Recently I've been noticing one of the workstations in my house has been running very slowly and actually pretty loud as well. By "loud" I mean noisy in the sense that the fan is constantly running. Now a quick smack to the side of the case sometimes stops the noise... but it always comes back. So I've resorted to finally cleaning the thing up. First thing to do is blow out all the dust and trust me, no matter how clean your house is your computer WILL have dust in it. It's very easy to clean, just open up the case (most are easy to open these days but if you have an older computer you may run into some issues) and grab a can of compressed air. Just be careful that you don't blow any cables or random pieces out of place, maybe take a picture of the inside just in case something does get loose.
Next is actually cleaning off the software installed on the PC. This can be done through Windows built in Remove/Uninstall programs utility or by a third party. One that I've found usual recently is CCleaner. I've read about it in the past and finally decided to try it out. I found it to be extremely useful and user friendly. After launching the software you can clean out missing Registry files (be careful with this one though), clean out old internet files and also uninstall software right from CCleaner. The last is the best in my opinion as some programs not showing up in the Windows uninstaller appear in CCleaner. Not sure why but that makes it ten times better. Another piece of software I used to quiet the loud machine is Speedfan. It runs in the background and tries to keep your fans running at optimal speed. It does so by monitoring the temperature of your CPU and adjusting the fans based upon the current temperature. Last but not least is a big one. Run a malware scanner like Malwarebytes or HitManPro. Once again, be careful with what you remove but doing so will clean out the last bit of junk that could be slowing your computer down and making it noisy.
So what other options are out there to speed/clean up your PC? Please don't say calling those numbers that you hear on commercials... it makes no sense to have someone "clean up your PC" for some crazy amount of money when you can do it all for free! It just takes a little bit a work and a lot of patience.
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