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· 17 Jan 2022

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Why is my computer running so slow?

Even the simplest tasks can be made difficult with a slow computer. Fortunately, there are a number of things one can do to increase the speed and performance of your computer. Continue reading to learn how to mend a slow computer and avoid it from slowing down even more in the future.

Your operating system must distribute the resources on your computer (hard drive space, memory, and computing power) across all the programs running on it. There are a number of things that can slow down the computer's performance, however they all simply come down to ineffective resource management.

Here are some of the the factors that contribute to your computer's slowness:
• RAM (Random Access Memory) is running out
• There isn't enough space on your hard drive (HDD or SSD)
• An out-of-date or fragmented hard drive
• The number of background applications is far too high
• There are too many beginning programs.
• Not keeping up with Windows or driver updates
• Visual effects and special effects
• Viruses or malware

If your computer is slow, keep reading to learn how to address each of these problems.

How to Speed Up Your Computer
Restart your computer to see if the problem has been resolved.

If your computer's speed isn't up to par, the first thing you should do is restart it. As programs run on your computer, your operating system allocates RAM to them. Your RAM will ultimately run out, causing your computer to slow down as your operating system switches to the swap file.

When your RAM, which is generally utilized for that function, runs out of space, your operating system utilizes the swap file to store data that is currently being utilized by programs. Because hard drives, even the much faster SSDs, are slower than RAM, when your computer uses the swap file, it will drastically slow down.

Closing apps that are running on the computer helps, but restarting it allows it to be refreshed in a variety of ways as well. It prevents programs from running in the background (for more on background programs, scroll down), permits Windows upgrades to be downloaded, and can cure a variety of flaws, like memory leaks, that cause applications to use far much more RAM than they should.

Make sure your hard drive is clean.

When your hard disk memory is full, the computer slows down since the operating system does not have sufficient free space to work properly. The operating system requires space so as to utlize the swap file, create temporary files and avoid fragmentation.

Make sure there's a minimum of 500MB (megabytes) of the disk space available to ensure the computer isn't slowing down as a result of a full hard drive. Open File Explorer and click 'This PC' on the left navigation bar to see how much free space you have. 'Windows (C:)' is usually the name of your main drive, but if you do have other drives, you can view how much capacity they occupy from this screen as well.

Among the other options are:
Turn off all background programs.
Turn off all startup programs.
Examine your computer for malware and viruses.
Your RAM should be upgraded.
Your hard drive should be upgraded.
Update your operating system.
Defragment your computer's hard drive.