Why is My Computer Slow? Speed Up Your PC in 4 Quick Steps

There are few things more frustrating than a slow-running and frequently crashing computer. Especially for people with less technical ability it can be confusing and downright infuriating to try to figure out what the problem is. Often you might have no idea where to even begin looking while your PC's performance just keeps on getting worse and worse. Let's have a look at the potential causes, as well as what you can do about it. We'll discuss cleaning up and optimizing the registry with cleaning software after covering some basic system maintenance.


1. The first thing you'll probably want to do, if you haven't already, is scan your PC for viruses as well as for malware, adware and spyware. This should help you isolate the problem and determine if further action must be taken.


2. Next, turn off and unplug your computer and clean out all the dust inside the case and carefully make sure all the parts are properly connected. While you're there, inspect each component for any obvious signs of damage, while being careful not to cause any static electricity shocks, which can fry the sensitive equipment.


3. Now you might want to get yourself a defragmenting program and run it on your PC to ensure a bloated hard drive isn't the cause of the poor performance. You may also want to consider adding some memory just to give overall system performance a boost.


4. Now if your computer is still running fairly slowly, crashing or displaying error messages the culprit very well could be errors within the Windows registry. So we are going to want to scan it for errors and fix them with a registry cleaning program. Now the first thing you are going to want to do is check out some registry cleaner reviews, preferably ones that have actually runs tests with each program, to get an idea of which ones are the best performers. Pay attention to which software appears to be the simplest to install, set up and is the overall easiest to use. Finally keep an eye out for any mention of the quality of customer support, which I shouldn't have to tell you is obviously important.


Make your pick and if available, run the free registry scan first to see how many errors are affecting your PC before purchasing the full version. After the scan and repair process is complete, restart your computer and hopefully the problem is solved. Good Luck!