Speed up Windows 10 for free: Tips for a faster PC

It’s a common complaint: My Windows PC is running slow. Annoyingly slow. You can add RAM, or buy a faster SSD, but that costs money. No, your first order of business should be an attempt to wring free performance from Windows. In the following nine steps we show you how to speed up your Windows 10 PC without spending a dime.Be warned: There could be trade-offs. More speed could mean less battery life in the case of a laptop, or you may have to give up a beloved program that’s bogging things down. You’ll have to decide what sacrifices you’re willing to make in order to make your Windows PC faster.1. Give it the reboot If your PC is behaving horribly slow, try rebooting. Yes, it’s an obvious solution, but people tend to forget the obvious.To read this article in full, please click here https://www.pcworld.com/article/3217684/speed-up-windows-tips-for-a-faster-pc.html#tk.rss_all

Created 4y | Jul 13, 2021, 1:20:51 PM


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