down for at least an hour will cool it down.
Disable all auto starting softwares. There are softwares that slows down your computer start up the moment you turn your pc on. Disable the startup softwares and only activate them when you need to you them. This will ease the ram of your pc.
I have long disabled the ones on mine, but only because I didn't like the idea of them deciding what needs to be doing what and when it should be doing that. Lol. Thanks for the info on Avira and AVG. I didn't know this about them.
[quote]Disable all auto starting softwares. There are softwares that slows down your computer start up the moment you turn your pc on. Disable the startup softwares and only activate them when you need to you them. This will ease the ram of your pc. [/quote] I have long disabled the ones on mine, but only because I didn't like the idea of them deciding what needs to be doing what and when it should be doing that. Lol. Thanks for the info on Avira and AVG. I didn't know this about them.
great timing, Im actually having a bit of slowdown the last week or so, I did notice alot of auto starting softwares do seem to take forever, so Im going to try that for sure
great timing, Im actually having a bit of slowdown the last week or so, I did notice alot of auto starting softwares do seem to take forever, so Im going to try that for sure
Yeah auto starting softwares can be a pain to deal with. It's better to activate them only when they are needed. I disabled them in start up but I didn't uninstall them because I do use them.
Yeah auto starting softwares can be a pain to deal with. It's better to activate them only when they are needed. I disabled them in start up but I didn't uninstall them because I do use them.
This is a good tutorial for those who really don't know what to do with a slow computer... I can say that I really enjoy learn things about computers. When I have a problem in my computers, normally, I find a solution and solve it myself. Recently I had a terrible BSOD in my computer. But I already know what's happening. My RAM is having issues...
It ia, also, importante clean our temporary (windows) files. Normally they are located in %temp%
This is a good tutorial for those who really don't know what to do with a slow computer... I can say that I really enjoy learn things about computers. When I have a problem in my computers, normally, I find a solution and solve it myself. Recently I had a terrible BSOD in my computer. But I already know what's happening. My RAM is having issues...
It ia, also, importante clean our temporary (windows) files. Normally they are located in %temp%
Hello friends Hope that everyone would be fine here.
Friends, today we are facing a great problem while using our computer which is that computer goes slow and hangs several times and it makes us annoying and boring. We use several things to update our computer such as we install windows, we install ram and many more. The reason why computer goes down? Why it starts hanging? I will tell you some reasons here.
Antivirus Software: We must have to install a good and original antivirus software in our computer to make it virus free and faster. Virus disturbs our software and computer becomes slow. Virus comes from various ways such as USB, Internet and memory cards. Whenever we plugin such a things we should first note that either these are virus free or not.
Pirated software: Some pirated software and applications are also cause of computer problems. We should install only verified software and applications.
Cache and Junk: We should properly clean cache and junk folder of our computer because it also slows our computer and makes it hanging and lagging.
Hard Disk: Hard disk plays an important rule in computer speed and performance. We should use good quality hard drive and we should properly defragment it.
Hope that above points will help you a lot.
Thanks for reading!
Enjoy!
Hello friends Hope that everyone would be fine here.
Friends, today we are facing a great problem while using our computer which is that computer goes slow and hangs several times and it makes us annoying and boring. We use several things to update our computer such as we install windows, we install ram and many more. The reason why computer goes down? Why it starts hanging? I will tell you some reasons here.
Antivirus Software: We must have to install a good and original antivirus software in our computer to make it virus free and faster. Virus disturbs our software and computer becomes slow. Virus comes from various ways such as USB, Internet and memory cards. Whenever we plugin such a things we should first note that either these are virus free or not.
Pirated software: Some pirated software and applications are also cause of computer problems. We should install only verified software and applications.
Cache and Junk: We should properly clean cache and junk folder of our computer because it also slows our computer and makes it hanging and lagging.
Hard Disk: Hard disk plays an important rule in computer speed and performance. We should use good quality hard drive and we should properly defragment it.
I will clean the junk after this for getting my laptop free from those cache and online rubbish. BTW, I just quit Google Chrome and opted for Opera lately, hope this helps.
I will clean the junk after this for getting my laptop free from those cache and online rubbish. BTW, I just quit Google Chrome and opted for Opera lately, hope this helps.
Some good tips. I have seen that regular cleaning of computers, optimum space usage and keeping number of programs in check is something that really helps in good performance of computers.
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fergus1234 wrote:@asadmunib6953 Apply as an article writer, you could have been paid for that.
Yes that content would have been good as an article.
Some good tips. I have seen that regular cleaning of computers, optimum space usage and keeping number of programs in check is something that really helps in good performance of computers.
-- 04 Dec 2018, 21:57 --
[quote="fergus1234"]@asadmunib6953 Apply as an article writer, you could have been paid for that.[/quote]
Yes that content would have been good as an article.
