
Because your operating system is the registry, fixing broken settings will make your machine much, much faster. It’s so large, it is bound to have errors and irrelevant stuff floating on it. The Registry is the coding of the operating system with settings for everything. A warning: if you clicked “Remember me” for logins – it may wipe them out and you must login in with the full username and password again! (Technically, this isn’t secure… but who’s watching?) Another thing that CCleaner can do is fix Windows Registry errors. Not only does CCleaner clear browser cookies, but it removes the full browser cache of passwords and history. It’s not a lot, but if you have never cleaned them before, it could be significant and be a source of a slower PC. Now all those cookies are doing is taking up space on your hard drive. However, some sites you only visit once and you forget it. While you may wonder if cookies are bad, well, most aren’t. Because of the modern styles of coding web pages, many pages’ force computers to download browsing cookies that save sections of the page and other metadata to make it load faster and more efficient. CCleaner removes the browser tracking cookies that your computer builds up from visiting web pages. A piece of software that the cookie monster would hate. Because there are so many browsers and extensions, I’d head over to the help desk and ask them to clean up your browsers for you, unless you are familiar this process. Your browser could load itself and web pages much faster if you get rid of those. Not only do extensions and toolbars take up screen space, but also hog up your system resources. No, your internet will still be connected to your computer thanks to your browser.

For some odd reason, people think that the more you have installed must mean the more ways you can access the internet.

You do not need any toolbar to be able to complete searches. Many people are running unnecessary web browser extensions and search toolbars such as Yahoo, Google, Bing, and other less-popular toolbars. Uninstall those darn browser extensions and toolbars

For those of you who now have virus and malware-free computers and would like to get even more performance out of your PC, then this article is for you. If you have not read my article on removing viruses and malware with free software, head on over to that article here because this article is not going to cover antivirus and antimalware software. These tips will increase your computer’s efficiency for those midterms and the rest of the semester. Optimizing Your Computer: Software Picks to get Your Windows PC Running Like New Againīy Brett Schultz FSJ’s student tech expert explores software choices to optimize your PC. Home › Technology › Optimizing Your Computer: Software Picks to get Your Windows PC Running Like New Again
