How to Boost speed of computer

How to Boost speed of computer

A computer is like any other machine that requires regular maintenance. Regular maintenance ensures higher performance of the system.Use the Following Tools. they are..

1.Scanning your disk:Scanning your disk enables you to check a particular volume for file system errors. File system errors. Indicate bad sectors on the volume. In addition, scanning the disk also enables you to recover the bad sectors.

 Ensure that all the files on the volume are closed when you scan your disk. If the any files are open during the scanning operation a message is displayed prompting you to reschedule the disk checking for the next time when you restart the computer.

To scan your disk:

1.         Open My Computer.

2.         Select the drive which is to be checked for errors.

3.         Select file – Properties to open the Local Disk Properties dialog box.

4.         Click the Tools tab.

5.         Click the Check Now button.

The  options available in the Check Disk dialog box are:

-           Automatically fix file system errors – Indicates that the operating system repairs the file-system errors found during disk checking.

-           Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors – indicates that the operating system repairs file-system errors found during disk checking, locates bad sectors, and recovers readable information.

6.         Select the Automatically fix the system errors check box.

7.         Click the Start button. 

2-Working with Chkdsk:Chkdsk is a command line utility to maintain your hard disk. The Chkdsk command checks the disk for errors based on the file system, displays the status reports, and attempts to repair errors.

            The most common errors detected by Chkdsk are lost clusters, cross-linked files, or allocation errors. It also reports memory usage and availability statistics

-           valume – Indicates the drive letter or volume name.

-           [path] file Name – Indicates the location and name of a file.

-           /f – Fixes errors on the specified disk.

-           /v – Displays the name of each file located on the disk.

-           /r – Locates bad sectors and recovers readable information.

-           /x – Dismounts the volume. Use with NTFS file system only.

-           /I – Reduces the time needed to run Chkdsk by performing a less vigorous check of index entries. Use only with NTFS.

-           /c – Reduces the time needed to run Chkdsk by skipping the checking of cycles within the folder structure. Use only with NTFS.

-           /I [:size] – Modifies the size of the log file. Use only with NTFS

3-Working with Disk Cleanup Utility

Sometimes the performance of the computer starts slowing down, your files take a longer time to open, save, or close. One of the reasons is that, there could be unused files, deleted files, or  temporary internet files on your hard drive that are no longer required and are occupying space on the hard dirve.

            The Disk Cleanup utility enables you to determine which files are no longer required on the hard drive and delete the same. This process enables you to free space.

on your hard drive.

            Using the disk cleanup utility you can remove the following files safety from your hard drive:

-           Window temporary files

-           Temporary Internet files

-           Downloaded program files from the Internet

-           Files and folders in Recycle Bin

-           Optional Windows components that you are not using

-           Installed programs that you no longer use 

4- Defragmenter: Fragmenter makes your hard disk do extra work that can slow down your computer. Removable storage devices such as USB flash drives can also become fragmented. Disk Defragmenter rearranges fragmented data so your disks and drives can work more efficiently.

Open Disk Defragmenter by clicking the Start button . In the search box, type Disk Defragmenter, and then, in the list of results, click Disk Defragmenter.

5- Deleting Temp File:

Press Window key +R ,Type Command %temp% 
and Delete all Files

6-Deleting Recent File:

Press Window key +R ,Type Command "recent" 
and delete all Files

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