Your PC is your lifeline. You use it for email, business, finances, online shopping and social media. It has a prominent space in your kitchen, is always running and several of the letters on your keyboard have worn away from the frequent typing. You may have noticed your computer doesn’t start up as quickly as it used to, or maybe it takes a while to save documents, or even just download items off the Internet.
A well-used computer needs to be well-loved. You probably take pretty good care of it by running a disk defragment program to remove unused files and programs and clear out viruses that tend to bog it down. However, are you aware that some applications may still be left behind – even after you finish all that cleaning?
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