Understand How You Got So Gunked Up

You understand now that it is common for your system to run more slowly than it once did. That’s the nature of things; computers don’t last forever, and before they completely give up the ghost, they start to run a little slower and have a few more aches and pains (just like us). You may have, by now, conceded that you may have played a role in the amassment of gunk too. You may have installed software you don’t use and hardware that’s not on the “Plays Well With Windows” list. You may have never taken the time to organize the data on your computer or manage what you record on TV. And you may have aggravated existing problems by failing to maintain the computer with updates and antivirus software, by being ...

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