If your Windows pc takes a long time to start, or if it freezes up often, you will benefit a great deal from the following tips:

Speed Up PC Tip 1 – Remove Unwanted Applications and Files

Getting rid of unwanted applications and files is an important step to speed up Windows. You can uninstall unwanted programs using the Add or Remove Programs utility. This utility is in the Control Panel window and shows you the names of the programs installed on your computer. To remove unwanted programs, open the Add or Remove Programs window, identify the programs you no longer use, and uninstall them one by one.

Removing unwanted files is also simple and can be done by running the built-in Disk Cleanup utility. This utility shows you the files that you can delete safely and allows you remove such files with a single click of the mouse.

Speed Up PC Tip 2 – Install the Latest Windows Updates

Not installing Windows Updates regularly is a recipe for disaster. New updates improve the performance and security of your PC. If, for some reasons, you have set Windows to not download and install the new updates automatically, we recommend you change the settings to facilitate automatic installation of all new important updates.

Install the Latest Drivers

Keeping your drivers up-to-update helps you improve the performance of your PC. With the help of a driver update tool, you can keep your drivers updated in a simple and easy manner.

We have some more detailed and specific articles on this topic, such as How to fix high CPU usage, How to speed Windows 8 startup, How to speed up Windows startup, Why is my PC so slow? and finally Top 5 ways to speed up your PC

With all of these PC Speed articles – you should find what you are looking for and get your PC running at optimum performance again.