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Tips for speeding up Windows PCs

Posted on November 1, 2020 at 20:15 CST by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

TROUBLESHOOTING

By Nathan Segal

With each update and upgrade of our Windows machines, overall speed seems to take another hit.

Additional memory and a solid-state drive can significantly improve the performance of some systems, but there are other factors to consider. While researching this topic, the Microsoft Doc article “Speed up your computer” popped up in my search results. It provides a helpful summary of tweaks that might put more zip back into a hard-working PC. Here’s my hands-on take on those suggestions.

Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.43.0 (2020-11-02).

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