Our computer can be our main weapon for work or leisure, so we always hope to obtain adequate performance for our needs. Surely we remember with longing when we bought it and it started in a matter of seconds, it was super fluid and the programs opened instantly. However, with the passage of time and the use we make of it, it is likely that we have noticed that it is slower than it should and we can become desperate.
The reasons why our Windows PC is slow are varied. We can find a problem that is old and has become obsolete due to the passage of time. However, many times, the problem may be due to the fact that we do not make good use of it in our day to day life, which can cause it to not go as smoothly as we would like. Therefore, we are going to review four fundamental causes that our computer may have acquired the speed of a snail.
Our hard drive is full
One of the reasons why our PC suffers performance problems and extreme slowness is because our hard disk is at the edge of its capacity . It is likely that we have an infinite number of programs and games installed (which we often do not use) or we store a large number of files. The more full we have the hard drive, the more it will affect a decrease in performance and speed . For this reason, it is convenient to do a good cleaning, save the files on external systems or in cloud storage services. In this way, our hard drive can breathe and process data again with greater speed. If we also have a mechanical hard disk (HDD), a later defragmentation would not hurt.
Presence of malware on our PC
Another frequent reason why our computer runs slow is because some malware has slipped into us . When we talk about malware, we also refer to viruses, Trojans or any other malicious application that is in charge of making all the resources of our computer work, causing everything to go slow. To try to fix it, we should perform a scan with our antivirus so that we can eliminate any malicious applications that we may have installed.
Desk loaded with items
If the fact that we have a hard disk full of things that we do not use causes problems of slowness in our Windows PC, the fact that we have a full desktop loaded with elements is not far behind. If we are not interested in minimalism and we have the entire desktop full of files, folders and shortcuts, we can see how our computer requires higher load times. This is something that we will notice, especially when starting the PC, since Windows needs more time to load the desktop . In this way, a desktop cleaning and reducing the number of folders and shortcuts to the maximum can be a good option.
Swap heavier programs for lighter ones
It is likely that we have some heavy programs installed on our computer, which sometimes we do not use or do to perform functions that we could perform with other lighter programs. That is why it is convenient to review which programs take up more space and if we really get the most out of it. For example, if we have Photoshop installed and we only use it to cut images and change them from a format, something we can do with Paint, it is still not interesting to have it installed and free up its space.