Do you find your computer which was fast and dependable at one point running less fast day by day leaving you to wonder "My computer is slow, why?" Are your programs running slower, start up taking forever and things just being choppy in general? Below, you will find 5 great ideas that will help get your computer performing better so you can stop asking yourself "My computer is slow, why?" These are free and that is the best part! First, locate all your pictures, movie files, songs, or any other file you might have downloaded. These can usually be found in your My Documents folder. The main thing is to get these files off of your hard drive. The best way would be to just trash them. You most likely would not want to do that however since you've put time into getting them so back them up first. Burn the files to a CD or DVD first to back them up and then remove them from your PC. Second, you will want to delete any unused or rarely used programs. Do this by going to the start panel and clicking on control panel. Then you will see Add/Remove Programs which you will want to double click on}}}}. Go through the list of programs to locate all that you do not use and simply click to uninstall them. Third, click on the My Computer icon and right click on the hard drive icon. Go down to the properties tab and then click on Disk Cleanup. This will delete any extras that are on your hard drive. Fourth, open up Internet Explorer and click on the "Tools" tab and then on "Internet Options". You will want to click on the "Clear History", "Delete Files", and "Delete Cookies" buttons. Doing this will delete any files your browser might have downloaded while browsing the web. There could be many files if you don't perform this on a regular basis. In recent versions of Internet Explorer, there is a single button that can be clicked that will get rid of all browsing history for you. Fifth, go back to the My Computer icon, right click on the hard drive and click on properties, next you will go to the Tools tab on top. Now you will have to do a disk defragment. This will search your computer for files and place them back in order making them easier to access when opened thus making your PC run much smoother.

These five actions should get your computer back up and running quicker. However if you still need help with your slow computer, check out this site for more things you can do to stop yourself from wondering "My computer is slow why?"