Does your PC bog down while starting a new program? Is it so slow you end up getting bored? Is it really dragging?
If you want to accelerate your PC, you have two alternatives; the first one is to buy a new machine or you can use some simple guidelines on how to speed-up your computer.
By following the tips below you will enjoy a faster and more stable speed as well as the perfect Internet experience.
- Tune up Tools: Tune up tools will optimize the performance of your PC and enable users to customize their computers easily. Altogether, these tools let users handle their Windows their way making thier PC's faster, comfortable and safer. Best of all, they are all for free! Take a look at one of such utilities, Advanced WindowsCare V2Personal. It's function is to protect, repair and optimize your PC. Furthermore, this utility will clear all garbage from Registry, handle Windows startup programs, and also eliminate surfing history. There are also other Tune-up Tools on the market that you can use. Please note that while testing, you should create a restore point for your PC. Then, let the utility perform the procedure that it will do for total optimization of PC.
- Application and Start up Optimization plug-ins: To optimize the start up and applications, you are able to select the utility you like from a wide range like PC Decrapifier, Autoruns, Security Task Manager, Norton Removal Tool, McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool, and many others. By using free Secunia PSI you don't have to surf the internet for every updated patch for your application, as this utility is able to scan a PC and list applications that require patches and update them every time it gets a fix for it. The other utility, PC Decrapifier, removes all the crap including unnecessary items from users' PCs. However, always remember to make a restore point for your computer.
- Disk Cleaning and Back up utility: Hard disk cleaning utilities really prolong a PC's life performance. As there are a lot of files that overload hard disk spaces, you can remove them by using utilities such as CCleaner, or NovaBackup Professional. The utility, CCleaner is the best tool to optimize performance, because it scrubs internet files, removes temp files, deletes cookies, unnecessary file fragments, and cleans history. If you have a huge media library, it is possible that you are going to face some problems as they create multiple duplicate files which hog on memory thus decreasing the speed. The Duplicate Music File utility looks for more than one file name, while it compares file sizes, checks errors, and even examines ID3 tags to track down duplicates and delete them.

- Utilities for tuning Internet and Network: Use plug-ins when the speed of your internet irritates you, even with your faster network connections. For instance, Expired Cookies Cleaner is a utility that will clean the cookies automatically, keeping in mind that expired cookies block the memory of PC as well.
There are a lot of tools on the market today for optimizing the Browser, cleaning the Registry, improving Security, and tuning the user interface. All you have to do is to make a choice and your PC will work properly!
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Tips: How to speed up your PC!
Reaching the faster speed with computer tweaks