The best ways to keep your computer running fast

Life without computers… Can you imagine it? At Winzum we certainly can’t, and we’re willing to bet that most of you are the same too. It is genuinely crazy when you stop and think how much of our lives we owe to computers nowadays, and it is also one of the main reasons why computers or laptops running slow is so infernally annoying.

We have all been there, haven’t we? Pulling your hair out at your desk because a simple task on your computer is taking hours due to crashes and freezes. Your computer running slow is one of 21st century life’s most common problems, but it doesn’t always have to be this way…

In line with our primary brand objectives (that you can read more about here [Winzum primary brand objectives]) we’ve compiled some of the best ways to combat a computer running slow. So keep reading, and speed up that laptop!

Keep your hard drive data storage clean

One of the easiest ways in which you can end up with computer or laptop slowness is simply by neglecting your hard drive storage. Over time it is incredibly easy to end up hoarding random files that you only really needed once, but without keeping your data storage clean you won’t ever get rid of them.

Quite often a computer running slow is just because it is lacking memory for storage, so keeping your hard drive clean and up-to-date is one of the simplest ways to speed things up.

Delete large applications that are unused

Large applications such as computer games or video editing software take up a huge amount of space, and they can therefore really impact on your computer speed if forgotten about.

You should get into the habit of consistently reviewing what applications and programmes you are using, so that you can delete any of them that are no longer of any use to you. This is a really simple way to speed up your laptop or computer.

Stop programs automatically opening when you load your computer

For one reason or another quite a lot of commonly used programs these days automatically open every time you load up your computer, and this can cause havoc with your computer speed quite easily.

If you are craving a faster computer start-up time there is one very simply thing you can do to help: stop programs automatically opening when you load your computer.

If in need, add more RAM

Sometimes there won’t be anything simple you can do to increase your laptop speed, however in these cases it is important to remember that not all hope is lost.

With most computers or laptops these days it is fairly easy to add more RAM, and you will be able to notice the affect instantly!