How to Maintain Your Computer Without Any Investments

Posted by angel | Posted in PC maintenance | Posted on 09-03-2010

Physical maintenance of your computer weekly or monthly would do wonders for you. Here are some free computer maintenance tips:

Shutting down your computer : Let Windows completes the shut down process correctly, do not try to turn off the computer immediately. Try to avoid this habit as it can lead to data damage which is stored on the hard disk. Rebooting becomes essential, when the Windows or any program freezes.

System Checkup : It is important to scan the hard disk and check for malfunctioning related issues when your computer hang up frequently. Try to find out if there is any invalid registry and if present try to remove it. Relocation of all the files that are stored on the hard drive is done through defragmentation.

Data Maintenance: It becomes essential to uninstall programs that are not required. Delete temporary files, which can be done from program tools in the control panel in your system. It is adviced to have frequent backups of the important files and folders.

Security from Malware : For every computer, virus programs are the worst enemies. It eats up the system resources and slows it down too. Opening emails from unknown senders is not adviced. Download files only after prior virus scan. It is good to have a weekly or monthly virus detection scan and virus definition update. Those who are Internet savvy. it is important to install a firewall program.

Updating System Applications : Better performance and data security can be achieved by updating applications regularly. Periodic computer maintenance, security review and assessment would keep your computer functioning better.

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