5 Things you can do to tune up your computer!

1) Make sure that you have the latest flash player and java updates.  You can get theses up dates directly through there official websites(http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ or www.java.com).  Another method is to go to the control panel on your computer and check each of two these software.

Go to the bottom left corner, and click on the windows start button, then select the windows control panel.

Select the Java 32bit software and click up date from the control panel. Then click update at the bottom of the java control panel.

Select the flash-player software, then click on the advance tab at the top.









2) Make sure that you have the latest windows updates as well as security patches from Microsoft.
Click on the start menu and then select the control panel.  You will need to click on the windows update icon from the list provided.

Select windows updates.

Check for updates.

3) Uninstall  unnecessary software that have been installed on your computer. some of these software can be installed without your knowledge as a add on or extra software that is not needed.  In order to uninstall a program or software from your computer, you will need to go to the control panel and select ''Programs and features"

Select programs and features from the control panel.

 Select the program or software you want to remove, then click uninstall at the top.(Double clicking on the selected program will also start the uninstall process)





4) Use Microsoft MSCONFIG command to customize your start up programs, so that your computer will start up faster and more efficiently.  By using this MSCONFIG command, you will be able to stop unwanted programs from starting up when you turn your computer on.

Type MSconfig in the search box, then press enter.

Select the unwanted programs you which to stop from starting up.

5) Optimize your browsing experience by clearing cookies, cache, and temp files stored on your computer.  CCleaner is a free software you can download to get this done.

Clearing cookies and cache items on Google  Chrome: http://computerthingz.blogspot.com/2012/12/how-to-clear-your-cookies-and-cache-in.html

How to download and use CCleaner: http://computerthingz.blogspot.com/2012/12/one-of-best-software-you-can-use-for.html

One of the best software you can use for FREE is CCleaner, it's both for MAC's and PC's!

CCleaner is a free downloadable software you can use to clean up the cluster on your computer, it is also very simple to use and there is a free version as well as a FREE version.  I highly recommend this software if you notice your computer is lagging in performance.

Here is how it works,

Open CCleaner by going to your start menu, you will then select the option to clean your system temporary files by clicking the run feature highlighted in the screen shot.  There is also a analyze feature, which you can select to get a more detail look at the clutter on your computer system.

Screen shot showing analyze feature complete.  Also, displaying the clutter size.

You can also select to scan  your computer's registry   for errors, and also correct them as well.

Other tools you can select from CCleaner.










Here is the link for the download of CCleaner;
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download