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7 Tips on How to Speed Up Your Computer Without the Hassle

by Amy Jones on Aug 19, 2010

You certainly know it if your computer is not running smoothly. Computer lags and Internet freezes will certainly break your day. So, to save your sanity, here are some tips on how to speed up your computer:

1. Defragment monthly -- Your files are stored in different places in your computer. If you open an application, your computer will search all over your hard drive to locate all the files needed to make that application running. Hard drive defragmentation will erase unused space in your computer to free hard drive room which will help your computer find files easier and faster.

2. Regularly update your antivirus software -- You antivirus application will not be able to identify new malwares if its database is not updated regularly. Aside from that, you must also scan your computer at least once a week.

3. Install a firewall -- A firewall is a software that hinders malicious threats from the Internet to infect your computer....Read More >>