Hay un montón de consejos y recomendaciones que hay en internet sobre cómo ajustar el rendimiento de su PC. Algunos de ellos tienen algunos consejos útiles, pero la gran mayoría son de muy poco uso, ya sea porque son para el sistema operativo equivocado, o que no se aplican a la configuración de su, o porque son simplemente mal. Cuando alguien trae un PC y me dice que es demasiado lento, antes de que yo les aconsejo que actualizarlo (y eso es siempre una opción) Tengo una mirada rápida para varias cosas que son la causa principal de rendimiento del equipo lento. Encima 90% del tiempo la realización de los distintos pasos que se detallan a continuación los resultados en una mejora sustancial y un feliz usuario de PC.
Some of the advice provided is very easy to follow. Some requires a little bit more technical competence. If you’re not sure what you’re doing it’s better to stop and ask than to mess up your system even more.
1. Anti-Virus / Firewalls etc.
There is an abundance of security solutions out there. Some are better than others. The most common ones often come bundled with new PC’s. They may be effective, but in my view the “cure” is almost as bad as the “disease”. Suites by grandes nombres (p.ej. Norton, McAfee) take an appauling toll on the performance of your PC, and come with a yearly renewal “tax” to boot. The first thing to do is replace them with an excellent and free solution with a low impact on system performance: Microsoft se-guridad de Essentials
- Down-carga security essentials for your version of Windows from Microsoft
- Uninstall your previous anti-virus suite: Go into control panel and then open “add/remove programs” or “programs and features” (depending on your version of windows). Look for and uninstall any products related to: Symantec, Norton, McAfee, Sophos, Kaspersky, AVG, avast, BitDefender, Panda, Trend Micro.
- Note — WikiPedia provides a full list of antivirus software
- Install and update Security Essentials
1b. Security
Whilst we’re updating your anti-virus protection it is worth updating various other pieces of software to reduce the likelyhood of any nasties getting onto your PC
- Update windows (a través del menú de inicio, control panel, o su navegador web)
- Utilizar el Mozilla plugin checker to check for updated versions of plugins for your system
2. Compruebe si hay desagradables
In my experience the large majority of typical 3+ años de edad PC se infecta con algún tipo de desagradable, even if they have had anti-virus software installed. Before going any further it is worth checking for and eliminating any malicious programs.
- Run a full scan with Microsoft Security Essentials and remove anything it finds
- Down-carga El sistema de Ninja and in the process manager tab run the “MalRun Destroyer” tool
- If you are still suspect there may be malware present, trate de usar una de las free online virus scanner (p.ej. HouseCall)
3. Remove old software that you no longer use
If you have old software that you never used still installed it is worth removing it. It is occupying disk space which causes a small reduction in performance, and it is also possible that it has services or start-up utilities that were installed with it that will be running on your system all the time using resources for no good reason!
- Open control panel and then open “add/remove programs” or “programs and features” (depending on your version of windows).
- Go thru the list and uninstall any programs that you are confident you no longer need or use
4. Clear disk space and temporary files
Over time all PC’s build up a collection of unnecesary files. Estos lento el acceso a disco, and Windows response times. They are easy to clear automatically. La primera cosa a ejecutar es una herramienta integrada de Microsoft, and then to be thorough, also download and use a free utility
- Haga clic en inicio, all programs, accessories, system tools, limpieza de disco (o usar el inicio: Ejecutar y escriba cleanmgr)
- Esperar a que el análisis se complete
- On Vista and Windows 7 click the “Clean up system files” button on the window that appears
- Marque todas las opciones y haga clic en OK
- Down-carga e instalar CCleaner
- Down-carga e instalar CCEnhan-cer
- Run CCleaner
- Click Analyze
- Haga clic en Ejecutar Limpiador
- Si no lo ha hecho, descargar El sistema de Ninja
- Run System Ninja and use the “Junk Scanner”
5. Ejecutar una desfragmentación de disco
This probably wont do a great deal for performance overall, pero si liberado espacio en disco tanto con los pasos 2 o 3 then it should improve windows boot-up time and may make a small difference to responsiveness. Some versions of windows carry out scheduled defrags anyway in which case this wont make any difference, but it certainly can’t do any harm.
- inicio abierta: all programs: accessories: system tools: Desfragmentador de disco
- Follow the instructions
6. Install or update chipset drivers
Muchos PCs I have encountered over the years have used very outdated, or simply haven’t had any chipset drivers installed at all. Having very old chipset drivers, or relying on the generic drivers microsoft builds into windows can sometimes severely impact performance.
- Down-carga, instalar y ejecutar CPU-con
- Select the “mainboard” tab
- Hacer una nota de la primera 2 entries in the line “chipset”. These will be the manufacturer and model.
- If the information isn’t clear or helpful try using Speccy en lugar
- Most chipsets are manufactured by: Intel, Vía, sis, AMD / ATi, nVidia, ULi / ALi
- Go to the manufacturers website and find the “downloads” section (clicking on the manufacturer name above should take you to the correct area)
- Search for drivers appropriate for your version of windows for your model of chipset
- Download and install drivers if you locate them.
- Restart windows
7. Instalar o actualizar los controladores de vídeo
This is unlikely to make much difference to general windows performance, but it could make a large difference to some applications, especially games.
- Si no lo ha hecho, descargar, instalar y ejecutar CPU-con
- Select the “Graphics” tab
- Try to identify the manufacturer and the model name of your graphics chip from the name box, CPU-Z will probably display a logo with the manufacturer name on.
- If the information isn’t clear or helpful try using Speccy o GPU-con en lugar
- The manufacturer is likely to be one of the following: Intel, nVidia, AMD / ATi / radeon, Vía, Matrox, SiS
- Go to the manufacturers website and find the “downloads” section (clicking on the manufacturer name above should take you to the correct area)
- Search for drivers appropriate for your version of windows for your model of graphics card
- Download and install drivers if you locate them.
- Restart windows
8. A hardware issue…
Your PC needs good airflow to keep cool. Whilst modern PCs are unlikely to crash from overheating, they instead suffer severe performance degradation. los CPU will detect that it is getting to hot and will decrease its speed to keep cool. This is an issue that I have very frequently encountered with laptops. Escritorio PCs son mucho menos propensos, pero muchos todavía sufren.
- Si usted tiene una PC de escritorio quitan el caso (unless it is still in warranty in which case skip this tip!) and check for dust or fluff in the large metal heatsink. Also check for dust or fluff inside the case in general. If there is much present I recommend disconnecting the wires, moving the PC to the open air and carefully using a vacuum cleaner (or even better an air duster / compressed air) para eliminar la mayor cantidad de polvo posible.
- If you have a laptop or portable carefully check the vents in the bottom, side and rear of the casing. With some laptops it may also be possible to remove the part of the casing over the area. Carefully remove any dust or fluff. If there is substantial fluff blocking the vents that you can’t remove try using an air duster. If this fails consider taking your laptop to a local expert.
9. Startup programs: the most difficult, but most effective…
This is the largest and most complicated part of any PC clean-up procedure and as such I have given it a dedicated post. (coming soon!). En el tiempo medio, use the Startup Manager included with El sistema de Ninja
“Hi James I realise it has been a long while, but I just checked this on windows 11 (build 23H2)…”