Change to Linux and all your problems will be solved, even old pcs with some distros run smoothly, besides Linux is free and if you are not a heavy player than the OS has everything you need to work online, watch movies, work, etc.
I think it is time for people to stop spending money with new machines and open their minds to opensource, stop feeding Microsoft
Change to Linux and all your problems will be solved, even old pcs with some distros run smoothly, besides Linux is free and if you are not a heavy player than the OS has everything you need to work online, watch movies, work, etc.
I think it is time for people to stop spending money with new machines and open their minds to opensource, stop feeding Microsoft :mrgreen:
Clear cache or your browser- This is a game changer to the performance of your PC. Clearing your cache will not only improve your pc's performance but your internet speed as well.
Do not use Avira and AVG antivirus- These softwares are known to slow down computers. Try using more lightweight antivirus softwares like 360 security or Bitdefender. They work well better for slow old computers. You can see a huge difference in the computer's performance if you use more lightweight security for your computer.
Clear cache or your browser- This is a game changer to the performance of your PC. Clearing your cache will not only improve your pc's performance but your internet speed as well.
Do not use Avira and AVG antivirus- These softwares are known to slow down computers. Try using more lightweight antivirus softwares like 360 security or Bitdefender. They work well better for slow old computers. You can see a huge difference in the computer's performance if you use more lightweight security for your computer.
If you have some money to spare - and if it's worth to improve your pc depending on how old it is - add more memory to it. I have an ASUS laptop with 4GB. I know that the Internet will continue to get 'heavier' with all sorts of apps and images, sounds, videos, and whatnot. So, I added another 4GB RAM card to ensure a smooth working experience and add longevity to my laptop. I did a research on my own on what sort of RAM type that I needed and learned to install it myself by watching Youtube videos and read any related PC articles. It would've cost me $15-$20 if I just send it to a PC shop and ask them to do it for me.
If you have some money to spare - and if it's worth to improve your pc depending on how old it is - add more memory to it. I have an ASUS laptop with 4GB. I know that the Internet will continue to get 'heavier' with all sorts of apps and images, sounds, videos, and whatnot. So, I added another 4GB RAM card to ensure a smooth working experience and add longevity to my laptop. I did a research on my own on what sort of RAM type that I needed and learned to install it myself by watching Youtube videos and read any related PC articles. It would've cost me $15-$20 if I just send it to a PC shop and ask them to do it for me.
I'm grateful for this post because I now have insight to take care of my next laptop. The other extra thing I used to do was to disable the auto update option in the windows store. This really helped because there were apps I never used on the windows 10 and it didn't matter if they were updated or not, I just wanted to save on space.
The other thing I used to do when my laptop hanged was taking out the battery because it couldn't shut down. It always worked for me because it would work fine the next time I used it.
The other thing is to avoid just connecting any USB, flash drives or disks unless you have an updated antivirus that can automatically scan anything you introduce to the computer or any file you downloaded.
I'm grateful for this post because I now have insight to take care of my next laptop. The other extra thing I used to do was to disable the auto update option in the windows store. This really helped because there were apps I never used on the windows 10 and it didn't matter if they were updated or not, I just wanted to save on space.
The other thing I used to do when my laptop hanged was taking out the battery because it couldn't shut down. It always worked for me because it would work fine the next time I used it.
The other thing is to avoid just connecting any USB, flash drives or disks unless you have an updated antivirus that can automatically scan anything you introduce to the computer or any file you downloaded.
Be sure to use an optimisation software. Fix your registry from time to time using an optimisation software like Ccleaner if you are utilising Windows.
Be sure to use an optimisation software. Fix your registry from time to time using an optimisation software like Ccleaner if you are utilising Windows.
Allius wrote:This is a good tutorial for those who really don't know what to do with a slow computer... I can say that I really enjoy learn things about computers. When I have a problem in my computers, normally, I find a solution and solve it myself. Recently I had a terrible BSOD in my computer. But I already know what's happening. My RAM is having issues...
It ia, also, importante clean our temporary (windows) files. Normally they are located in %temp%
I am sure buying a new computer will always be the better solution but yeah there will be times where people are just too broke so they need to adjust for what is available. I also clean those temp files too.
[quote="Allius"]This is a good tutorial for those who really don't know what to do with a slow computer... I can say that I really enjoy learn things about computers. When I have a problem in my computers, normally, I find a solution and solve it myself. Recently I had a terrible BSOD in my computer. But I already know what's happening. My RAM is having issues...
It ia, also, importante clean our temporary (windows) files. Normally they are located in %temp%[/quote]
I am sure buying a new computer will always be the better solution but yeah there will be times where people are just too broke so they need to adjust for what is available. I also clean those temp files too.
