PC Optimization

Most of the reason your PC runs so slow, runs into “response” issues, crashes, and essentially burns out-is because, you have too much going all at once on your computer.

Learning how to assess these issues however, is a subtle-but-rudimentary approach to essentially gaining optimal computer memory, speed, and overall functionality.

We start by asking ourselves, should I buy into the Internet hype about Pro PC optimization tools supposedly “guaranteeing” a better, faster, stronger PC? Should I buy programs and software for this?

The answer is no. You don’t need to. Every computer comes equipped with one of the best tools 9 times out 10 PC users have little or no clue about. This tool is called “Power Shell”. Other systems might call it “Terminal”, but for this article, we’re going to refer to it as “Command Prompt”-or the “Command Line”.

Usually, a user can access this simply by typing in “cmd” in their search box, and once it’s brought up in the menu, the user must “right-click” it to gain “elevated” access-which grants the user the power to make changes to his or her computer.

Once your in the Command Line, what then? Well, what do you want or need to do? This is your internal “power-station”, you can open/close programs and files, enabled/disable programs and utilities as well as settings, clean, speed up and configure your network and computer settings.

Considering all of these great functions that come jam-packed within CMD, you have to know one thing that makes these features and functions work…“commands”. These commands are also called “codes” and there are also languages which stem from these codes.

These languages include but are not limited to, BATCH, C#, JAVA, and the older MS-DOS commands. The most common and most used language however, is BATCH. These commands, “make it all happen”.

Let’s first learn some BATCH code or commands to display our “network settings”, check our network “status”, and learn how to start or close a program. Our first code is “ipconfig”…types as it appears without quotations, you should see network information including your IP address, default gateway, and subnet mask.

At the bottom, you should see your connection-specific DNS-or Domain Name Service-which is likely to be your “router”. Next, we will dial into our network status. Type in “netstat” without quotes. You should see a vertical line of established ports based on your TCP-or Transfer Control Protocol. Here you can see who is connected in your network and their computer or device names.

Now, I’m going to teach you how to test your network and your network adapter/network card. Type “cls” first…this clears your screen. Your test IP or “loop back” IP is as follows: 10.10.10.12. Type the word “ping” without quotes and then type those numbers and include the dots and press enter.

If your network card is fine, but your computer network is not, all 4 packets will send, be received, and have 0% loss IF your Computer network hooked up to your router is working fine…however, if not, your loop back IP would have had 100% loss because your network is fine.