How to optimize the performance of Windows

Jonathan September 5, 2017

There are a lot of programs to keep Windows running well, because sooner or later Windows will slow down if you install a lot of applications, many games or if you uninstall them periodically, or make constant changes to your PC’s hard disk. It is normal in these cases to notice that the computer is slow, as well as that the internet does not work as it should, you may even be able to write down the slow Wifi, and that is where these programs can help you.

One option that many users use is formatting Windows and reinstalling from scratch, but that takes time, work and many times if you don’t have a good backup of the data you can lose valuable information. That’s why choosing a good software that does all the hard work for you is usually the best choice. Now, without further ado, let’s look at the top seven programs to improve the performance of your Windows computer.

1. TuneUp utilities

This is undoubtedly one of the most popular and best programs to optimize Windows speed and keep it optimally at all times. Its ease-of-use and totally user-friendly interfaces have made it one of the best applications to optimize Windows 10 with a couple of clicks, and without technical knowledge. Plus? also includes other features such as temporary file cleaning, uninstall programs, boot disable, check disk defragmenting status, and a powerful Turbo mode.

2. Ashampoo WinOptimizer

Ashampoo WinOptimizer goes after TuneUp, it is an excellent utility to clean, protect and optimize your Windows PC. One of its biggest benefits is to focus on cleaning up disk space with unnecessary utilities and programs that you don’t use, as well as cleaning up the data stored in cache of your web browser. As if that wasn’t enough, it also fixes bugs in the operating system to make Windows go really fast. And something that is common to other programs of this style, is that it has an enviable ease of use that even your grandfather could use.

3. Glary Utilities

Glary Utilities is an application that focuses on optimizing the operating system and helping you keep it always responding at top speed. With it you can clean the Windows data logger, uninstall programs, analyze and correct errors on hard disks, optimize the use of RAM and CPU memory, as well as clean temporary files stored in browser cache. But it doesn’t just help you make Windows fly fast, it also has some interesting utilities to improve the privacy and security of your files and data. With it you can encrypt the documents you commonly use with a password, so that only you can read them at all times and thus prevent foreign eyes can see your private notes.

4. Iobit Advance System Care

Iobit’s Advanced System Care is a free alternative to similar but paid programs. It is above all a complete maintenance and security suite because you can not only use it to optimize Windows, but also to protect the security of your PC with antivirus scans through Bitdefender database and anti-malware at all times. As for optimizing Microsoft Windows, it offers a variety of utilities to clean the system quickly, perform disk defragmenting, patch vulnerabilities in the operating system, and remove debris from the system that is slowing its performance.

5. CCleaner

CCleaner has probably been one of the most popular Windows acceleration programs in history, we have not included it in the list of the best because although it serves to optimize Windows, it focuses a lot on optimizing and cleaning the Windows registry in order to improve Windows speed. It is one of the utilities and tools preferred by users and technicians to do a correct maintenance of Windows, it serves above all as we mentioned to do a cleaning of the registry of Windows, repairs the entries and speeds up the access to the database of applications.