You are getting used to the fact that the PC would slow down over time. You may have blamed on the malware or the fake website. However, they are not the culprits all the time. Normal daily use is the unexpected recidivist.

Every day you launch and close the software, install, update and uninstall the applications, and load hard drives while open the documents and media. Every trace of the operation on your PC would clutter, and once compiling to some extent, the issues like hangs and crashes break out.

So, if you are wondering “how do I speed up my PC”, especially on the Windows 7 (the PC on Windows 7 now is aging), you need to hand on the daily maintenance and follow the instruction below. The good news is, it will not cost you anything.


Startup 

The management of startup programs in the Windows 7 has a few more steps than in the Windows 8/10. If you want to have a faster boot time, you need to:

->Click Start button and type msconfig in the search box.

->Find Startup tab and check the programs you want to disable. And restart after that.


Task Manager

This is the tool that Windows gives you to execute your PC performance, however limited. The following instruction will guide you to take advantage of it to find out the resource-hungry programs. Stop them and speed up your PC.

->Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and choose to open Task Manager.

->Find Processes tab and select the one you want it close thoroughly.


Disk Cleaner

Freeing up disk space is the key step to “speed up my PC”. If your hard drive is almost completely full, your PC is definitely running noticeably slower. There is an unobtrusive disk cleaner fixing this problem.

->Click Start button, choose All Programs>Accessories>System Tool>Disk Cleanup.

->Check the useless terms and click OK.


All-in-one PC Optimizer

Installing an all-in-one PC optimizer is the easiest way to “speed up my PC”. There are lots of PC optimizers with good features out there, but they cost averagely 30 bucks per year or only provide the boost function in a limited valid period. If you are looking for a free and safe one, try Neptune SystemCare 2017 Free.

It does not only speed up Windows but features real-time functions that apply customized network and hard drive settings to a healthy, well-tuned Windows PC to achieve maximum performance and power at the times you need it most.