Since netbooks are equipped with low-power processors, their performance is relatively low. And over time, the speed of such a device may drop noticeably. However, the situation can be remedied.
The main reasons for poor performance of a netbook
The reasons for the slow operation of the netbook can be:
- installing unnecessary programs;
- an abundance of startup components;
- lack of free space on the hard disk;
- the presence of a large amount of garbage: temporary files, data left after uninstalling programs, obsolete registry keys and others;
- a small amount of RAM with a fairly resource-intensive operating system.
Ways to optimize your netbook
First of all, it is worth removing from the hard disk all unnecessary programs that came with the netbook or were automatically installed from the Internet along with the software of interest to the user. The most convenient way to manage installed programs is through the Control Panel - Programs and Features.
Cleaning the startup components can significantly speed up the operation of the operating system, not only at startup, but also in the future. You need to call the context menu by pressing the Windows + R keys, enter the msconfig command and click OK. In the window that appears, you can configure the system configuration, in particular, autorun. By opening the appropriate tab, you should disable unnecessary programs in the list of programs loaded at startup. Here you need to leave only the components that are important for the operation of the operating system itself, the rest can be removed. At the same time, files from the hard disk are not deleted, they are simply excluded from loading at startup.
For stable and fast operation of the operating system, there must be enough free space on the hard disk where it is installed. It is necessary to control this and remove unused files in a timely manner.
Periodic defragmentation of your hard drive will help speed up your netbook. The corresponding command is located in the "Service" tab from the "Hard disk properties". The process is lengthy, so before starting it you should connect the netbook to the network and disable hibernation. You cannot work with a netbook at this time.
It will not be superfluous to have one of the special programs for cleaning and optimizing the operation of the system, the so-called cleaners, capable of performing all of the above functions, as well as cleaning the registry from what is problematic to manually find.
In addition, you can improve the performance of the netbook by hardware - increasing the amount of RAM, as well as replacing the hard drive with a larger drive.
