By Haley Wilson
So Windows is loading slow, huh? Don’t worry, it’s a problem that millions of people have to put up with every day. In fact, many technical people actually say that if you don’t have Windows taking longer to load up, you’re actually doing something WRONG. Haha whatever. The fact is that Windows has a lot of problems with its boot process, mainly due to how Microsoft have tried to make the system work on “every” system out there. Unfortunately for me, I’m one of the dudes who goes round and fixes these problems, meaning that I’m VERY well placed to show you exactly how to fix the problems you’re experiencing. You ready? These 3 steps are going to show you the best ways to make Windows load up much faster than it is now…
Step 1 – Uninstall Unwanted Programs
First thing to do is to uninstall programs you don’t want or use. Now let’s not beat around the bush here – EVERYONE has programs they don’t use, right? I mean you’ve seen the “CD Burner” application, or maybe the free game which you put on your system when you first got it and it all seemed so new & exciting…. but now you’ve never “found time” to use them.
The best thing to do is to UNINSTALL any programs which you don’t want to use. Why? It’s easy – Windows has to load up every program when it boots, and as a result the more programs you have installed, the longer it will take to operate. To uninstall software, click onto “Start”, select “Control Panel” and pick “Programs & Features”, removing all the software you don’t want or need.
Step 2 – Clean Out Junk Files
Yeah it’s true – every PC has junk files. Even if you don’t think your system has any, it’s just going to be the case that you can’t see the files your system has. The fact is that Windows stores a copious amount of files inside a number of files and settings for your system. If you’re experiencing slow boot speed, it is a high probability that the “junk files” that Windows has are taking a long time to “index”. Here’s a nerdy explanation here – each time Windows boots, it has to perform “file indexing”, which basically means that it documents ALL the files on your system for faster searchers. And guess what? Yep, the more files your PC, has, the longer the indexing takes, and the slower your PC is. You need to remove these files:
- C:/Windows/Temp
- Google Chrome Browser Cache
- FireFox Browser Cache
- Internet Explorer Browser Cache
Step 3 – Limit Startup Programs
Okay we’ve left the best to last here. STARTUP PROGRAMS are one of the biggest causes of a slow Windows boot time. These are just software tools which load when Windows does, and I’m pretty sure it doesn’t take 33 rocket scientists and 1 nuclear physicist to work out that the more programs that have to load up with Windows, the longer your computer will take to boot up (really!). This means that if you want to speed up boot time, you just have to STOP the programs loading at boot. This is actually very easy to do:
- On your keyboard, press WINKEY + R
- In the “Run” box, type “msconfig”
- On the “Startup” tab, uncheck any programs you don’t want to load at boot.
- DONE!
Recommended – Clean The Registry
If this sounds overwhelming, you have some sort of uncontrollable impulse to have someone DO THIS FOR YOU, then there is another way. You can use a *registry cleaner* to boost the speed of your PC very easily. These are automated tools which work by scanning through your system and fix the various problems that your computer may have, boosting the speed of your system as a result. These tools are totally automated and work by using the steps outlined above to make Windows load up much faster. You can use one of these tools by downloading it, installing it and then letting it fix any of the problems that your system will have.
You can make Windows load faster by using the tutorial and tools on our website. You can Click Here to make Windows boot up faster on your system.
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