Slow PCs are one of the largest sources of questions on the internet.If you are an avid computer user, you have probably experienced Windows 8.1 lags and freezes.There are tips and tricks in this article to make your computer run faster.
Step 1: Click on the icon to open it.
Step 2: You can select the properties from the context menu.
Step 3: The system page will open.
Click on the "Advanced system settings" link.
Step 4: Under the Performance frame, click the settings button.
Step 5: The "Adjust for best performance" option can be found in the visual effects tab.
All the checks will be unchecked by Windows.
Step 6: If you want to save the settings, click twice.
Step 7: Press Windows Key and C at the same time.
The Charms Bar will open with this.
Step 8: You can click on the Search icon.
Step 9: You can typeoptimize in the search box.
Step 10: Click on the icon to change settings.
Step 11: From the Search Results page, open "Defragment and optimize your drives".
Step 12: All the partition will be listed in a box.
Click the button if you want to "optimize" the partition.Depending on the size of the content on your hard disk, the process of defragmenting will take several hours.
Step 13: Click on the button to change settings.
You can set up an Optimization schedule while waiting for the defragmentation.
Step 14: "Run on a schedule" is a box to check.
For example, daily, weekly or monthly are the preferred frequencies.
Step 15: For scheduled defragmentation, select all the partitions.
You can click the OK button.
Step 16: Don't close the program until the process is done.
Step 17: Press Windows Key and X at the same time.
Step 18: Click Task Manager.
Step 19: Click the link for more details.
Step 20: Click on the startup tab.
Step 21: To sort startup programs by state, click on the "Status" column.
Step 22: All the non-Microsoft programs should be disabled.
Click the Disable button if you want to stop the item from being used.
Step 23: You can click on the Services tab.
Step 24: The non-Microsoft services should be stopped.
Select the Stop option from the context menu when you click a service name.
Step 25: To exit Task Manager, press Esc.
Step 26: Click the icon again.
Step 27: For example, drive C, right click a partition.
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Step 28: You can select properties from the menu.
Step 29: The drive properties dialog will open.
Under the General tab, click the Disk CleanUp button.
Step 30: The free and used disk space will be analyzed.
Step 31: Start the clean-up by checking all the boxes.
The drive clean-up can take a while.
Step 32: You should repeat the procedure for the rest of the hard disk.