Slow Computer?

Do you remember when you first got your computer, how fast it was! It was great! But little by little it got slower and slower and you don't know why!

There are several reasons why your computer can be slow. Especially when it happens suddenly, then it can be slow because of malware (spyware, adware, trojans, viruses..). However, it's not always malware causing this. A computer that suddenly becomes slow may have a virus or spyware program robbing its resources. You should run a virus scan and spyware sweep as a first step in diagnosing a suddenly slow computer.

Installing new software which may not be compatible with other software present already, a fragmented drive, uncontrolled applications, lack of maintenance, a full disk etc etc.. cause a serious system slowdown.
A lot of programs running in the background may cause a system slowdown as well, as they will steal away trace amounts of memory and processing time as your computer runs.

Please note - PCslow Doctor will give you a good start at diagnosing and correcting issues that slow your computer down

So, if your computer takes a really long time to start up, and another forever to obey your mouse clicks, then you've got a slow computer. Here are some of the most common causes, ranked roughly in order of frequency.

• Too many programs and processes runnning
• Malicious processes running
• Inadequate RAM
• Hard drive errors, capacity, or fragmentation issues
• Inadequate processor speed
• Other hardware issues

Keep in mind that as you use a computer over a period of years, adding and removing software and other files, random file corruption and disk fragmentation may slowly degrade system performance. This is often unnoticeable due to its gradual nature, but seems more apparent after one uses a faster, newer computer.