Increase your Paging file size: There are plenty of resources online that go through how to do that-- you don't need outside programs to do this.
All you need to do is go to the System within the Control Panel, click on Advanced System Settings to get to the Advanced tab in the System Properties window.
After that, click on the "Settings..." button under Performance.
In the Performance Options window, go to the Advanced tab and click on the "Change..." button in Virtual Memory, where you will be able to change your page file's size.
The recommended change would be about 2x the computer's RAM process (so, for instance, if you have 4GB RAM, increase the page file to 8,000 MB (8GB). You don't have to restart your computer in most cases, but if you are prompted to, I suggest doing so.
In addition to increasing the page file, you may also try and separate the page file into its own partition on your hard drive, although it's not necessarily required.
Defrag your computer's hard drive: You might also need to defrag your hard drive so that it can run smoother. All defragging does is it reorganizes your computer's hard drive so that it doesn't have to work as hard to find the required data bits for a specific program or file. It does NOT delete any data-- it only reorganizes it. You can still use your computer as the defragmenter is running and it does NOT require a system restart.
A third party defragmenting software is more powerful and organizes the hard drive more effectively. There are lots of free defragmenters out there-- it is not recommended to get one that you have to pay to use (
in other words, you're doing it wrong if you are paying for a defragmenter).
Open up control Panel and navigate to Administrative Tools. Click on "
Defragment your hard drive." I would suggest running Analyze before you go ahead and run the defrag right off the bat.
Delete unnecessary files: There might be a large amount of files that you no longer use or there may be too many Restore points and Shadow files that are taking up lots of space. This can really affect the computer's performance.
The process is the same for defragging, only you click on "
Free up disk space" instead in Administrative Tools. It will analyze your hard drive that you specify. When it deletes Restore Points, it will delete all but the most recent restore point, so it will
ALWAYS leave one point to go back to if the system starts to experience any critical difficulties.
Not a whole lot of people know about these performance tips, but depending on the system and how much space is used, it can really boost performance for a few people. I've experienced a loss of performance about a month ago. I did the about tips and it has boosted my laptop's overall performance greatly
