3 Tips to improve a used computer’s performance

Computers aren’t inexpensive and most of users see a decline in system performance of their current computer before they’re ready to buy a new one. Whether you want to get more out of your personal laptop, or don’t have the budget for new computers, these are useful tips.

Scan and Defrag PC

If you’ve been using your laptops or desktops for a couple years, you probably downloaded many files and applications you don’t need. You probably also encountered malware or spyware that is still hampering your computer performance.

UPCleaner tool is now available to do a complete scan of your computer and help you remove unnecessary files. Once you remove the files and programs you no longer need, be sure to run the built-in Windows Disk Defragmenter, it can reorganize the data stored on your hard drives to make it more efficient.

Get a new OS

You could reinstall operating system, or take the chance to upgrade your OS to a later one (e.g. Windows 10). Be sure to check for updates that you may haven’t installed before. These updates often make your computer more stable and solve the issues that could be slowing down computer.

Use cloud storage

For the files you save on hard disk drives, you could use cloud storage services, such as Dropbox or Google Drive, so a lot of hard drive space could be saved for better performance.

Finally, we recommend that you install UPCleaner and keep it updated and running to protect your system from any internet security threats. Regularly scan your computer and delete those files you no longer need.

How to Optimize Windows for Gaming?

Gaming is one of the most demanding tasks for computers (except for Solitaire and Minesweeper). Even the quickest OS are sometimes tasked by games using a great amount of system resources and running at high resolutions.

It is expensive to upgrade computer hardware, so many users look for windows optimizations tool that can improve PC performance for free, but many of these tweaks doesn’t actually increase PC performance, they rarely work. So we are about to share the following tweaks to help you get smooth gaming experience.

Disable Unnecessary Background Processes and Items

Gaming is one of the most demanding tasks for computers (except for Solitaire and Minesweeper). Even the quickest OS are sometimes tasked by games using a great amount of system resources and running at high resolutions.    It is expensive to upgrade computer hardware, so many users look for optimizations that can improve PC performance for free, but many of these tweaks doesn’t actually increase PC performance, they rarely work. So we are about to share the following tweaks to help you get smooth gaming experience.  

While you are playing games, it is recommended to allot 90% of your computer resources to the game process. Sometimes, users just tend to ignore this fact. Opening browser, watching videos or chatting with contacts can use about 10% to 20% of your computer resources so that PCs slow down. It is also recommended not to open any browsers or software at all while gaming, your computer will be getting great power to run games smoothly with this way.

Adjust Windows Power Settings

 
This configuration will affect laptops and desktops because power settings contains power plans for certain situations. Open Power Options in Windows Control Panel, change your power plan to High performance to have your computer consistently run in high performance. Some plans tend to lower CPU power to a certain point if you are browsing or using less than 50% of your CPU.

Install UPCleaner

 
UPCleaner is a windows optimization tool, it is capable of cleaning junk files from Temp folders and registry. UPCleaner can even disable unnecessary background processes and startup items to boost computer speed.