Dealing with a slow, lagging PC all day is nothing short of enraging. For a lot of us, restarting our work or home computers regularly is the only way to keep them performing adequately. With this in mind, here is a quick guide to follow should you find yourself dealing with a buggy, grudging PC.
When your computer begins to bug out, it can be very challenging to determine the exact cause. Even if you can repair the machine yourself, it often takes a considerable amount of time to do so, and this is never as easy as it sounds. This is why PC repair services are so popular nowadays—often the time you save is well worth the cost. Professional repair companies can often diagnose and resolve the problem quickly and efficiently.
With that said, let’s delve into the measures you can take to keep your Windows PC running at its best.
Always restart
It may seem obvious, but this act of daily PC repair does come with a bit of confusion. Switching your PC off and on again is perhaps to the best way to get it back to normal, yet the way you do this can either solve or intensify PC problems.
There are those who believe that the best way to restart a PC is by yanking the cable out of the plug or flipping the socket switch off. In reality, this could cause even more serious issues for a PC, especially if it was running a critical process or update at the time. Instead, your restart or shut down process is best done by choosing the relevant option in the menu of your computer. If that fails, try holding down the power button for 5 to 10 seconds.
Safe Mode?
While rebooting, it is not uncommon for Windows PCs to ask their users if they would like to start normally or in Safe Mode. It is almost always okay to opt to start normally. Once this is done, you should whether assess the issue that forced you to restart still persists. If not, proceed to use your PC as usual.
However, if the problem was not resolved by restarting, you can redo the process and opt for Safe Mode. In cases where your Windows PC fails to restart three times in a row, the system will go into Automatic Repair Mode. When this takes place, the user should opt for Safe Mode by interrupting the boot-up process.
Disk issues
Cases where corrupt data ends up on your hard drive are not uncommon either. When this happens, your Windows PC will automatically attempt to repair that data and you will notice a disk check taking place upon start-up. Under no circumstances are you to interrupt this process or you will risk further corrupting the data your PC is trying to repair.
The problem here is that the process can take anywhere from 10 minutes to half a day, depending on the severity of the data corruption or data loss. However, rest assured that you will be shown a percentage bar toward which you can direct your frustration.
Sometimes, Windows in unable to repair the data issue at all and users will need to re-install the OS all over again or replace the disk entirely.
PC Repair Software
Your Windows system is made up of components that are interconnected. If anything goes wrong, the system tends to bug out or fail completely. This can be due to anything from malware to faulty drivers, incomplete updates and other faults.
It is nice to know that PC repair tools are out there to help prevent and fix system issues. We’ve listed three of my most trusted below. Better yet, these programs are free to acquire.
Windows Repairs
While many all-in-one repair programs exist, Windows Repair happens to be among the few that deliver on their promises. This application is able to take care of everything from firewall issues to faulty updates, to registry and file permissions.
While it not a foolproof app, many have reported being more than happy to have had Windows Repair at the ready when their PCs began giving them issues.
Advanced SystemCare
If you find yourself in need of speeding up your lagging machine, Advanced SystemCare is the among your best bets. This tool will actively look for files and applications that are open or running unnecessarily in the background. By doing this, it ensure that there isn’t an app or large file preventing your PC from running at its most optimum.
Advanced SystemCare allows you to disable the applications that make your PC buggy upon startup and applications that clutter up your RAM, making your start-up process a lot more quicker. The app allows your to run a manual check or you can set it to do system checks automatically. However you go about it, having a helpful app such this is great for those who’s computers are prone to being buggy
While computers certainly allow us to be more productive and efficient, they sometimes perform in ways that are less than ideal. However, if you take note of the advice given in this post, you should find yourself better able to deal with the daily issue that make your PC act out every now and then.
