COMPUTER MAINTENANCE

BASIC STEPS TO SPEED UP YOUR COMPUTER

 WINDOWS 10
We get it, you love Windows 7, but Microsoft's aging OS reaches its end of life, and Windows 10 has a lot going for
it. Here's why you should upgrade. You won't have any choice but to upgrade to Windows 10 unless you want to lose
security updates and support.
The Windows 7 faithful have nothing to fear, though; Windows 10 isn't much of a paradigm shift from the now-decade-
old OS. And in my experience (and that of many I know), it's been pretty delightful to use. Things like Windows Hello
face login, clipboard history, touch-screen support, multiple virtual desktops, Quick Access in File Explorer, Cortana
voice assistant, and even the Edge browser improve my daily computing.
UNINSTALL APPLIACTIONS OR PROGRAMS
IN WINDOWS 10
If there are several applications on your Windows 10 PC that you no longer use, you aren’t stuck
with them. Get rid of them to free up disk space and unclutter your Start menu.
Windows 10 includes an uninstaller option available through the Start menu, Settings screen, and
buried within Control Panel. You can quickly and cleanly remove a Windows 10 Universal app
through the uninstall feature in the Start menu and in Settings

Select APPS. Click or select the APPLICATION to uninstall. Make sure

the application is close before uninstall
 UNINSTALL APPLIACTIONS OR
PROGRAMS IN WINDOWS 10
Or in START BUTTONS try to search CONTROL PANEL and click open. Select
PROGRAMS. Click or select the APPLICATION to uninstall. Make sure the
application is close before uninstall
HOW TO DO DISK CLEANUP TO MAKE YOUR COMPUTER RUN FASTER
Does your computer seem sluggish? How long has it been since you cleaned your disk drive?  As a
best practice you perform a disk cleanup at least once a month. This will delete temporary files, empty
the Recycle Bin and remove a variety of files and other items that are no longer needed. By reducing
the amount of unnecessary and temporary files on your hard drive your computer will run faster. You
will especially notice a difference when searching for files.
Right-click on your “C” drive, then left-click on “Properties”. Click on “Disk Cleanup”
Select all items under, “Files to delete”. Then click
on, “OK”. Delete the selected files and Click Okay if
finished.
 Next, “Clean up SYSTEM
FILES” by once again, right-
clicking on your hard drive
Local Disk C and click on
“Properties”.  Click on “Clean
up system files”. Select all
files under, “Files to delete”
and hit, “OK”. Click on, “Delete
Files” and again Click OKAY

Your hard drive cleanup is complete. 

If you can set a reminder to this once a month you
could greatly improve the speed of your computer.
 HOW TO OPTIMIZE AND DEFRAG YOUR COMPUTER IN
WINDOWS 10
Defragmenting is important to keep your
hard drive healthy and your computer up to
speed. Learn how to manually defrag
your Windows computer.
Most computers have in-built systems
to defragment your hard drive on a regular
basis. Fragmentation makes your hard disk
do extra work that can slow down your
computer. Removable storage devices such
as USB flash drives can also become
fragmented. Disk Defragmenter in Windows
rearranges fragmented data so your disks
and drives can work more efficiently. Disk
Defragmenter runs on a schedule, but you
can also analyze and defragment your disks
and drives manually.
Click START Button in search box type DISK DEFRAGMENT and
click OPEN. Under Current status, select the disk you want to
defragment.
To determine if the disk needs to be defragmented or not, click
Analyze disk. Administrator permission required If you're prompted
for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or
provide confirmation.
Once Windows is finished analyzing the disk, you can check the
percentage of fragmentation on the disk in the Last Run column. If
the number is above 10%, you should defragment the disk.
Click Defragment disk. Administrator permission required If you're
prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the
password or provide confirmation.
Disk Defragmenter might take from several minutes to a few hours
to finish, depending on the size and degree of fragmentation of your
hard disk. You can still use your computer during the
defragmentation process.
 TASK MANAGER
The Windows Task Manager is an important tool for
every Windows user. It can show you why your
computer is slow and help you deal with misbehaving
and resource-hungry programs, whether they're
draining CPU, RAM, disk, or network resources.

press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and then click “Task Manager”

on the screen that appears