Computers, Software
What should I do if my computer slows down? How to speed up the computer if the video is slow? Why does the computer slow down when I turn it on?
A computer is a pretty whimsical thing. In any case, users are not so perplexed by the fact that the PC on the latest Intel Core i7 is horribly slow, sometimes opening the browser tabs for two or three minutes, not to mention the games that can start even longer.
Hardware
First, determine the "iron" component of your PC. Of course, we wrote at the very beginning of the article that almost all machines are subject to strange slowdowns in work, but where it often happens with those computers, the components of which are far from the first freshness.
CPU
Most often, the processor is under suspicion. If you have something like "Celeron C" with a clock speed of 900 MHz, then you should not blame him for refusing to function normally under Windows 7, as if installed on such a rare computer.
If the processor is old, and even belongs to the Celeron family, we strongly recommend using Windows XP. He will not draw more, but you will save a lot of precious nerve cells. But what if the computer slows down on modern games, even if it is the "heart" of a processor of one of the last generations?
Video card
Games - this is just the best test site, on which you can reveal the full potential of your iron. Synthetic tests are also good, but they are often available only to professionals, but even a schoolboy can launch a modern shooter.
Run it, he starts, but then often start the problem. The picture is more like a slide show, which some sadist launched at the slowest speed. When the game slows down on the computer, most often in the problems of novice gamers the video card is to blame.
And not without reason! After all, in those places where his parents often buy a computer for their beloved offspring, they are very peculiar to their assembly. So, you can often encounter the fact that in a system with good other characteristics put something like the GeForce 430. No doubt, such a video card will work well for not too powerful multimedia systems, but it's useless to put it in gaming PCs.
That's why users so often ask about why the new computer, bought in a large household appliance store, is hampering.
RAM
About "two cores, three giga" heard almost everything, but because among people who are very far from computer affairs, the opinion was formed that only its volume is important for operative memory. This is not quite true.
For example, games on a computer with 4 GB of memory are often slowed down. That's just the memory of that - DDR1. Given that modern games sometimes do not have even the bandwidth of DDR3, there is nothing to be surprised at.
So, we have considered the main reasons for the "iron" braking of the computer. There are three of them: the processor, video card and RAM. Some people think that the performance can greatly increase from the replacement of a standard HDD to an SSD, but this is not the case.
Yes, after installing a solid state drive, launching programs and the system itself can be greatly accelerated, but no more. The OS will not be faster to work, since everything will again rest on the "ceiling" of the same processor.
So if you have an old computer, then you have exactly two options: either bypassing the old XP with a set of the lightest programs, or buying a new system unit. If the machine is newer, you can change the most critical parts of it. All this is better done in advance, without waiting for questions about why the game on the computer slows down .
Cleanliness is the guarantee of health!
Continuing the "iron" theme, there is no way to avoid the problem of dust. And this is really a big trouble! Beginners (and not only for the duration of use), users often have no idea what is happening inside their system unit. If you do not clean your computer for at least a couple of years in an ordinary city apartment, so much garbage, hair and dust accumulate inside it, that all this mass can lead even to a complete stop of the cooler on the processor.
So what if the computer slows down because of this? The option here is one: use a vacuum cleaner. Remove the walls of the system side, gently shake the centuries-old stratification of dust with a brush or brush, and then remove it with a vacuum cleaner. Important! Do not expose its power to maximum, do not approach the bell too close to work.
Option for "advanced"
But if you understand the issue a little better, you need to perform a thorough cleaning. To do this, the motherboard itself, the main memory board and the video card are removed. Remove the cooler, remove the CPU. It is necessary to replace the thermal paste.
Pay special attention to the inside of the power supply: sometimes it gets so much dust that the slightest spark can easily lead to a fire!
But what if the computer brakes even after such a radical cleansing? I'll have to check the software component.
Operating system and other software
Now every schoolboy knows that problems with computer performance are often associated with software problems. What is the reason for this?
Secondly, viruses and other malicious software attach their "hands" to this process, which can not only delete some necessary files, but also engage in the reproduction of their own kind. As you understand, it does not end with anything good in terms of performance.
Third, the computer slows down very much when users install hundreds of huge programs on it, which they do not need at all. For example, what is the average statistical user of Photoshop who he does not know how to use? But all this digital "garbage" not only takes up space on the hard disk, but also slows down the system.
A separate item of our "braking program" are various kinds of pests: Mail.ru Guard, Yandex elements, Webalta and others. Officially they do not belong to the category of viruses or Trojans, but they do not cause any harm from this. It is often necessary to see how the video is slowed down on the computer, which even loads for ten to fifteen minutes! And all this is due to the fact that in autoloading there hangs almost a hundred "necessary" programs.
And now we will deal with all these negative factors in order.
operating system
If you found the days of Windows 98, then remember the fact that these systems were extremely unstable, they used to drop out on a blue screen with the slightest "shock". If you compare them with the same "Winds 7/8", then the differences will be clearly visible.
But even so, do not forget about the elementary measures that will help keep the computer in order. Let's start with defragmentation. Analyzing the reasons why the computer slows down, many people completely forget about it, but in vain.
