Computer Maintenance - How to Speed Up Your Computer

As a Computer Geek, one of the most annoying thing is to wait for our computers to boot up or load some programs on start up or even within the windows interface. The more software you install on your computer, the longer it may seem to take to start up Windows. Many programs add themselves to the list of programs started when you boot your computer, and that list can get long. Yes, as a Computer Geek or techie person we already know that, how this goes and how all of this work but this article is meant for everybody else. 

We may have different uses for our Computer, some us use it for creating programs reports, presentation and other work related use, some of us use it for Internet browsing such as accessing social websites and a way to communicate with our love ones and some of us use it for gaming purposes. But one thing we have in common, we all want fast loading computer and it annoys us if our computers are slowly loading and lags while doing what we need.

I believe that this is one of the most important on the Computer Maintenance steps on How to Speed Up Your Computer,  because this usually causes your computer to crash upon boot up or upon doing something on your computer. By disabling start up programs and services this will free up some resources that your computer is currently using on those application that you should be using on application you need to use.

How to Speed Up Your Computer By Disabling Start Up Programs and Services

Step 1: Run MSConfig

 

To run msconfig, open the Start menu and type “msconfig.exe” (without the quotes) in the Search box. As you type, results display. When you see “msconfig.exe,” click on it or press Enter, if it is highlighted. 

Step 2: Disable programs on Startup tab

1. Click the Start up tab on the System Configuration main window. A list of all the startup programs displays with a check box next to each one. To prevent a program from starting up with Windows, select the check box next to the desired program so there is NO check mark in the box. Click OK once you have made your choices. 
2. A dialog box displays telling you that you may need to restart your computer for the changes to take affect. Click Restart to restart your computer immediately. If are not ready to restart your computer, click Exit without restart. 

Step 3: Disable programs on Services tab  

1. Repeat Step 1 then Click the Services tab on the System Configuration main window. A list of all the Services programs displays with a check box next to each one. Put a check on "Hide all Microsoft Services" then To prevent a program from running on Windows if not needed, select the check box next to the desired program so there is NO check mark in the box. Click OK once you have made your choices.
2. A dialog box displays telling you that you may need to restart your computer for the changes to take affect. Click Restart to restart your computer immediately. If are not ready to restart your computer, click Exit without restart. 

Step 4: Restart the computer

Please take note that the changes will apply after you have restarted the computer so you really need to restart your computer after changing the settings. 

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