There is nothing more frustrating than a slow computer. Here's some advise from ITS - the IT support experts.

Restart

Doing this solves a large amount of problems that exist, as it restarts all the software and hardware.

Hard Drive low on Space

Check to make sure that there is enough space on your hard drive, typically between 200-500MB.

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Anti-Virus Scan

Its always handy to run this task frequently to maintain the health of your PC. With the fast changing IT world, there are more and more ways to infect PC’s.

Scan for malware

Malware is a big problem these days and is a reason for many computers running slow. Malware can get past anti-virus software’s so it would be advisable to run a malware scan on your computer.

Update Windows

-          Run Windows updates to make sure you get those all-important updates released by Microsoft

-           If your internet is running slow then maybe try to update your browser and the additional plug-ins installed like Adobe Flash Player.

Memory upgrade

If all the above fails to have a major improvement on your PC then maybe a RAM upgrade is in order, this will have a more noticeable difference on the speed of your PC.

Run registry cleaner

The purpose of a registry cleaner is to remove unwanted files from your Windows registry. These usually come from software that has not been removed properly.