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Adjust your start-up settings
- Click CTRL+SHIFT+ESC on your keyboard to launch Task Manager With Task Manager open find the Startup tab Search through the list of apps and look for anything that you don’t use regularly Right-click on the offending apps and click disable
Turn it off and on again
End apps that are ruining performance
How to force quit or force close a program in Windows
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open Task Manager Click on the app you want to kill Right click and look for the option to “end task” Click that to shut the task down and force close the app If that doesn’t work, right-click again and click on “go to details” Then right-click again on the app and click “end process” You’ll then see a warning that this will close everything down Click to confirm
Reinstalling or resetting Windows
Upgrade your storage
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Update your drivers
- Hit the Windows Start button Type “updates” to search Click on Windows Update Settings Tap to check for new updates Install any updates you need
Adjust for best performance
- Press the Windows Start button Type “appearance and performance” Click on “Adjust the performance and appearance of Windows” Look for the setting that says “adjust for the best performance” Select that and click apply On the advanced tab click to check that best performance is set for programs and not background tasks
Free up storage space
How to free up disk space in Windows
Select the Start button Click the settings cog Click on system and then storage
