Overtime, our computers tend to act slow and behave differently as compared to its initial actions. As we know, there are several causes that hamper the speed of our systems; here are some common areas that shall be concentrated upon to carry out troubleshooting before you feel that your system needs an up gradation.
Excessive production of heat by the processor: Nowadays, the processors emit so much heat, which certainly needs a cooling element to equalize the same, resulting into slow or erratic functioning of the computer. This can be due to dust, some kind of problem with the fan motor or jiggling fan bearings. So one should always keep an eye on the temperature of the processor.
Corrupted RAM: RAM can get corrupted because of various Issues such as it functions slowly as compared to the speed of the machine, or it may possess some minor issues that can be detected by detailed examination of the same, or it may be the case of simple excessive heating.
Hard Disk Issues: Booting problem, affected hard drive taking long period of time to access, Blue screen are some signs before the hard disk totally gives up. These certainly end up making your computer slow. For rectifying the same you can run a disk scan or a check disk, depending on the nature of your operating system. You can use specific tools like Executive Software’s Disk alert to monitor the disk’s health appropriately.
Basic Input/output System (BIOS): Often One can improve the performance and further keep a check on the computer’s functioning by scaling the optimal BIOS settings. One shall make sure that the BIOS settings are maintained accurately by simple web search.
Disk compatibility: There can be several possibilities that affect your system’s compatibility with that of your disk like it may not support your disk drive. One can simply install an add-on card and plug the concerned drive into the interface to tackle such issue. One shall also make sure that the type of cable used shall be compatible with the concerned drives used.
Services Offered by Windows: One shall review the services provided by the version of windows in concern, and uncheck the ones that are not required. To check the enabled services one can right click on MY COMPUTER and select MANAGE. Further you can get the details about the same by the service’s Properties.
Required Processes: Bad quality disk drivers or legacy software may help to identify the runaway process in use by checking out the Process List in the Windows Task Manager. If you locate a runaway process, you can simply right click and choose to end the concerned process.
Disk Fragmentation: The files that the computer contained may spread its content in different regions of the disk which leads to fragment the disk further. To ignore such mishappening which may cause your computer adversely, one shall seek for a third party solution like Executive software’s Diskeeper.
Applications running in the Background: One shall not let various icons running in the background system tray. If the applications are open simultaneously in the background it further slows down the pace of your system. So one shall always keep a check on the background applications and close the unwanted ones by clicking on startup folder in the start menu.
Internet Trojans: One shall make sure not to download or visit any unknown or malicious link. It spreads the virus and Trojans across various locations within the system. It not only hampers your speed of the internet, but also affects your overall speed of your computer.
Excessive production of heat by the processor: Nowadays, the processors emit so much heat, which certainly needs a cooling element to equalize the same, resulting into slow or erratic functioning of the computer. This can be due to dust, some kind of problem with the fan motor or jiggling fan bearings. So one should always keep an eye on the temperature of the processor.
Corrupted RAM: RAM can get corrupted because of various Issues such as it functions slowly as compared to the speed of the machine, or it may possess some minor issues that can be detected by detailed examination of the same, or it may be the case of simple excessive heating.
Hard Disk Issues: Booting problem, affected hard drive taking long period of time to access, Blue screen are some signs before the hard disk totally gives up. These certainly end up making your computer slow. For rectifying the same you can run a disk scan or a check disk, depending on the nature of your operating system. You can use specific tools like Executive Software’s Disk alert to monitor the disk’s health appropriately.
Basic Input/output System (BIOS): Often One can improve the performance and further keep a check on the computer’s functioning by scaling the optimal BIOS settings. One shall make sure that the BIOS settings are maintained accurately by simple web search.
Disk compatibility: There can be several possibilities that affect your system’s compatibility with that of your disk like it may not support your disk drive. One can simply install an add-on card and plug the concerned drive into the interface to tackle such issue. One shall also make sure that the type of cable used shall be compatible with the concerned drives used.
Services Offered by Windows: One shall review the services provided by the version of windows in concern, and uncheck the ones that are not required. To check the enabled services one can right click on MY COMPUTER and select MANAGE. Further you can get the details about the same by the service’s Properties.
Required Processes: Bad quality disk drivers or legacy software may help to identify the runaway process in use by checking out the Process List in the Windows Task Manager. If you locate a runaway process, you can simply right click and choose to end the concerned process.
Disk Fragmentation: The files that the computer contained may spread its content in different regions of the disk which leads to fragment the disk further. To ignore such mishappening which may cause your computer adversely, one shall seek for a third party solution like Executive software’s Diskeeper.
Applications running in the Background: One shall not let various icons running in the background system tray. If the applications are open simultaneously in the background it further slows down the pace of your system. So one shall always keep a check on the background applications and close the unwanted ones by clicking on startup folder in the start menu.
Internet Trojans: One shall make sure not to download or visit any unknown or malicious link. It spreads the virus and Trojans across various locations within the system. It not only hampers your speed of the internet, but also affects your overall speed of your computer.
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