If you've had your computer for any length of time, you may feel that it runs slower than it used to.
This may be because you are running software that requires more resources than your system can provide comfortably.
However, the most common cause of system slowdown is either infection or bloat.
In this day and age, it is very important to at least run a reliable virus scanner such as Avira, AVG or MS Security essentials. Not every virus can be detected by every virus scanner, so sometimes it can be benificial to run an online virus scanner such as Housecall. All of these are available free (although some also have a paid version).
Bloat is usually caused by either too much software running when your computer starts or too many left-over remnants from installing and uninstalling different software. Whilst there are software solutions that can solve some of these problems for you, Most of the effective software is either expensive or difficult for the average user to operate.
This may be because you are running software that requires more resources than your system can provide comfortably.
However, the most common cause of system slowdown is either infection or bloat.
In this day and age, it is very important to at least run a reliable virus scanner such as Avira, AVG or MS Security essentials. Not every virus can be detected by every virus scanner, so sometimes it can be benificial to run an online virus scanner such as Housecall. All of these are available free (although some also have a paid version).
Bloat is usually caused by either too much software running when your computer starts or too many left-over remnants from installing and uninstalling different software. Whilst there are software solutions that can solve some of these problems for you, Most of the effective software is either expensive or difficult for the average user to operate.