How to Make a Laptop Faster for Free
There are a wide variety of programs and utilities available to optimize laptop performance and enhance speed. Although many of these programs will make your computer run faster as promised, they can be expensive to purchase. Fortunately, there are a few simple tricks that will allow you to make your laptop run faster without spending any money. These tips will work on your desktop as well as your laptop.
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Clean your laptop. Use a dust rag or can of compressed air to clean dirt and dust from exhaust fans and air intakes. If using a can of air, make sure that you blow dust away from the computer rather than further into it.
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Remove programs you don't need from your hard drive and make sure programs you use only infrequently are not starting when your computer boots. Unnecessary programs running in the background can slow your computer considerably.
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Defragment your hard drive. Defragmenting a large hard drive can take a few hours, but your laptop will run much faster once it has grouped together related files.
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Delete unnecessary files that accumulate as you surf the web or run various programs on your computer. These files are often found in folders with names such as "Cookies," "Temporary Internet Files," "Temporary Files" or "Offline Web Pages."
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Download and use a free spyware blocker so that spyware programs are not using system resources without your knowledge.
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Tips & Warnings
If you do not recognize a particular file or program, do not delete it. Removing an important file or program might render your computer unstable or unusable.
