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To Find Out What's Slowing Your PC - DO THIS

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The system slowdown can be due to many reasons like software errors, or too many programs running or too may processes running, or inadequate RAM, or hard drive errors, or fragmentation issues.

•If your system is running slow, check the unwanted programs running in your PC. Click on the task manager and close the process of the unwanted programs.

If your computer is set for Selective Startup do the following:

  1. Click the Startup tab at the top.
  2. Make a note of the items that have checkmarks next to them.
  3. Select Disable all.
  4. Go to the Services tab and check Hide all Microsoft services.
  5. Make a note of the services that have checkmarks next to them.
  6. Click Disable all.
  7. Click Apply and Close.
  8. Restart the computer when prompted.
  9. Once restarted, if the system configuration window appears, close the window. Select No to restarting if prompted.

If the program is working fine then it can be concluded that some of the background applications running in the system were causing the issue.
To identify the program that is conflicting with the program follow the steps given below:
1.Click Start, click Run, type msconfig and click Ok.
2.Click the Startup tab and click Enable all. If the computer was in Selective startup enable the items that correspond to the items noted earlier.
3.Click the Services tab, check the option Hide all Microsoft Services.
4.Click Enable all. If the computer was in Selective startup enable the items that correspond to the services noted earlier.
5.Uncheck one of the services from the list.
6.Click Apply, click Close and restart the computer when prompted.
7.And test the performance.