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How to make your PC start up Faster

How to make your PC start up Faster
Patrick Devaney

Patrick Devaney

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If your PC is taking a long time to boot up then there are a few things that you can do to speed up the process. Rather than having to replace Old Faithful these simple tips might be able to make your PC boot up much quicker.

Tips for a faster PC Boot up

1. Delete any unnecessary processes booting automatically

The key to a fast start up is RAM. Your computer has a finite amount of RAM and can only use it to run so many programs. This means that if you’re computer has to start 10 programs at once and doesn’t have enough RAM to do it you’ll have to wait as it launches them one by one.

This problem usually arises when you install new programs and don’t uncheck the “Boot when you turn on your PC” option. Before no time you have all sorts of programs you’re not going to use booting up whenever you turn on your computer.

To remove unnecessary programs from the boot up process go to Start>>All Programs>>Startup. This will show you all the programs that boot up automatically whenever you turn on your computer. Delete whatever you don’t need from the list and then it’ll only open whenever you decide to open it.

2. Keep your Desktop Neat and Tidy

This one won’t have as big an effect as removing unnecessary startup programs but every little helps. Again this one is down to the amount of RAM your computer has. Although the Desktop is similar to a folder, everything on it has to load when you boot up your computer. Reducing the amount of things on your desktop will reduce the strain being placed on your computer’s RAM whenever you turn it on.

These days you don’t really need to have any items on your desktop. The taskbars at the bottom of Macs and PCs can easily accommodate all of your most frequently used apps and programs.

3. Increase the RAM

With RAM being a common theme up to now a fairly commonsense way of improving your computer’s start up time is to increase the amount of RAM available to handle the process. This one, however, costs money and may not even be possible so I’ve only added it to remind you that is an option. If you think that this is the only way you’ll be able to get your computer to boot up faster, first you need to check your computer’s RAM compatibility before you move forward.

4. Remove Viruses and Malware

It might not be the programs that you’ve installed that are slowing your computer down. It might be a malicious piece of code that installed itself without your knowing when you were innocently surfing the internet. Get yourself a reputable antivirus program and a malware protection program and run a couple of deep scans. These should root out any malicious programs and wipe them from your PC. As a bonus, if you’re using Windows 10, you might not even need to download any programs at all. Just run a Windows Defender scan and see what comes up.

5. Clear out Temporary Files

There are plenty of apps available for mobile phones that call themselves names like speed booster and one of the main things that they do is clear out the phone’s cache of all old data that is no longer necessary.

On your PC you’ll find most of these in your internet browser. To remove them, simply open it up and click History. From there you’ll be able to delete your browsing history including the cache. Once you do this you’ll be surprised at how much space gets cleared up and how much quicker you computer boots up.

Via: Mashable, WhatvWant, Komando

Patrick Devaney

Patrick Devaney

Patrick Devaney is a news reporter for Softonic, keeping readers up to date on everything affecting their favorite apps and programs. His beat includes social media apps and sites like Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Twitter, YouTube, and Snapchat. Patrick also covers antivirus and security issues, web browsers, the full Google suite of apps and programs, and operating systems like Windows, iOS, and Android.

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