Windows 10 is a remarkable tool. Having said this, it can sometimes seem to slow to a crawl\u2026 not the ideal situation when you\u2019re trying to be productive. That\u2019s why we\u2019re devoting this week\u2019s tip to speeding up Windows 10.<\/p>\n
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However, as with any changes you are considering to your computer, you should lean on your IT resource to determine if it\u2019s okay to make these adjustments. Better yet, IT may want to make them for you. One way or another, make sure you get the all-okay before switching anything on a work device.<\/p>\n
Cleansing of Bloatware<\/strong> Adjust Power Settings<\/strong> Kill Windows Tips and Tricks<\/strong> In order to disable these invasive bits of advice, click the Start button.<\/strong> Under your Settings<\/strong>, access System<\/strong> and from there, Notifications & actions.<\/strong> Under the Notifications section, you will find the option to Get tips, tricks, and suggestions as you use Windows<\/strong>.\u201d Deactivate this option, and you won\u2019t have anything more to worry about.<\/p>\n Finally, the Clich\u00e9<\/strong>: Restart Your Device<\/strong> Let us know if there are any other tips you want us to share in the comments, and don\u2019t forget to subscribe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Windows 10 is a remarkable tool. Having said this, it can sometimes seem to slow to a crawl\u2026 not the ideal situation when you\u2019re trying to be productive. That\u2019s why we\u2019re devoting this week\u2019s tip to speeding up Windows 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[328,39,40],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6855"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWhether you picked something up during your browsing or the device\u2019s manufacturer installed it during production, your computer can easily collect programs known as bloatware or adware. These programs, while not always harmful per se, can easily eat up system resources for nothing. Ask your IT resource to seek out these programs and eliminate them for you. This alone may result in some considerable boosts to your computing speeds.<\/p>\n
\nWhile it may sound like a good idea, the Power saver plan that comes baked-into Windows 10 can actually make your experience as a user more of a pain. This is because this setting cuts your device\u2019s processes to minimum so that energy can be conserved. Furthermore, desktops are plugged in as a rule, leaving little reason to use Power saver anyways. To improve performance on your Windows 10 laptop, stick to the Balanced power option when unplugged, and switch to High when power is available.<\/p>\n
\nYes, it\u2019s ironic that we\u2019re recommending that you disable Windows Tips and Tricks in a tip-based blog post, but there are a few compelling reasons to do so. Most pertinent to our current conversation, the fact that Windows is analyzing your usage with these capabilities enabled means that your device\u2019s performance is going to suffer.<\/p>\n
\nYes, this suggestion has become a joke in and of itself, as the IT field\u2019s go-to question. However, there\u2019s a really good reason for this: restarting a device can often solve its issues. This is because it clears out the use of the computer\u2019s resources, wiping unneeded memory usage and stopping equally unneeded background processes. Restarting your workstation effectively gives it a fresh slate, allowing it to run much better than it did when it was bogged down.<\/p>\n