Computer brakes - what to do?

The main reasons why the PC hangs

In fact, there can be a lot of reasons for the decrease in the performance of your laptop or "hospital". But we will focus on the main, that is, those that happen most often.

So, if your PC is very slow, pay attention to the following factors:

1. 
   dustiness of the system unit. Yes, it is ordinary dust, or rather its abundance, that can cause overheating of this component of the PC and, accordingly, its slow operation;


2. 
   simultaneous launch of a large number of applications and processes - another simple reason why the computer starts to slow down;


3. 
   malware infection;


4. 
   incompatibility of individual programs;


5. 
   clogged startup and registry;


6. 
   inefficient use of memory (operational and physical) is often the cause of the hang of the video;


7. 
   problems with the hardware.

Often the speed of the device is affectedseveral of the factors listed at once, that must be taken into account when trying to return to their "personal" friend the former ease of processing information.

Now that we have analyzed the main points, why the computer hangs, let's proceed to the next stage of fixing this situation - what to do in each specific case.

What to do if the system unit is dusty

First, you need to make sure that the PC has becometo brake precisely because of an overheat, that is to check up temperature of the processor and other completing devices. This can be done through the use of special programs, in particular - Everest Ultimate. After downloading and installing this program, you need to start it and select the "Computer / Sensor" section. And if the processor's temperature exceeds 50-60 degrees - this is most likely the cause of the hang. In this case, the cleaning measures should be taken. To do this, open the system unit and blow out dust from it. It is also recommended to check the serviceability of the cooler (fan) in parallel.

What to do if the PC is infected with viruses or malware

If your PC worked fine yesterday, buttoday suddenly began to hang - there is every reason to believe that this is caused by malicious software and viruses. How to be in this situation? To begin in this case, it is better with the same temperature test of the processor, after which you already have to conduct a thorough check for viruses. However, remember - even if you have an antivirus installed and it is updated regularly, it does not guarantee full protection for your device. Therefore, in order to find out why the computer is very slow, we recommend that you download Dr. Web.Cureit or AVZ. These two programs are designed specifically for such cases and allow you to perform an in-depth PC scan.

What to do if the laptop is filled with unnecessary or incompatible programs

If you have installed anyprogram, its incompatibility with the operating system and can be the reason for the hang of the computer. The only thing to do in this case is to remove the program and install a more suitable version. Another reason for the decline in PC performance at the software level may be obsolete drivers. The answer to the question what to do if the computer hangs because of the drivers is very simple - update them by downloading from the official website.

What to do if the startup and registry are clogged up

If the reason that the computer is slowing down, incl. when connecting the Internet, in the state of the registry and autoloading, this effect on the PC is explained as follows. Individual programs can prescribe themselves in the Startup panel or in the registry, of course, that it takes precious resources needed to process useful applications. In this case, the remnants of such programs can remain in the registry even after they have been removed from the PC. Therefore, if the "machine" is very buggy, you need to clean up - and the registry, and startup. To do this, there are applications such as CCleaner and Revo Uninstaler. However, you should use these applications carefully, so as not to remove the necessary programs from the registry.

What to do to optimize PC memory

It also happens that the laptop is terribly slow because ofimproper use of RAM and hard disk usage. What to do in this situation? Of course, to optimize their work! And you need to start with increasing the size of the swap file. You can do this as follows: go to My Computer, right-click Properties / Advanced / Performance / Options. In the window that opens, you can choose the size of the paging file, as well as disable some visual effects, which, by and large, are not really needed.

The next step in optimizing the PC iscleaning the space on the C drive. Since Windows stores all the programs on this disk and runs all programs, it must always have at least 2 GB of memory on it. If you have less - this can also lead to the fact that the computer slows down the sound or video. Therefore, you should delete or move additional files to another location. It's also worth noting that all the files from your "Desktop" are stored on drive C, so pay attention to them as well.

The final stage will be defragmenting disks. In order to start it, you should right-click on the disk icon and select "Defragmentation" in the "Tools" tab.

What to do if the cause is in the hardware

The last reason that can slow downComp - this is a problem with its "filling". Most often, they arise when using quite old machines. The only acceptable solution in this situation will be attributing your PC to the service center, which will conduct the prevention and, if necessary, recommend which parts should be replaced.