The computer on which you are working should perform well and fast to achieve your work target timely. Following are  some ideas on how to optimize your system to improve PC performance!


Tip 1: (use an antivirus with spyware)
Now a day’s everyone who are using computer would have known about antivirus, yes it is very essential to install an anti-virus for the computer especially if you are using internet. Lack of antivirus makes the computer slow.  So it is very necessary to install antivirus to speed up your computer.


Tip 2: CLEAN UP YOUR WINDOWS REGISTRY (Frequency -Daily)
Most PC users are unaware of the necessity to regularly clean the Registry as Microsoft does not include a cleanup tool in any version of Windows. Every time a program is installed it makes changes to the Windows Registry. Changes to your PC system are not always handled correctly in the Registry, leading to conflicts and the slowing down of your PC. Over time this leads to a bloated, and possibly corrupted, Registry.

Reasons for this include:
- Frequently installing or uninstalling programs
- Leftover entries from hardware uninstall
- Unused drivers on your system
- Spyware or similar programs that reappear every time you reboot

You can edit the Registry manually using a Windows program called Regedit, but this is difficult to handle by normal user, so this job left for the experts. Some programs are available that can clean up your Registry automatically to help improve PC performance, such as “Registry Optimizer and cleaner. This scans your Registry, looks for entries that are unneeded or invalid and correct them automatically.


Tip 3: EMPTY THE PREFETCH CACHE (Frequency – Quarterly)
Sometimes our computer takes some times to load a program which is because Windows guesses which files are likely to be needed next and loads them into a pool or ‘cache’. To improve this there is process called prefetching needed to be works well. Overtime, though, the prefetch cache can become clogged with files you no longer need – and that can slow down Windows’ startup.

To clear Prefetch, choose Run from the Start menu, and enter Prefetch into the text box that appears. When you’ve done that, you’ll be confronted by a window filled with icons. Press (Alt+A) to select them all and press Delete. The cache will quickly refill with links and files that Windows really needs. Now computer will load the clicked program easily.


Tip 4: DISK DEFRAGMENTATION (Frequency – Quarterly)
When Windows stores programs on your PC hard disk it saves fragments of files in the nearest empty spaces. This slows down your PC as it has to spend time hunting down the fragments and piecing files together. There is a simple cure by running the Windows program Disk Defragmenter. This gathers together the fragments of programs and puts them back in the right order. This makes it far easier for your hard disk to find what it’s looking for, enabling programs and files to load more quickly, this is another way for improving PC performance. Defragmenting your hard disk may take such a long time like an hour. Defragment your hard disk every 2 months. This way you can optimize the performance of your PC.


Tip 5: EMPTY THE RECYCLE BIN (Frequency – Weekly)
When you choose to delete a file, rather than removing it completely from your computer, Windows first puts it into the Recycle Bin. This gives you a second chance, as it means you can restore files from the Recycle Bin back to their original place on your computer. If you don’t need the file anymore then after deleting the file, go to recycle bin and empty it to ensure optimum PC performance.  This will release hard drive space and help improve PC performance.

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