Everybody wants his system to work at a high speed. Thus by taking care of certain small things system speed can be boosted. System performance depends on number of factors such as RAM, startup programs, contents in temporary folder and so on. Here are some tips to increase system speed:< p>

1) Run Disk Cleanup at least once a month to delete the temporary and obsolete files. The more number of temporary files in the Temp folder, slower will be its performance. It can be done in two ways either by using CCleaner software or by using Windows System Tools’ Disk Cleanup utility by going to Start–>All Programs–>Accessories–>System Tools–>Disk Cleanup. Follow the instructions thereafter.

2) Use Defragmentation utility to defragment the partitions of the hard disk. Defragmentation helps you in arranging your data on the hard disk in contiguous locations. Thus it leads to better and faster disk access. This can also be done in two ways by using Defraggler. You can also use Disk Defragmenter utility provided by Windows by going to Start–>All Programs–>Accessories–>System Tools–>Disk Defragmenter. Follow the instructions thereafter

3) Sometimes right click menu appears late. Download ShellExView software. This helps you in disabling some of the components of the menu thereby increasing the speed of the right click. One more thing can be done, uncheck the Automatically search for network folders and printers option by going to Tools–>Folder Options–>View tab.

4) You can disable File Indexing and achieve some better results. This service selects information from documents and files and creates an index of searchable keywords on hard disk. This feature can be disabled by right clicking the C:\ partition and choose Properties. Uncheck Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching. Next click Apply and then OK button.

5) You can reduce the boot up time by disabling unnecessary services running in the background during and after startup. To accomplish this go to StartàRunàType MSCONFIG. Click startup tab and uncheck and suspicious or unwanted service. Click OK and then restart your PC.

6) Animations may provide a good view but they also degrade some system performance. They can be disabled by:

a) Go to Control Panel.

b) Click System icon.

c) In the dialogue box thus opened click Advanced Tab.

d) Click settings button under Performance section.

e) Uncheck the desired animation schemes.

7) Uninstall any unnecessary program installed on the system which runs in the background using Add/Remove Programs.

8) Always keep the anti virus software updated.

9) Installing more number of fonts on the system degrades its performance. Generally 500 is enough, above which it may cause some issues.

10) If RAM is less then 512 MB then it must be upgraded for better results. It can be upgraded to 1GB/2GB and so on according to the need.

11) Keep the system clean by opening it and removing dust inside the cabinet at least once in 6 months.

12) Keep the video and motherboard chipset drivers updated.

13) You can also remove all Spyware stuff from you system. Take the help of your Anti Virus software.