How to clean your computer |

A lot of computer users forget that their computer can be cleaned with tools already included with Microsoft Windows. Computers generally run slow because they are not cleaned with these tools. I am going to show you how to do it in this tutorial. It is very simple to do, just follow the instructions below.

One of the best tools Microsoft includes with your Windows system is Disk clean up.

Boring definition: skip it if you want and go straight to the tutorial below.

Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe) is a computer maintenance utility included in Microsoft Windows designed to free up disk space on computer users’ hard drive. The cleanup process firstly involves searching and analyzing the hard drive for files that are no longer of any use. It then proceeds to remove the unnecessary files, freeing up disk space on the hard drive. There are a number of different file categories that Disk Cleanup targets when performing the initial disk analysis:

Compression of old files
Temporary Internet files
Temporary Windows file
Downloaded Program files
Recycle Bin
Removal of unused applications or optional Windows components
Setup Log files
Offline files
Source: Wiki

Here is how you use it. Click start

I am using windows vista, although the images I use to give you a visual might not look like your computer, the process is still the same. In older Windows, the menu options expand to the right.

Then click programs

Next click accessories

Then click system tools

Under system tools, you will find Disk cleanup click on it and the menu below will pop up on your screen:

Choose clean files from all users to begin system clean up.

You will see the window below or one similar to it.

After the bar fills up, the options window will pop up. This window lists the types of files that take up space in your computer and as a result slows your computer down. It should look something like this:

I generally select all the boxes so that all of my unnecessary files are cleaned up. After selecting the boxes of the files you want cleaned, click ok and the cleaning process will begin. It should look something like this when the cleaning process is taking place:

And that is all folks.

Recommendation

After running Disk Cleanup utility I recommend you also run Disk Defragmenter.
It is the same process but instead of clicking on Disk Cleanup, below it you will see Disk Defragmenter,
click on it and click on Defragment now to begin the process. Depending on how many files or folders you have in your computer, it may take a few minutes to a few hours. But your computer will run much better after you run these two easy Windows utilities.

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