If your computer’s been steadily slowing down over a period of time, it’s likely that the problem is either due to lack of proper computer care (e. g. , regularly shutting down) or age.
When using computers that are several years old, updating to new versions of operating systems (e. g. , from Windows 7 to Windows 10) may negatively impact the computer’s performance.
You can remove dust from a vent by using compressed air, or by wiping down the vents with a moist paper towel. If there’s a large amount of dust clustered around a vent, your computer probably has dust inside of it as well. You should take your computer into a professional tech department to have it cleaned if this is the case.
As with internal dust and grit, having your computer’s circulation system replaced is a job for professionals.
It’s also good to close programs that you’re not using as a general habit. Not only will this increase your computer’s speed now, it may also prevent errors with those programs later.
If this fixes the problem, make sure that your computer is fully charged before taking it off of the charger again.
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Keep in mind that your computer will most likely run slowly for a few minutes after starting up.
This is normal.
Always restart your computer after removing malware.
Programs highlighted in dark orange are considered large drains on system memory.
You can also click the CPU column header and repeat this process with programs there.
You can also click the CPU column header and repeat this process with programs there.
Click the Startup tab. Select a program. Click Disable in the bottom-right corner. Repeat with other programs in this list.
If you don’t see Go at the top of the screen, first open the Finder or click the desktop to cause Go to appear.
You may have to scroll down to see this option.
Any program with “root” listed in the “User” column is a Mac system program or process. Quitting these programs isn’t always permitted, and even when it is permitted, doing so can lead to system instability.
Force-quitting a program will cause any unsaved files in that program to be lost. You can also do this with programs on the CPU tab.
Force-quitting a program will cause any unsaved files in that program to be lost. You can also do this with programs on the CPU tab.
Force-quitting a program will cause any unsaved files in that program to be lost. You can also do this with programs on the CPU tab.
Force-quitting a program will cause any unsaved files in that program to be lost. You can also do this with programs on the CPU tab.
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Click Users & Groups Click the Login Items tab.
Click the lock icon.
Enter your password.
Uncheck any programs that you want to disable.
Click the lock icon again.
You can free up space by moving or deleting programs and/or files. If you scroll down through the storage page, you can see which types of files (e. g. , “Documents”) are taking up the most space.
Mac files are color-coded by category, so you can tell exactly which files are taking up the most space by hovering your mouse over a color in the storage bar and reviewing the pop-up message.
Hard drive defragmenting is a process in which Windows finds pieces of information that have been scattered around your hard drive and places them all back in the same general location. This improves load times when opening certain files and programs.
Open Start Type in disk cleanup Click Disk Cleanup Click Clean up system files Check every box in the window. Click OK Click Delete Files when prompted.
