Here are some ideas to boost your laptop faster.....
- You can replacing old laptops' spinning hard drives (HDD) with a new solid-state drive (SSD). SSDs are substantially faster than traditional HDDs. After installing an SSD, the first thing you'll notice the speed improvement when you boot up your laptop. (Note: Check your laptop vendor or in laptop forums to make sure the SSD you choose is compatible with your laptop model. You may sacrifice some storage capacity when you move to an SSD, but prices have dropped precipitously in recent years so you may be able to afford a larger SSD than you think.)
- The longer list of applications, the longer it takes to start up. both Windows and OS X both let you choose which applications make this list. If you are unwilling to purchase or install an SSD, then you'll like this, because its free and easy. And already your lapotop has an SSD, then you can further shorten its boot time. On OS X El Capitan, open System Preferences and select Users & Groups. Click on your username in the left panel and then click the Login Items tab in the right panel. To remove a program from this list, click on it and the click the "-" button.
- On Windows 10, search for Task Manager and open it. Click the Startup tab and you'll see a list of programs that start automatically when Windows 10 boots. Look for programs you don't need at startup, particularly if they are listed as having a high startup impact in the right column. To stop a program from automatically running when you start Windows 10, right-click it and click Disable. -cnet-
