Although it may not feel so at times, Windows 10 is a definite improvement over previous versions in many ways. But it can also feel slow and sluggish when it isn’t configured properly. Of the many ways to improve Windows 10 performance, there’s one lesser-known feature that you should know more about: SuperFetch. In this […]
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If you have a Windows 10 machine that’s old or doesn’t have much RAM, you’re probably fed up by how slow it feels. Fortunately, there are a few small tweaks you can make to the system’s Settings to produce a smoother experience. Namely, you can adjust startup settings to make your machine boot faster and you […]
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Like disk defragmentation, registry cleaning has fallen by the wayside. Back in the 90s and early 2000s, the Windows Registry used to be a performance bottleneck. Hard drives and CPUs were slow, the registry itself was poorly optimized, and that made systems slow to a crawl over time. Nowadays, hardware is so fast that it’s […]
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Chromebooks, long seen as “casual use only” laptops, never emphasized performance. But as Chrome apps continue to mature and impress, people are starting to use Chromebooks in a professional capacity — myself included — and for that, performance does matter. So what’s the best Chromebook for performance? Of the things to consider before buying a […]
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If you use Adobe Lightroom a lot, you’ll know how the application uses a lot of your computer’s resources. The larger your catalog, and the more edits you’ve made, the slower Lightroom becomes. For those without a beast of a machine, a lagging Lightroom will at some point become a frustrating bottleneck in your workflow. […]
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A Solid State Drive upgrade really improves performance. An SSD boosts snappiness, load times, and reduces power consumption (how an SSD works). The downside: smaller storage capacity. Even so, the trade-off more than compensates for the reduced capacity. But how can you squeeze a large Windows installation onto a tiny SSD? It’s easy. Windows users can migrate from an […]
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