Speed up PC by Removing Unused Programs And Software

Many people know unused programs and software slow PC down, but many people don’t know how to safely and easily remove old or unused programs and software from your Windows.  The following instructions will help you a lot.

When doing a disk cleanup, the first step is to decide which programs you no longer need. If you don’t know the purpose of a program or software, you can use a search engine to see what it is.

Many novice computer users believe a program can be removed by simply deleting the program’s icon from the desktop. Actually, this method doesn’t work because the icon is only a shortcut to the real program, which consists of many files.

You can uninstall programs from your computer by using one of below two methods.

Method 1: Click the Start menu, then click All Programs (or Program Files) to see a list of programs installed on your computer. Programs installed as part of a program group are identified by a folder icon in the list. When you click the program group, you should see an option that enables you to remove or uninstall the program. Click this option, and then follow the on-screen wizard to safely remove the program from your PC. You may be asked to restart your computer. Don’t restart the PC until after you have saved any files that are open.

Method 2: On the Start menu, click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:

Windows 7 and Windows Vista users: Click Uninstall a Program.

Windows XP users: Click Add or Remove Programs.

After seconds, you’ll see a long alphabetical list of installed programs. When you see the name of a program you no longer want on your hard disk, click it, and then do one of the following:

Windows 7 and Windows Vista users: Click Uninstall.

Windows XP users: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).

A progress bar shows you how long it will take to safely remove the program. When it’s finished, you will see the list again. Go through the list, but leave those programs that you are unsure of. And don’t remove a program group if you use one of the programs. When uninstalling a program, you may get a message that says uninstalling the program may remove a file that is shared by another program. To be safe, keep these suggested files on your PC. When uninstalling a game, the program may ask if you want to keep saved game files. If you will reinstall and play this game again, you can choose to keep the files.