How to Speed up a Slow Windows Laptop or Desktop

In this lesson you will learn how to

Fix Most Common Problems First

- Use Software to help us decide what to Keep / or Disable for starting with Windows

- Make sure you only have 1 Anti-virus installed

- Free up Memory and Resources

and be introduced to some software we will use in future lessons

In this lesson we will speed up the computer by removing Temporary files (using Software), uninstalling old hardware like previous printers as well as their related software (and show a way to remove Stubborn software)

In this lesson we will disable the unneeded Visual Styles of Windows as well as the animations and File Contents Indexing. Follow along as these two settings can make a large difference to how well Windows and other programs perform on your PC.

Because we spend so much time working in our Browsers this lesson helps speed up:

• Internet Explorer
• Firefox
• Chrome

We will tackle plugins that can be disabled, browser settings for speed, as well as other useful Add-ons for speeding up your PC and your workflow.

In this lesson we look as easy ways to disable all the unnecessary services which is running on your computer without you even knowing about it.

I also introduce those of you interested in the "Techie side" to a website for further reading, and the rest to a quick and easy tool to disable the unneeded services easily and safely with a undo feature.

Windows Registry issues can sometimes cause problems so a quick an easy scan to fix Registry issues is in order.

You will learn how to first make a quick backup, so that if there is any problem after removing the potential issues, then you can get back to where you were before.

In this lesson we will learn:

How to tame the various software updates of programs competing for resources

How to find updates for all your software in one go

How to keep software which have security implications updated automatically

All the software used to achieve this is free and easy to use when you know how.

Nowadays many of the upgrades to your computer is so easy to do that you can do it yourself. No need to even leave the comfort of your armchair. This lecture will introduce you to the website which will give you the biggest bang for your buck which I personally use to upgrade RAM and buy Solid State Drives. No Geekyness required.