Degunking Windows 7

You Are Here! (But, Why?)

You may know about or have some of the most common gunk-symptoms: Your computer’s hard drive works way too hard when you’re editing pictures or rendering videos, and the process takes longer than it used to. You get errors when you sync devices, but don’t know how to resolve them; worse, sometimes nothing syncs at all. Internet Explorer hangs up, programs freeze, or your mouse stops working in your word processing program (although it works elsewhere), and the only way to resolve the problem is to reboot the computer. Speaking of rebooting, the bootup process takes a lot longer than it used to, adding to the list of grievances you have with your Windows 7 PC.

When you start getting frustrated, your mind may wander to ...