Here Are Top 5 Reasons Why Your Laptop Is Slow

Have you ever wondered why your laptops take long to respond and is super slow whenever you try to use it, oh well If your old laptop is starting to show its age, there can be any number of issues affecting its performance. Here are five likely reasons for why your laptop is running so frustratingly slow and five solutions to return it to its former glory.

1. Not staying current

Updates to MacOS and Windows can include new features along with enhancements to improves security and performance. It’s a good idea to keep your laptop current by downloading and installing updates as Apple and Microsoft release them.

Windows 10 automatically downloads and installs updates, though you can set active hours so that an update doesn’t begin in the middle of your work day. You can also manually check for updates by going to Settings > Windows Update.

You can enable automatic updates on MacOS by going to System Preferences > App Store and checking the box for Automatically check for updates. There is also a check box to automatically install MacOS updates; if you don’t check it, you’ll be notified when an update has been downloaded and is ready to install. There is also a Check Now button on this App Store panel to manually check for updates.

2. Too much multitasking

You can speed up your laptop without opening it up and adding new hardware simply by asking it to do less. If by lunchtime you have multiple apps running and dozens of browser tabs open, then you might be asking your laptop to do more than it can handle. Your laptop’s performance will improve (and its cooling fans might stop spinning) if you cut back on multitasking. Quit apps you aren’t using and close the tabs you don’t need open.

3. Crowded hard drive

The more files and applications you collect, the more cluttered your hard drive becomes. The more cluttered your hard drive becomes, the harder it becomes for your laptop to locate the data you request. The harder it becomes for your laptop to locate the data you request, the slower your laptop runs. The slower your laptop runs, the more frustrated you get. The more frustrated you get, you more you turn to Google for answers.

4. Short on RAM

Another cheap and easy upgrade to make to a sluggish laptop is the addition of more RAM. Your laptop’s CPU can access data faster from its RAM than its hard drive or SSD, so the more more RAM it has, the more data it can store there for quick access.

Adding more RAM is straightforward for both Macs and Windows laptops. In fact, it’ll probably take you longer to find the type and amount of RAM that’s right for your laptop than it will to open your laptop and physically add the RAM and close your laptop back up.

 5. Spinning hard drive

If your laptop has lost a step and uses a spinning hard drive, the first thing I would do is upgrade to an SSD. Replaced your MacBook Pro’s hard drive and it will feel  like a brand-new machine.