Many of us complain of a poor computer speed even when the computer is loaded with fastest of chips and processors.

And then we blame the quality of our computer. Nothing is wrong with it; it is just that we don’t know how to fix these kinds of problems.

Spending some money in order to speed up your computer would seem like a burden on you, i.e., buying a faster processor, higher memory or a bigger hard disk. However, there are some simple methods to improve and increase the speed of your PC without even looking at your pockets.

1. Run Disk Defragmentation
Hard Disk defragmentation is a process to lessen the fragmentation in file systems. In this process, the contents of the disk are physically organized to accumulate the pieces of each file together closely and contiguously. It assembles same files and shifts the moved files to align with each other so that more space is vacant on your hard drive. Most of the users find a remarkable improvement in the system speed after running the process of defragmentation.

2. Empty your Recycle Bin
Get rid of the garbage in your computer by emptying the recycle bin. It is a very simple task but is very effective. But before deleting everything, just check that all the files that you are going to delete are not of any worth to you. Otherwise, it will become time-consuming to restore important files, if they get deleted.

3. Make your Windows Start Up Faster
Systemize your Windows Start up again and disable some programs that start automatically when the computer is turned on. Decide beforehand which programs you want to run automatically or which ones you don’t want to run.

4. Remove Temporary Files
Use a disk utility or Clean Drive to delete temporary files. It will make additional space on the hard disk and make the system to run faster.

5. Optimize the Virtual Memory
You may have noticed that your computer slows down when you are using very large files. Set your PC’s minimum and maximum virtual memory to the same size. Fix it to 1.5 times the total of physical memory in your computer.