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Most electronic devices, including laptops, experience a gradual slowdown over time. Instead of splurging on a new machine or hardware upgrades, try out these methods to bring your laptop back to its speedy performance as if it were fresh out of the box in the article below!
1. Turn Off Startup Programs in Windows
After a while, we might have installed too many programs, and some of them are rarely used. However, if they start with Windows every time you turn on your computer, it can significantly prolong the boot time.
Step 1: On the Desktop, select the search bar and type Task Manager > Open.
Step 2: Choose the Startup tab. Pay attention to the programs affecting startup time (Startup impact) with three levels: High, Medium, and Low. For programs with high impact that you seldom use, choose the program and click Disable. That's it!
After completing these steps, you'll see the status bar switch to 'Disabled,' meaning the software has been deactivated, or we've successfully turned off the program from starting with Windows.
2. Perform Hard Drive Defragmentation (for HDDs)
To quickly understand the phenomenon of hard drive fragmentation, imagine the drive's reader head as yourself and the hard drive as a room. The hard drive's task is to read and write data, similar to how you enter a room, retrieve, and store items.
Normally, related items are kept close together for easy retrieval. Similarly, the hard drive organizes files, folders, and documents close to each other for efficient read and write operations in the future. Fragmentation occurs when these files, folders, and documents are scattered far apart within the drive.
This can happen due to various reasons. Just like objects in a neatly arranged room that are now shuffled around, you'll spend more time finding them.
Note:
- The time it takes to defragment your hard drive can be quite long (depending on the drive's capacity, the more data, the longer it takes), so it's best done when you don't need to use your computer (before bedtime, for example).
- This method doesn't apply to SSDs because the operation of SSDs differs from HDDs, and the expected results won't be achieved.
To perform hard drive defragmentation, we can use the built-in tool on Windows 10, and this tool is quite effective.
Step 1. Choose the search bar, type Defragment, and open the Defragment and Optimize Drives software.
Step 2. Select all the HDDs you have and click Analyze all to assess the fragmentation status. If the drive shows OK, no action is needed. But if it shows Need Optimization, it means you should defragment that drive. Choose the drive, click Optimize, and wait a bit to finish.
Performing defragmentation is recommended weekly or slightly longer, like monthly, to keep your hard drive running faster and more stable.
3. Increase Virtual RAM
When your computer is short on RAM, it visibly slows down. If you can't afford to buy new RAM, you can increase virtual RAM through your hard drive.
Step 1. Choose the search bar, type View advanced system settings, and open it.
Step 2. Select the Advanced tab, go to Performance, and choose Settings.
Step 3. After being in the Performance Options section, switch to the Advanced tab and select Change.
Step 4. Uncheck Automatically manage paging file size for all drives.
Step 5. Then, navigate to the Custom size section.
- For the Initial size (minimum capacity), set it to 1.5 times the current RAM size.
- For the Maximum size (maximum capacity), set it to 3 times the current RAM size, but don't exceed the Recommended value below.
After configuring, click Set to save. Press OK. Finally, restart your computer to apply the changes.
After applying these three tips, do you notice any improvement in your computer's speed? Leave a comment below for immediate support.
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