Three Ways To Increase Computer Speed Today

Computer running slow? Have you been wondering how can I speed up my computer? I don’t blame you. There is no reason to settle for a slow computer when there are many options to increase computer speed. Most importantly this can be done without spending hundreds of dollars on upgrades or new equipment.

Few people are aware of this however. They forget that the computer is a machine. And like any machine it needs maintenance in order to continually run faster. When is the last time you performed some speed tweaks to make your computer run faster?

Three ways to speed up my computer

1. Eliminate unnecessary startup programs. Whenever you install a new computer it will want to launch at startup, whether it asks for permission or not. These programs will do two things. First they will cause a slow startup time. Second they eat up valuable RAM causing your computer to run sluggishly. To increase computer speed it would be wise to get rid of them. You can perform this task manually or use a program to identify unneeded startup programs for you.

2. Run your disk defragmenter. Windows recommends running a defrag once a month to maintain overall computer speed. When is the last time you ran one? Either manually run the disk defragger or download a program that you can use to automatically schedule it for specific times.

3. Clean up the Windows registry. Whenever someone asks “how can I speed up my computer”, I ask them when they last cleaned up the computers registry. The registry is the area that contains commands to run just about everything on your computer. When it is filled with useless, duplicate, and corrupted files it will slow down your computer considerably. For this task you must use a program as manually registry repair is nearly impossible.

These are three ways to increase computer speed. While they can be very difficult to perform manually, there is software available that can execute these three tasks for you quite easily. Stop asking yourself – how can I speed up my computer? Simply scan your computer below for a free diagnosis.

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Hard Drive Optimization

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Normally, Windows and applications write directly to the hard drive, which can quickly lead to a bottleneck. Because whenever a lot of data is written simultaneously, the hard drive quickly reaches its limits, which slows down your PCs performance. However in Windows Vista™ and XP™ it is possible to switch on the cache. The data to be written is first saved “virtually,” which considerably accelerates the write access. Later, when the computer is no longer working at capacity, the data is written from the cache to the hard drive. In this way you work significantly more efficiently and quickly!

How to activate the cache:

1. Search for the “Device Manager.” To do this press the “R” key while holding down the “WINDOWS” key. Enter the command “devmgmt.msc” in the “Run” dialog box that appears and confirm with “OK.”

2. Now double click on “Disk drives” and then on the hard drive of your computer. (Note: USB drives, card readers, etc. are also shown under “Disk drives”)

3. In the next window click on “Policies” and on “Optimize for performance.” Then select “Enable write caching on the disk” and, if available, also “Enable advanced performance” (only Windows Vista™). Finish by clicking on “OK” and then restart the system.

Congratulations!

Now your computer's hard drive access will speed up noticeably. In our tests, for example, copying a 2GB file was accelerated by 25% by using this tip.

There is, however, a small residual risk: Since the cache is a virtual memory, in the rare case of a power failure your data is not saved.

With laptops this is not a problem since the battery prevents a sudden loss of power. This is why TuneUp recommends: switch the cache on!

There is a slight risk for desktop PCs. However a loss of data would occur only if a power failure coincided with a cache that has not yet been written to the hard drive. In this case decide for yourself whether increased security upon power failure or long-term improvement of your PC's performance is more important.

Conclusion:

With the cache switched on the hard drive works more efficiently than ever – and the speed of your data increases considerably. However, carry out regular maintenance of your hard drive in order to benefit from improved access times in the long run. You can do this with TuneUp Drive Defrag, which is included in TuneUp Utilities 2009.

Try out the effective defragmentation now and test the 30-day trial version of TuneUp Utilities 2009 free of charge. Apart from TuneUp Drive Defrag there are numerous other functions with which you can speed up and improve your Windows.