👍 Computers slow down for many reasons, I'll review some of the steps you can take to make it faster again. 👍 Make Windows Faster - Reduce running software - Scan for malware - Let your anti-malware tools work - Turn off the search indexer - Reduce visual effects - Adjust the power mode - Do less - Upgrade your internet (if you can) - Get more RAM (if you can) - Upgrade to an SSD (if you can) Updates, related links, and more discussion: 🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: ✅ Watch next ▶ Does CPU Speed Matter Any More? ▶ Chapters 0:00 Make Windows Faster 0:40 Reduce running software 2:40 Scan for malware 3:40 Run a full scan 4:00 Let your anti-malware tools work 5:04 Turn off the search indexer 6:40 Reduce visual effects 7:45 Adjust the power mode 9:00 Do less 10:30 Upgrade your internet (if you can) 12:00 Get more RAM (if you can) 13:40 Upgrade to an SSD (if you can) 14:45 Bonus 15:00 Reinstall Windows 15:20 Reduce the color depth 16:00 Defrag 16:30 Slow CPU 17:30 Reboot 18:20 Subscribe to Ask Leo! ❤️ My best articles: ❤️ My Most Important Article: More Ask Leo! ☑️ to get your questions answered ☑️ to subscribe to the Confident Computing newsletter. ☑️ to help support Ask Leo! ☑️ for even more! #askleo #windows #speed