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How to speed up computer performance
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After prolonged use of a computer, the operating system may slow down. This slowdown is caused by a large number of excess files and Windows registry errors.
The computer can also be slowed down by applications that run at system startup and significantly slow down the system. You may even have no idea that a specific application is running in the background using up your computer resources.
Try Kaspersky tools and see how fast your computer can be!
To speed up the computer:
- Open the main application window of Kaspersky.
- Go to the Performance section and use the following tools:
- Quick Startup. Helps find applications that run at system startup and prevent them from starting automatically.
- PC Speed-Up. Helps find and delete unused operating system files and fix Windows registry issues.
- Duplicates. Helps find and delete superfluous copies of files.
- Large files. Helps find and delete files larger than 100 MB to free disk space.
- Unused Apps. Helps find applications that you have not run for a long time. Perhaps you will want to remove some of those applications.
- Current Activity. Lets you see which applications are currently running and how much computer resources they are consuming. You can stop these applications.
How to speed up computer startup
Does your computer take too long to boot? This usually happens when many applications are launched when the operating system starts up. We will tell you which applications are slowing down your PC at startup, and help you to disable autorun of these applications.
To speed up your computer startup:
- Open the main application window of Kaspersky.
- Go to the Performance section.
- Click the Show apps button in the Quick Startup section.
The Speed up computer startup window opens.
- Select an app from the list and toggle the Autorun switch to Off.
The app will no longer be launched at startup.
Page topHow to declutter your operating system
Clutter builds up in an operating system over time, slowing down your PC's performance. Large number of files that are not being used and Windows registry issues contribute to that. Kaspersky will alert you if the amount of this data becomes excessive, and you will be given an opportunity to decide which data to delete.
To declutter your operating system:
- Open the main application window of Kaspersky.
- Go to the Performance section.
- In the See how to speed up your PC block, click the Start button (or View if the search was already performed).
Kaspersky performs a search and generates a report with the following contents:
- Unused system files. Click the button View to view a detailed report on the operating system files that are not being used. Click the Clear button to delete these files.
- Windows registry issues. Click the button View to view a detailed report on the Windows registry issues that you can delete without risking damage to the operating system. Click the Fix button to fix detected issues.
Removal of unused files and fixing the detected issues will speed up your PC.
Page topHow to find identical files on your PC and remove them
Your computer may store files with identical file names and identical content. These duplicate files clutter up memory, take up space on your hard drive and make your computer run slower. You can find duplicate files and delete extra copies using the Duplicate Files feature.
To remove duplicate files:
- Open the main application window of Kaspersky.
- Go to the Performance section.
- Select the search area in the drop-down list in the Duplicate Files section.
- Click the Find button.
- In the search results window, select the files and click Delete.
Duplicate files will be removed from your computer, while the original data will be preserved.
Page topHow to find large files on your computer and remove them
You are trying to save data on your computer but you suddenly find out that your hard drive is almost full. Sounds familiar? In this case, you might want to find and delete large files that you do not need, and we are going to help you with that.
To find large files on your computer and remove them:
- Open the main application window of Kaspersky.
- Go to the Performance section.
- In the Files larger than drop-down list of the Large Files section, specify the size of files you want to find, for example > 1 GB.
- Select a specific folder for your search, or leave the default value User's folders unchanged.
- Click the Find button.
The search will be performed, and the Large Files window will open. It will display a list of large files found. You can sort the files by file type. To do this, select a file category, for example, Images.
- Perform the following actions:
- Check the Select All box if you want to remove all the files, and click the Delete button.
- Otherwise, check the boxes next to specific files and click the Delete button.
The selected files will be removed from your computer.
Page topHow to remove unused applications
Several factors affect your computer's performance, and the number of installed applications is one of them. The more applications you have installed, the slower your computer is running. This is caused by the fact that some apps, including those installed without your knowledge, may be launched automatically, consuming the CPU resources and using up RAM, as well as performing unnecessary and sometimes even malicious actions.
Kaspersky will help you find and remove these apps.
To remove applications you do not use:
- Open the main application window of Kaspersky.
- Go to the Performance section.
- Click the Find button in the Unused Apps section.
After completing the search, Kaspersky will display the list of unused apps. You can select specific apps to remove in that list.
- To remove an app, click the Remove button next to the app you want to remove.
The app will be removed from your computer.
To find out more about removing apps, please go to the PC Cleaner section of Help.
Page topHow to terminate an app that slows down your computer
If you have noticed that your computer freezes or runs slower, you can open the Current Activity window, which shows a list of currently running apps and active processes, and terminate an app or apps that are consuming too much of your computer's resources.
To see the current activity and/or terminate an app:
- Open the main application window of Kaspersky.
- Go to the Performance section.
- In the Current Activity section, click the View activity button
This will open the Application Activity window on the Running tab.
- From the app list, select the one consuming the most of your processor resources (in the CPU column) and/or RAM (the Memory column), and click the Terminate process button.
The app will terminate.
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