Practical ways to speed up Windows 10

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08 Oct, 2022
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Newer versions of Windows are increasingly better at maintaining their performance speed over months or even years. This, of course, refers to the common saying from some time ago that a computer or laptop "slows down." Fortunately, Windows 10 and Windows 11 do not have the same problems as Windows XP, but it is still necessary to properly maintain the system and follow good usage practices. How to speed up a Windows 10/11 computer? Read our guide!

Windows 10 System You can buy the Windows 10 system as a fully legal digital key in the Key-Soft.pl store – this also gives you access to all manufacturer updates, which improves security and speeds up the system.

Speeding up a Windows 10 computer – remove unnecessary folders and programs

This advice may seem obvious, but disk overfilling is one of the most common causes of computer slowdown. This is largely due to the design of SSD drives, which begin to slow down their operation after exceeding about half of their capacity (that is, filling 50% of disk space with data). This process becomes much more noticeable with even greater filling... and it cannot be prevented – except by regularly cleaning unused files and other digital “waste” from memory. Nowadays, it is rare to find any other type of drive on which the operating system is installed besides SSD.

Another “typical” symptom of noticeable computer slowdown is various installed programs running in the background. Many applications try to “sneak in” other related programs during installation – for example, browser add-ons, antivirus programs, or download managers. Less experienced users sometimes accept the installer’s proposals, resulting in an unused program that consumes computer resources running at system startup.

You can find background programs by opening Task Manager (key combination ctrl + alt + delete) in the “Processes” tab.

Speeding up Windows startup – autostart

Programs that load together with Windows greatly affect the system startup speed. One way to speed up Windows 10 startup is therefore to limit this list to a minimum. You can find the list of programs by typing “Autostart” in the Start menu.

The list contains many system tools that you should not disable, so be careful in your selection. Many programs run in the background – including those you do not use every day (or at all), so their presence in Autostart may be surprising. Programs will stop starting automatically if you click the toggle next to the application’s name and change the value to “off.”

Speeding up a Windows 10 computer – disk defragmentation

Fragmentation is a phenomenon where, over time and after consecutive operations performed on data stored on an HDD, file fragments “wander” to places far apart on the disk. This causes a slowing down of data reading, which gradually increases.

Data fragmentation in newer versions of Windows is not as much of a problem as it used to be, meaning the OS can control it to some extent. Nevertheless, regular defragmentation is a good way to maintain software “digital hygiene” and speed up Windows 10/11.

To launch the built-in tool, type “defragment and optimize drives” in the Start menu search bar. Then select the appropriate drive and click “Optimize.” The entire process should not take more than a few tens of seconds or a few minutes.

Other methods for disk defragmentation include using external programs (for example, Defraggler), but in most cases, the system tool will be completely sufficient.