The value that a PC holds in this our world is ever
increasing and the demands for better systems and more efficient system
applications are ever increasing also, so with all this the need for more
computer engineers, technicians and also software developers are also
increasing. But since everyone is using a PC why not everyone equip themselves with
the basic ideas and needs of a computer.
The hardest difficulty that most person or group of persons
face after implementing a good program or event is consistency in maintenance,
and this can also be seen in this sphere, after spending lots of money in
getting a high end PC you will lose the consistence in proving the PC needs to
last long thus leading to the breakdown of the PC, some might be conscious about
this but don’t know how to go around it so they will end up spending large sum
of money in providing the laptop needs.
So here we will show you some maintenance practice
that should be taken in order to take proper care of your PC, we will talk
about the software aspect in this article and in the next article we will talk
about the hard ware aspect.
Remember that consistency in maintenance services
here is the most important factor to consider and put into practice.
1. REGULAR SCANNING.
This is basically the most common maintenance operation,
but even though it is common many person don’t take this seriously. Scanning your
system always is not just a way to remove virus and Trojan from your PC but it
is also a way to fix different malware or other errors in your PC. Most modern
security systems are equipped with a whole lot of tools that does a proper diagnosis
of your PC and helps to fix all related problems.
For instance 360 security runs check on Virus,
Malware, PC boast, PC optimization, Internet security and also drivers update
and others and provide related solutions to these problems, so regular scanning
of your PC with a good security systems is a way of giving your laptop a
general medicine for all it’s illness.
And also with the risk of increasing internet fraud
and malware injection it is very good to run constant checks on your PC if you
use the internet a lot, download files from unrecognized sites or use a lot of
cracked apps, because sometimes and most times most of these app send user statistics
to the creator or install virus or apps to keep tabs on you. So to avoid most
or all of this it is recommended to run security checks on your PC at least
once every week or better still set up automatic schedule that will run the
scan even when you are not around or might have forgotten.
2. DISK CLEANUP.
This is among the most neglected aspect of PC maintenance
because many PC users don’t know about this and don’t know where to access it
from – basically it can be access from the properties menu of a PC internal
drive partition – since it is usually neglected some security scan usually have
it among the scan operation while carrying out the system scan. This operation
is very necessary as it helps to delete and remove redundant and sometimes
harmful files from your PC, it also helps to free up space and make your PC
faster.
So sometimes if your PC is slowing down you might
want to scan for redundant pc files and delete it, it shows you the different redundant
files and allows you to choose the one that you want to remove. So if you
download a lot, use the internet a lot, just changed from one windows version
to another or basically use your laptop a lot then you might want to be doing
this a lot at least once every week also. Some files that are usually removed
through this process includes: previous windows installation, unused temp log
files, internet track files, recycle bin files, old windows update files and so
on. The files if left for a long time might accumulate into many gigabytes of
data which in turn reduces the available free space on your hard disk and also
cause system lags.
3. WINDOWS
UPDATE.
This is the most important but least done maintenance
operation that persons usually carry out on their pc, mainly because windows
update is usually large and thus require a lot of internet data to complete, so
many persons usually turn this feature off and just forget about it. But to be
able to use your PC effectively this is a very important task to do; the secret
here is to avoid the hard work theory that is – the accumulation of easier
works – what this means is that you should not leave your updates to accumulate,
so it is better that you check them from time to time and get them updated
before it is too late at least once in a month is a good minimum schedule that
can be taken to ensure PC health.
Some of the sectors that is usually updated – apart from
the regular updates that we see – includes; the malware settings, virus
definition updates, new added operations and settings, themes, more efficient
drivers and so on. All these new updates are very necessary when you want to
use your PC for maximum efficiency and also to prevent some certain breakdown
like virus infection, system crashing, system slowing down and also loss of
up time due to bad or outdated drivers and also to be able to use the latest
release versions of applications.
So when you are updating your windows always it
makes your PC to be easier to use by others, makes your work faster and reduce
the time and money that you might spend in going to visit a computer doctor.
So always do the needful whenever necessary, a healthy
PC brings out a healthy work life.
4. SHUTTING
DOWN/RESTATING YOUR PC
This may sound very funny to some but it is as
serious just as funny as it sounds, many persons just like me – funny but true –
don’t shut down their laptop when they are about to stop using it, instead they
hibernate or sleep their PC, this can be due to the many applications that are
still open or running in the background of their PC or to avoid the time wasted
in booting up the PC every time that they are about to use it so they usually
hibernate or sleep.
But after installing some new applications to your
PC, or after some software installation there is usually need to restart the PC
but because of the work that is being carried out sometimes this notification
is being ignored or postponed until some real damage has been caused.
So in general to avoid such it is recommended that the
user shuts down his PC or restart it at least once every week, so as to
complete some of these pending operations; installation of new drivers update
or add-ons or applications, complete removal of old temp files, and also PC
scan that some app does whenever the PC is being booted. This is a very important
thing to do because you might have updated your p for a driver that needs a PC
restart in order to fully update but you left it at that and keep on postponing
the update, which will lead to the driver never been updated and might in turn cause
some real harm to your pc’s OS.
So weekly PC restart or shutting down is very necessary
for a healthy PC life.
5. Manual check
This is also a very important task that needs to be
done regularly on your PC, but this is mostly needed if you usually download a
lot of stuff online, use the internet a lot, install application a lot and so
on. To carry out this operation successfully a lot of basic knowledge about how
a PC works and also how the media storage is arranged is needed. This operation
basically requires checking the PC storage files for any inconsistency or unrecognized
activity or app or settings and correcting it to the required value or settings
or deleting the unwanted app.
Operations carried out here include:
- Checking the recycle bin.
- Checking the program files and folders,
- Checking your internet files and folders.
- Checking app data and program files and folders.
- Checking running services and programs on task manager.
These operations like I earlier stated will only
prove fruitful when you know what you are doing which include to be able to detect
the inconsistencies and provide the necessary solutions to it, but it is a very
important step most especially for those apps or settings and most especially
running services that might not show up in system scan or security scan. This operation
can be carried or as many times as the need arise or when you notice any change
that does not accord to the normal functioning of the system. So to be able to
use this for maximum efficiency you have to have a bit of experience about the
way your computer works.
These operations are some of the software –health–
operations that persons can carry out on their PC to increase not the “Lasting”
of the PC but the functionality of the PC in terms of software usage and also
to prevent damage to their OS and to increase the efficiency of the PC user and
reduce the time spent in trying to figure out or fix software related problems.
Join us next week when we will be talking about some
ways to make your pc last longer, but now in terms of hardware solution to using
your pc for a longer time.
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