Your drives will be listed in the Storage area. Note the amount of free space and total size for each drive. Note: If your PC is not low on space, try the next tip. You can use Storage Sense to delete unnecessary or temporary files from your device, which can also free up space. If you turn on Storage Sense, Windows will automatically free up space by getting rid of unnecessary files—including files in your recycle bin—when you're low on disk space or at intervals you specify.
The instructions below show you how to delete temporary files and how to turn on and configure Storage Sense. If you can't find Storage Sense on your device using the following steps, see the "Free up space with Disk cleanup" section below instead. Note: You may not want to delete temporary files to improve performance.
While these files may not be used at the moment, they help your apps load and run faster. To delete temporary files with Storage Sense. Select Temporary files in the storage breakdown. Note : If you don't see Temporary files listed, select Show more categories. Windows will take a few moments to determine what files and apps are taking up the most space on your PC.
To see what's in your Recycle Bin before you empty it, open it from your desktop. If you don't see the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop, in the search bar on the taskbar, type recycle bin , then select Recycle Bin from the list of results.
Note: Windows moves files you delete to the Recycle Bin in case you change your mind and need them again in the future. You might be able to free up a significant amount of space by deleting Recycle Bin files to permanently remove files you've previously deleted.
In the Storage management area, turn on Storage Sense. Under Cleanup of temporary files , ensure Keep Windows running smoothly by automatically cleaning up temporary system and app files is checked.
Under Configure cleanup schedules , choose how often you want Storage Sense to run. For the files you want Storage Sense to delete your choices are files in your Recycle Bin and in your Downloads folder , select the preferred time intervals, or select Never if you want Storage Sense to leave those types of files alone.
Windows will take a few moments to clean up your files, and then you'll see a message indicating how much disk space has been freed up. If your system doesn't have Storage Sense, you can use the Disk Cleanup tool to delete temporary files and system files from your device. Select Search , type disk cleanup , then select Disk Cleanup from the list of results. Select the checkbox next to the type of files you want to delete.
To view a description of each type of file, select the name. Be sure to clear those check boxes if you don't want to delete those files. To free up even more space, select Clean up system files. Disk Cleanup will take a few moments to calculate the amount of space that a can be freed up.
If you need to free up drive space, you can delete it, but keep in mind that you'll be deleting your Windows. If you delete your previous version of Windows, this can't be undone. You won't be able to go back to your previous version of Windows. Select the types of files you want to delete, select OK , then select Delete files in the confirmation window to start the cleanup. When you find an app to remove, select the More icon next to it and, if possible, select Uninstall.
If you have photos, music, or other files that you want to keep but don't use often, consider saving them to removable media, like a USB drive. You'll still be able to use them when the drive is connected, but they won't take up space on your PC. Select File Explorer from the taskbar and find the files you want to move.
Select your removable media from the location list, then select Move. Get more info about freeing drive space in Windows. Windows 11 includes many visual effects, such as animations and shadow effects. These look great, but they can also use additional system resources and can slow down your PC. Select Search , type performance , then select Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows in the list of results. Here are a couple of things you may want to consider putting some money into:.
Some computer habits and other apps and systems could be contributing to an overall sluggish experience. Here are a few more tips to get you up to speed:. Thanks a million, I was at a point where I felt like breaking the whole laptop and smashing it to pieces and throw it away. Your explanation has made me save my laptop. Great article with great tips. Here are the step-by-step instructions someone like me needs to keep things running smoothly.
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I bought my Asus laptop 3 years ago and then I forgot my login password. So I took back to the shop to get fixed, 5 hours before my flight. Since then, it got so slow. I need an hour to let it warm up before I can use it. So I followed this guide and man, I can now multitask and no more waiting time before I could use it.
My wife threw her hands up and went back to her old laptop. She gave me the new one to replace my dead 6 year old laptop, which was faster. There may be some items here that can help.
A laptop might be slow after purchase due to updates on the operating system, antivirus software, and other applications. This could be happening for a number of reasons. Thanks so much for the advice. My laptop is already running more smoothly and I have a better understanding of what to do on a regular basis to keep it that way. Great tips.. Thanks for making it easy to understand and follow.
Most laptops have default settings that cause them to run slower when not plugged in, to conserve the battery life. To change this, check out section 6 above on adjusting your power options. Good explanations. Thank you. It can be tricky to decide on which programs to install. These hacks or tweaks will enable you to do things like increasing the speed of certain menus popping up, getting near-instant taskbar icon previews, and switching active windows with your mouse cursor.
All in all, your Windows 8. Most of these hacks require the use of Regedit , but fret not, the steps are all very easy to understand. Just note that all Regedit hacks require you to log out before taking effect.
Windows 8 users may find it difficult to look for the shut down button. When you boot up Windows, there are many programs that start themselves with Windows startup and keep running until you close them. It is advised to disable startup programs for the faster boot of Windows.
Windows plays different sound notifications for various system events like the error, media connect or disconnect, and various prompts. These sounds also cause slow windows 8. Whenever you Uninstall a Program it gets deleted from Program Files and many other directories. But few registry keys remain as it is into the Registry of Windows computer.
You can find and delete such Registry entries using CCleaner. You can enable, disable and optimize various Windows 8. Auto kill not responding tasks , Faster access to Start Menu , Wait to kill a program, and more registry tweaks. After applying registry tweaks, you will notice an increase in windows 8, 8.
Every program execution asks for the block of memory from the computer, and the computer allocates memory blocks in chunks. After closing the program these blocks get free and available for another program. The free memory blocks are long and contiguous , by time and with use, these long and contiguous memories become fragmented into smaller and smaller pieces.
That makes such memory blocks unavailable for further program execution. Defragmentation is a process of cleaning such fragmented memory block, and it is easy to do since windows provide an inbuilt tool, to perform defragmentation —.
The defragmentation process may take time depending on the number of fragmented memory blocks. Alternatively, you can perform this task using a more advanced tool by IObit called Smart Defrag. Do it, only if your PC has a mechanical hard disk. If your Windows 8. Directly land to the desktop whenever it starts the windows.
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