No one wants to feel that feeling that far too many people are faced with each time they turn on their computer. You reach down and turn the computer on and wait as you hear the familiar whirring and humming of the machine starting up. But then five minutes have gone by, and then ten, and then fifteen and so on and so on. It becomes almost unbearable as you sit and sit and sit and there is nothing you can do about it. Everyone thinks that won’t happen to them. People think that because they have the latest and greatest model or the model from the best manufacturer that such problems won’t ever affect or impact them. What these types of people don’t realize is that slow computer startup problems and others like it affect everyone, including them.
There are a few basic causes of slow computer problems. The biggest one is you have too many background programs running that are set to automatically run in the default. What happens is every time you shut down your computer these automated programs shut down. However, they are programmed to begin again each time you turn on your computer. This means that every time you turn on your computer numerous little programs are firing up and beginning to tie up the valuable capabilities of your computer. In order to combat this symptom of slow computer startup, it’s necessary to clean up your hard drive, particularly of files or programs that are automatically starting. If you can trim down the process of your startup to only essential programs, that goes a long way in alleviating a slow computer problem.
Another thing that can cause slow computer startup is the presence of viruses, worms, or other malware on your system. You have to do all that you can to protect your computer from such issues by having up to date antivirus software. This will do a much better job than you can as an individual at monitoring what comes on to the computer. If there’s anything trying to gain access to the computer that should not be, or that could be a potential threat the antivirus programs will quarantine and delete it so that it can’t do any damage and bog down the computer. Another advantage of most antivirus software programs available today is that they offer identification of and protection from adware and spyware. These are the types of programs that can run in the background and significantly reduce computer performance. Just try and be as aware as you can and let technology help you in your goal of having speedy response times in your computer.
The Slow Computer website has additional information that you might find useful.