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  2. 5 reasons why your computer could be running slow - AOL

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    To check this on a Windows computer, click your Start button and then — depending on your operating system — go to My Computer, Computer or This PC. After selecting your main disk, you can see ...

  3. Why is my computer so slow? - AOL

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    Low Disk Space Warnings: If you receive frequent warnings about low disk space, it could indicate that your hard drive is nearly full, which can lead to performance issues as the operating system ...

  4. Does your computer slow down after a few hours? Here’s why

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    Experts say that outdated tech could cause your computer to slow down. “If the device is 3-plus years old, there’s a chance that a hardware or software failure/deterioration may be causing ...

  5. Microsoft Drive Optimizer - Wikipedia

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    In Windows Vista, Disk Defragmenter includes an option to automatically run at scheduled times using Task Scheduler and uses low CPU priority and the newly introduced low priority I/O algorithm so that it can continue to defrag using reduced resources (less CPU and disk read/write activity) when the computer is in use.

  6. CrystalDiskMark - Wikipedia

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    CrystalDiskMark is an open source disk drive benchmark tool for Microsoft Windows from Crystal Dew World. Based on Microsoft's MIT-licensed Diskspd tool, [2] this graphical benchmark is commonly used for testing the performance of solid-state storage. [3] [4] It works by reading and writing through the filesystem in a volume-dependent way.

  7. Hard disk drive performance characteristics - Wikipedia

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    A hard disk head on an access arm resting on a hard disk platter. The access time or response time of a rotating drive is a measure of the time it takes before the drive can actually transfer data. The factors that control this time on a rotating drive are mostly related to the mechanical nature of the rotating disks and moving heads. It is ...

  8. Why is my brand new computer so slow? Here are the 5 top ...

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    After a quick scan of your computer, the software is able to do things like free trapped RAM to increase speed, adjust hidden broadband settings, defragment your hard drive and so much more.

  9. Loader (computing) - Wikipedia

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    memory-mapping the executable object from the disk into main memory; copying the command-line arguments into virtual memory; initializing registers (e.g., the stack pointer); jumping to the program entry point (_start). In Microsoft Windows 7 and above, the loader is the LdrInitializeThunk function contained in ntdll.dll, which does the following: