If you’re running on a particularly old computer, you may realise that it does take a while to boot your computer. There are some ways to make your computer boot faster though, it’s very simple to do and it will help you in the long run.
To start with, this can be a great tip. This will only work if you’re using a computer with a processor which uses more than 1 core, such as Dual Core or Quad Core. If you do, that’s great. Go into the Start Menu –> Run (on Windows XP) or on Windows Vista/Windows 7, go into the Start Menu and into the small search box at the bottom. Type msconfig into it and press enter. Click the Boot navigation button, and from there you will see something that says “Number of Processors”. Change the number in this field to the amount of cores you have. That’s all you have to do! When you boot Windows, it will boot using all of your cores now instead of 1, maybe it a lot quicker.
There are some usual computer tips that will help to make your computer boot faster too. The first thing is to clear out some disk space. Delete all of the files you don’t need, and try to make your computer have as less files as possible. This will make your computer boot faster and run faster in general too. You should also uninstall any programs that haven’t been in use for a long time.
Moreover, your registry could be one of the problems making it boot slower. There are lots of tools released which will clean your registry for you to make it cleaner and more efficient, but you have to be careful with these tools – Quite a lot of them are scams. Read the reviews and other people’s opinions about the tool you’re looking at before you commit to buying it.
As people will always recommend, upgrading your computer will help it boot quicker too. If you get a nice new Quad Core processor, 4GB of RAM and a big hard drive, your computer is sure to boot up quickly. This method does require spending quite a lot of money though.
