Several Easy Steps to Boost Your Computer's Speed

Step 28 How Often You Should Use These Steps

Overall, some of these steps you should repeat every now and then just to keep your computer running smoothly. Here is my suggested guideline:

Step 1: I would do this at least once every six months depending on how dusty the area around your computer is.

Step 2: If you are going to be using the computer in an hour or two, just put it into hibernate or sleep mode.
If you are leaving it for over 10 hours, you probably want to shut it down.
If you have your computer on and you’re using it for over 10 hours, do something else! At least shut it down and turn it back on if you notice it becoming sluggish.

Step 3: I would check for updates about every day, or set it to notify you whenever there is one. Constantly update your OS!

Step 4: One time thing, unless you add an account again.

Step 5: I would run this every day for slow computers, and about every 3 days for fast computers.

Step 6: I would run this every day for slow computers, and about every 3 days for fast computers.

Step 7: Once every 2 or 3 weeks should be fine. The main reason to run is to remove the restore points.

Step 8: Ideally a full scan should be done every month to prevent problems.

Step 9: Again, once every 2 or 3 weeks should be fine.

Step 10: Again, once every 2 or 3 weeks should be fine.

Step 11: Check on it about once a month, just to cleanup.

Step 12: Check on it whenever you install a new program, or once a month to make sure nothing has changed

Step 13: Check on it whenever you feel necessary.

Step 14: Run it whenever the system is sluggish

Step 16: This is a onetime setting, only use it to change if your hard drive memory is running low.

Step 17: This is a onetime setting.

Step 18: This is a onetime setting.

Step 19: Check once a month to make sure your settings have not changed.

Step 20: This is a onetime setting.

Step 21: Check it out!

Step 22: If you are using this, just make sure your flash drive is plugged in constantly to keep it running.

Step 23: I would do a desktop cleanup every 2 or 3 weeks to make sure you don't have a lot of files sitting on it.

Step 24: I would look into it once a month or so, depending on how good you are about keeping track of your files.

Step 25: I would have this as a constant step, don't let the files sit on your computer; automatically send them to the hard drive.

Step 26: Run whenever you feel necessary.

Step 27: Run once every few weeks to clean up your registry. Be sure to back up!