pc cleanup

Keeping Windows 11 feeling fast isn’t about chasing exotic tweaks—it’s about sticking to a practical maintenance routine that prevents small issues from snowballing into slow boots, stutters, and crashes. The seven fundamentals below are the bedrock of a healthy system: scan and repair system...

If your Windows PC feels sluggish, unresponsive, or disorganized, you're not alone. Many computers develop these issues over time, but restoring your PC’s speed and productivity doesn’t require a full weekend overhaul. You can dramatically improve Windows performance, free up disk space, and...

Navigating the digital landscape of Windows can sometimes feel like steering a ship through a sea of shortcuts, settings, and the occasional iceberg of inefficiency. Many users develop habits that, while seemingly harmless, can lead to a sluggish system, security vulnerabilities, or just plain...

Below is an in-depth analysis and guide that takes a fresh look at a popular MakeUseOf piece recommending the removal of certain Windows apps. While Microsoft bundles many useful tools with Windows, over the years some preinstalled apps have lost their shine—or worse, become bottlenecks in your...

It’s time to admit it – our Windows PCs are like digital packrats. Hidden away in various nooks and crannies of your operating system is a glut of temporary files, cache, and forgotten apps silently weighing down your system’s performance like suitcases full of old receipts. But, there’s good...

I am trying to download an updated version of a program that I use frequently. When I click the download, I get a message that says "Google Drive cannot scan the file because it is too large". I can select "download anyway", but the resulting file is garbage. ????? I don't have Google Drive...

Never saw this happen before. I downloaded an app from iolo (PC cleaner free) and following the installation a shortcut appeared on my desktop, which seemed normal. Clicking on the shortcut ran the app OK, but I noticed the app doesn't show up in the program files, or anywhere else on my...

In task manager, I tried to run new task explorer.exe Nothing Ran sfc /scannow Nothing Entered a batch file to terminate and run explorer.exe Nothing File explorer options through control panel are viewable/customizable but no matter what is done...

That was a good shake now to days? Is MS- total PC Cleaner ? too ?

Hello there, I was getting a lot of activity on Comodo Internet Security so I thought I would check out process monitor. That's when I noticed that over the course of an hour, there were 21,000,000 events. During that time, all I was trying to do was watch a tv program on channel 4. It got...

So I decided to do some cleaning in my PC. But one thing that has been bothering me a long time and was afraid to delete them, are some folders with long names containing random numbers and letters on my Local Disk. Examples: 0e42926df47d3dd246932dc8c69d1c 92b0cc202300988ef32292...

Hello, yesterday when i was cleaning my pc from files i misscilck and turned off all services. Today, i can't do anything that uses services, and i can't turn them on. I tried to restore system but it uses service so i can't do IT. Can someone help me? I have admin on my pc. I send some pic but...

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Hi I just installed SuperAntiSpyware in Windows 10. I've used it off and on for years and I found this folder .trash.999 which I've never seen before. I found references for it as related to Ubuntu, and as Malware of some sort. I deleted it but this prompted me to download and install...

I just cleaned my PC, again and it caused me to talk about this, again & yes, I know it is, again, but, that is just OK. I do this periodically and on a regular basis... and everyone should. I feel it is good to mention this, again, as I believe many, if not too many people don't make it...

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Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...

Hey guys! For years, I always had a compressed can of air which I use to clean my PC about once a week. I'm looking to get an electrical air compressor (which would save lots of money) and was wondering if you guys can suggest cheap ones that get the job done. These are 2 I saw for under $100...

Hey everyone I'm new to windows 7 but so far I love it! I am also a new member on the forum! :wave: I would like (it would be nice if it was free) a program of some sort that scanned my PC and got rid of duplicates and broken short cuts. It drives me crazy all the time to be deleting broken...

I have looked endlessly on why on earth after installing Windows 7 Home Premium from Vista that now my PC runs slower. Windows has increased trouble handling multiple applications which weren't a problem in Vista. example: I can't play music and surf the web without struggling performance in...