Since in the vast majority of computers are traditional HDD, then you can not prevent knowing about how they are written data. Contrary to popular belief, this does not happen as orderly as in the case of CDs. One file can be divided into thousands of parts, which are "smeared" on the hard disk. Because of this, very often the video is slowed down on the computer, because the PC needs to access a huge number of files for its decoding, which does not contribute to high performance.
The defragmentation process assists in assembling them into a single whole, which reduces the load on the hard disk, and increases its service life. For its implementation, you can use both the standard "Windows" utility and third-party programs.
Registry
In fairness, it should be noted that cleaning the registry gives the most pronounced effect only on XP and earlier systems. Windows Vista, 7/8 / 8.1, this "ailment" is much less likely.
Cleaning the Hard Drive
We have already said that many programs leave a huge number of junk files on it. To eliminate them, the standard Windows application suits well. You can start it by going to the address: "Programs - Standard - System Tools - Disk Cleanup".
A more efficient option is the same CCleaner, with which you can sometimes clear a lot of disk space. To perform the cleaning, you need to select the item with the same name in the main program window. Click on the "analysis" button, after which the utility will scan the hard disk and tell you how much free space can be released. After this message has been displayed, you can click on the "Clear" button.
Some features of Windows 8
Some observers on the eve of the release of this OS cursed about the "miracle-button". Say, Microsoft itself hints to users about the reliability of its own product. Time has shown that the new system is hardly unreliable to the "Seven", but we will still talk about the availability of a software reset method.
So, for this you need to press the "Windows + I" key combination. A side panel opens , at the bottom of which there is an item "Changing the computer settings". Click on it. A dialog box will appear in Metro-style, in which you need to click on the option "Update and Restore".
A new window will open. Here you need to activate the "Restore" function. Again, a list of options opens, in which we are interested in the item "Restoring the computer without deleting files".
If you do not understand what we just said, we explain: in this way, you can "roll back" the operating system to the factory state, and all your photos, movies and music will remain in order. This is actually the ideal solution to problems when the computer brakes brakes, and all methods have already been used. Unfortunately, the applications after this will have to reinstall again.
On the "program set"
By the way, about programs. We have already mentioned that the inadequate amount of the slowdown of the operating system can be the reason. The irony here is just the fact that on the computers of those people who really work for them, there is exactly the set of applications that they really need.
In the case of newcomers, the situation is diametrically opposite: they put all the programs that will only be found on trackers. Why does a person who does not even know the basic principles of 3D modeling need 3D Studio MAX, the cost of which is many times higher than the price of their computer?
And why put on your machine "Photoshop", if you do not even know about the layers of images? We are not talking about the fact that the use of stolen versions of such programs is somewhat contrary to the law. In addition, they lie dead on the hard drive. As a result, the computer slows down when turned on, and you have absolutely no benefit from all installed utilities.
And this is even without taking into account the fact that "broken" versions often so obscure the registry that it is simply impossible to clean all their tracks!
Viruses and other "malware"
And only now we have come to the leader of the list of "TOP-100 reasons that can slow down your computer", judging by the recommendations of any organizations of "computer help". After reading the article at first, you probably could make sure that malicious programs are not always the root of all ills.
Be that as it may, but when the computer slows down, Windows 7 is resuscitated in all available ways, and there is no visible result, it makes sense to look for "malware". How to do it? Install the antivirus, of course!
Especially clearly indicates the presence of malware that fact that when you connect the Internet, the computer slows down. This is due to the fact that your car can be included in a botnet that sends spam all over the world. It sounds a little fantastic, but nothing incredible about it.
If the computer is already infected, then it makes no sense to rely on the already existing (if any) antivirus. Viruses primarily disable its name, often displaying a fake badge in the tray, when you click on it, the "antivirus" window is just opened. Naturally, this is just a fake, the sense of which there is no point.
For cleaning, we recommend using one-time utilities, which include Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool, Dr.Web CureIt or AVZ. All of them do not need installation, they can work with removable media or from under the BIOS.
"Legalized pests"
Very often on the computers of inexperienced users you can watch how the unfortunate machine loads dozens of "loaders, defenders, elements" and other junk at the start, the only function of which is collecting information about the user for later use in the development of advertising mailings.
Antiviruses (with rare exceptions) do not respond to them, so you have to deal with their removal yourself. We will not describe the removal of each of the retarders in more detail, since it will take too much time. It is better to consider how you can cope with all such troubles, using a wonderful program Revo-Uninstaller.
How to use it? Very simple! After running the utility, pay attention to its main window: there will be a list of all the programs that are only installed on your computer. Look for in the list of the utility that would like to lime, select it with the left mouse button, and then click on the "delete" button located at the top of the dialog box. First, the standard uninstall program will be launched. After it is completed, you need to activate the "advanced scan" option.
The program will check the hard disk and the registry for any remaining application, and then give you a list of them. Mark all the items, then click on the "Delete" button.
We hope that after reading the article you learned about what programs are slowing down your computer. If you do not forget about regular defragmentation and cleaning of the hard disk, do not install applications from untested sources and update your anti-virus in time, they will never bother you.
In addition, it is necessary to regularly clean the computer of dust, in time to change the thermal paste on the central processor. This will not only ensure the durability of the hardware, but also contribute to the rapid operation of the operating system.
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