Tips to Make Your Computer Run Smoothly
Posted on December 18, 2009
Here there are some tips for you to run your computer smoothly.
The question is how to run your PC smoothly? Personal computers have become an inherent part of our lives and are very helpful in keeping the personal as well as business data safe and secure. To make sure that a PC continues to work fine and also it should be maintained carefully.
There are many types of tools available in the market to maintain the computer software and to safeguard the data of the computer. This article gives some useful tips to maintain your computer and also keep your computer to run smoothly.
PC maintenance tips:
• First thing that we should do is that protecting our PC by installing some kind of antivirus and regularly keep the antivirus updated in our system. There are many antivirus software available on the internet. Make sure by choosing a known anti-virus by consulting a computer expert. Usually the anti-virus program will do more harm than good to your computer. A high-quality anti-virus program on the other hand will protect your computer from dangerous software that can wash out your important data. Here are top three free antivirus: Avast Home Edition Free Antivirus, Avira Personal Free Antivirus and AVG Antivirus Free Edition. You can choose the one you like best.
• Firewall protection should be kept to protect your PC from the unwanted interferers. If the firewall is not installed, while accessing the internet, then some hackers can see and access all the files on your computer and can infect your PC with viruses that can slow down your PC and can sometimes even crash it. There are three free firewall products which recommend are: PC Tools Firewall Plus (totally free for Windows without limitations or time-limit), COMODO Internet Security and ZoneAlarm Free Firewall.
• PC can occupy the space by Temp files, downloaded Internet files, and old, unused files. So do regular disk cleanup using tools available. Unwanted files should be deleted regularly from the Recycle Bin. Unwanted cookies should be removed from the PC because they may occupy the computer’s memory and slows down its performance.
• Registry Cleaner tool should be installed from the internet. So it may increase the efficiency of the PC as well as make the hardware and software run smoothly. It should be run regularly in a week for best results. There are a few popular free Registry Cleaners you can get online: Registry Mechanic, Registry Easy and Registry Fix. Also there are a few commercial Registry Cleaner tools which are recommend: Registryrid, WiseCleaner and Registry Medic.
• Spyware detectors should be installed for checking spyware and adware infection . A high-quality Anti Virus program also helps us detect these. Spyware/Malware/Adware which are very infectious and make the PC run very slow and sometimes even damage your system and invade your personal data. There are three popular free antispyware: Ad-Aware Free, Spybot Search & Destroy and Windows Defender.
• You should regularly update the software which are installed in a computer, so that they can work efficiently. Nowadays most software had a auto update facility and they prompt for updating them. As soon as the internet is turned on, they will automatically search for the updates and if new updates are available they will get it.
•Usually in so many computers it may happen, that our computer is not infected but still it is running slow. The reason is that the installed programs require more memory for smooth running than that is available in your PC. So the solution for this is to add more RAM.
• Preserving the data and important files which are stored in a computer Backups are used. Backup creation is an easy process; you just need to copy your important data in another hard drive or pen drive/USB Sticks etc. depending on the amount of data. USB drives and sticks are convenient and portable.
• Cleaning your PC may protect from the dust and does not harm its components. CPU fan must be cleaned regularly to avoid dust and small debris which can harm your PC in many ways. CPU fan plays an important role in making the computer run faster. The computer monitor also must be cleaned. You can do so using the household glass cleaner and it can be cleaned by a soft clothes.
• If your PC is not in use, ensure that you turn off it. Also, don’t turn off the PC directly from the power switch till the Windows shuts down completely.
The tips which are mentioned above is to maintain your PC and to make your PC run smoothly and efficiently.
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