Computer owners, if you are having a speed issue with your personal system or laptop and you keep asking yourself “why is my computer running so slow?”, the first thing you need to know is there is no definitive answer. There are many things which can slow down and mess with your system. Using a high quality anti adware and spyware software has helped to clear up my PC of annoying pop ups and increased its speed significantly.
Here are just some of the problems which can affect the way your operating system runs; check to see if you have too much memory stored. Sometimes we download and download and forget we actually have a limited amount of space. Other causes for slow running machines are viruses; these can be detrimental to your system.
The viruses which are most likely to slow your machine down are Trojan, adware, and spyware. So how does one go about finding the cause for the sluggish behavior of one’s system?. In this article I will be discussing in short the ways we can find and perhaps locate the reason for a slow machine.
Like I said above, the first and by far the easiest thing to do is check to see if your computer’s memory is full or close to full. Another possible reason can be the registry. The registry is the system which keeps your machine alive. Too free up space double click My Computer and you will see how much memory you have and have used. If your memory is almost full, you can go to the control panel which is located in the start menu and click “uninstall programs”.
Once this is open, you will see a list of programs. Go through the list and uninstall any programs you either never use or you think you can live without. If your computer is still lethargic, then that was not your problem. But I suggest giving it some time first before downloading all sorts of programs.
In the event that you have done this, and the machine is still running slowly, the cause is most probably viruses. What you will need to do is download an antivirus software or anti adware. Do not be fooled by antivirus software that you have to purchase; there are so many efficient and reliable free ones out there it does not pay to purchase unless you have to run a business from that computer.