​Top 5 computer tips to keep your computer running like new

1. Uninstall programs you don’t need. Go through your add/remove programs in Windows and identify programs you’ve never used. It is safe to say, if you haven’t used it yet, you probably never will.

2. Empty your temporary internet files and cookies. Contact us for a tutorial if you do not know how to do this.

3. Remove any unnecessary start-up and background services. For some programs, it is necessary to have a background service starting up with the boot of your system. However, for most programs it is safe to say that they can be removed from this list. To access these, click start, run and type the command msconfig. The system configuration box will open, click either the start-up or services tab. Please remember to hide all Microsoft services before you remove any services.

4. Keep Windows up-to-date. In the control panel, choose Update or Windows Update. Make sure Windows Update is enabled, and also check for any new updates here.

5. Perform a Disk De-fragmentation. Windows is not very efficient when it comes to storing files. Because of this, your computer has to work harder to make them run. Contact us for a tutorial.