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PC maintenance tips
- Always protect your PC by installing some kind of antivirus and
regularly keep the antivirus updated. There are numerous antivirus
software available on the internet. Make sure you choose a known
anti-virus after consulting a computer expert. A weak anti-virus program
will do more harm than good to your computer. A high-quality anti-virus
program on the other hand will protect your computer from dangerous
invasive software that can wash out your important data. Here are top
three free antivirus: Avast Home Edition Free Antivirus, Avira Personal Free Antivirus and AVG Antivirus Free Edition. You can choose the one you like best.
- Keep the firewall protection on as it will protect
your PC from the unwanted interferers. If the firewall is not turned on
and you are accessing the internet, then some hackers can see and access
all the files on your computer and can infect your PC with viruses that
can slow down your PC and can sometimes even crash it. Three free
firewall products I recommend are: PC Tools Firewall Plus (totally free for Windows without limitations or time-limit), COMODO Internet Security and ZoneAlarm Free Firewall.
- Temp files, downloaded Internet files, and old, unused files can occupy space in your PC. Do regular disk cleanup
using tools available or you can also do so manually. Regularly delete
files from the Recycle Bin to remove all the unneeded files from the
computer. Remove all the cookies from the PC as they are unneeded and
will occupy computer’s memory and slows down its performance.
- You should also install a Registry Cleaner tool
from the internet. It will increase the efficiency of the PC as well as
make the hardware and software run smoothly. Run this regularly weekly
for best results. There are a few popular free Registry Cleaners you
can get online: Registry Mechanic, Registry Easy and Registry Fix. Also there are a few commercial Registry Cleaner tools I recommend: Registryrid, WiseCleaner and Registry Medic.
- Keep checking for spyware and adware infection by installing spyware detectors. A
high-quality Anti Virus program also helps you detect these.
Spyware/Malware/Adware are very infectious and make the PC run very slow
and sometimes even damage your system and invade your personal data.
There are three popular free antispyware: Ad-Aware Free, Spybot Search & Destroy and Windows Defender. You can read the reviews before you download.
- All the software installed in your computer must be regularly updated so
that they can work efficiently. Nowadays most software have auto update
facility and they prompt for updating them. As soon as the internet is
turned on, they will automatically search for the updates and if new
updates are available they will get it.
- Sometimes it may happen that your computer is not infected but still
it is running slow. The reason for this is the installed programs
require more memory for smooth running than that is available in your
PC. So the solution for this is to add more RAM.
- Backups help to preserve the data and important
files stored within the computer. Backup creation is an easy process;
you just need to copy your important data in another hard drive or pen
drive/USB Sticks etc. depending on the amount of data. USB drives and
sticks are convenient and portable.
- Make sure that you clean your PC to ensure that
dust does not harm its components. CPU fan must be cleaned regularly to
avoid dust and small debris which can harm your PC in many ways. CPU fan
plays an important role in making the computer run faster. The computer
monitor also must be cleaned. You can do so using the household glass
cleaner and a soft cloth.
- When your PC is not in use, ensure that you turn it off. Also, don’t turn off the PC directly from the power switch till the Windows shuts down completely.
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