Items such as AdobeAAMUpdater, Google Update, Pando Media Booster, Spotify, and Steam Client Bootstrapper are all fair game. Avoid messing with any of the services and programs that have Microsoft Corporation listed as the manufacturer.

Open the tool by pressing Windows-R, typing msconfig, and pressing the Enter key.Ĭhecking the Startup Item and Manufacturer columns is the best way to figure out which potential performance-killers you can safely disable. Make a habit of trimming the startup items. Many applications launch automatically when your machine boots up, which can stretch out boot time-especially on older, slower PCs. Microsoft’s System Configuration tool is your next-best bet for tackling slow performance. If your computer’s operating system resides on an overstuffed C: drive, clearing out some space could boost OS performance. Now is the perfect time to clear some space. If your hard drive is maxed out, performance suffers.

Windows needs room to create files while your system is running. If the problem is your PC, check whether you have plenty of free space on the hard drive holding your operating system. Geek Squad agent Derek Meister claims that many people mistakenly identify a slow system as the problem when “it’s actually not the computer, their broadband connection.” See “Downloads are taking forever” below for instructions on how to use to diagnose a slow connection. Videos that seem to buffer forever, and websites that take ages to load, may not be your computer’s fault. The first step to fixing a slow computer is to verify that your machine is the actual source of the problem.

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