How to improve the performance of your PC with Windows 10
This is my best advice to boost Windows 10 and make your PC perform better. Replacing your classic hard disk (mechanical hard disk called HDD) with a latest generation SSD hard disk will greatly speed up your computer in all its uses, including during start-up. Indeed, SSDs are much more efficient thanks to much faster read and write times on the SSD!
Previously the performance of PCs was hampered by the slowness of conventional hard drives, this time is now solved! You will see a huge difference in the use of your PC which will thus find a second youth, its performance will be really improved.
For example, before replacing my classic hard drive with an SSD, my PC took 2/3 minutes to start. And even when the Windows session was open, I usually had time to make myself a coffee before I could open my programs. Now it starts in less than 30 seconds and I can directly open programs as soon as the computer starts.
It’s a comfort that is priceless… An SSD is certainly more expensive than a classic HDD hard drive, but the result is well worth it! Check out our tutorial to transfer Windows 10 to SSD if you want to get started, you won’t be disappointed with the result!
1. ADD MORE RAM
Like the previous tip, we’re not just tweaking Windows 10 here, but rather adding components that will boost your computer. RAM , known as RAM for Random Access Memory , is a fundamental part of any computing device. This is indeed the memory where the information in use is stored. The more RAM you have, the faster your device will run.
It takes at least 1 GB to run Windows 10 in 32-bit version and 2 GB for the 64-bit version. If you’re not sure which version of Windows 10 you have, follow my guide to find out if you’re using 32-bit Windows or 64-bit Windows . But this is not enough to have a competitive PC. You will need at least 4 GB or even 8 GB of RAM for Windows to run quickly.
Afterwards, the amount of RAM required will also depend on your use of your computer: you will need less memory if you only have office use (surfing the internet, using Word / Excel or an alternative to the MS Office suite ) only if you use video / photo editing software or if you play recent video games that consume machine resources.
2. CLEAN AND DISINFECT BY SCANNING FOR VIRUS
Remove viruses, malware from your computer to avoid Windows slowdowns
Remove viruses, malware from your computer to avoid Windows slowdowns
Is your PC infected with viruses, malware, adware?
A common cause of slow operating system is the presence of viruses, malware , malicious adware , worms, Trojans etc. Indeed, there are many threats circulating on the internet and it is not uncommon for malicious programs to install themselves on your PC without your knowledge or for your machine to be infested with viruses. Since these programs run in the background without you seeing them, they consume memory and use your CPU. This can seriously slow down your computer.
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So be sure to install an antivirus if you haven’t already: there are many powerful free antiviruses on the web and I advise you not to do without them. Don’t hesitate to do an online antivirus scan if you have any doubts about the quality of your antivirus. Likewise, if your computer refuses to install an antivirus, there is a good chance that it is already infected…
Also run a program to analyze and remove malicious adware which is legion on the web, especially if you frequent streaming , direct download or torrent download sites which are often the source of infection. My favorite free tools to eliminate this type of threat: ZHPCleaner Anti-Malware and AdwCleaner .
3. OPTIMIZE YOUR HARD-DRIVE BY DEFRAGMENTATION
Optimize your hard drive to speed up your PC: defragmentation and TRIM command to optimize drives
The fragmentation of your HDD hard disk (conventional hard disk) is an inevitable phenomenon and it can also make your PC slower than it should (for more information on the subject, consult the Windows help ).
Again, Windows has a utility that defragments your hard drive and makes it more efficient.
Type defragmentation in the search bar (bottom left, right of the Start menu ) then click on Defragment and optimize its drives .
Start the defragmentation utility
Select the hard disk where Windows 10 is installed then click on the Optimize button which will allow you to analyze and then defragment your hard disk, your computer should be boosted!
Defragmentation in Windows 10
The defragmentation utility in Windows 10
Note that defragmentation is useless for an SSD disk, it will have no effect on its performance. I therefore strongly advise you to disable Windows 10 scheduled defragmentation of your SSD .
By the way, as you can notice in the screenshot above, the Windows window is no longer called Defragmentation like in Windows 7 but Optimize drives . Windows now knows how to recognize the type of hard disks installed on your machine: in the case of traditional HDD hard disks, it ran the defragmentation utility while for an SSD disk, it will launch the TRIM command to optimize readers.
And Windows now automatically schedules the execution of its tools, which had to be run manually with older versions of the OS. This is a real breakthrough for users because they no longer have to worry about these settings as before.
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