Key Points
You can decrease the time it takes your computer to start up by removing any unnecessary programs and services from the startup process.
Turning off some visual effects and optimizing your power settings are two other ways to increase performance.
You might be able to improve the performance of your computer system by turning off Windows features that you do not use.
Deleting unnecessary files and defragmenting your hard disk are easy ways to increase hard disk access speeds.
Keeping your computer physically clean inside and out is another way to ensure that it operates at peak efficiency.
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