Regular computer maintenance will keep your computer running faster longer and over time that will save you both stress and the price of a new computer. Here are a couple easy computer maintenance procedures that you can quickly do on your own in less than 10 minutes.

Remove all the dust from the inside of your computer.

1. All you need is a can of compressed air. Take your computer outside and remove the side cover.
2. Using your can of compressed air, blow all the dust out of the inside of your computer. Point it at the CPU Fan, Power Supply, air vents and anywhere else there is a build-up of dust and/or animal fur.

Run CCleaner.

1. CCleaner is a free program that cleans up many parts of your version of Windows. You can download CCleaner here. You have many options when running CCleaner. Here are my favorites… I will assume that you start with the defaults then modify them. When you start CCleaner you have a number of check-boxes and some of those are checked and some are not.
2. To start with, under “Internet Explorer” uncheck cookies, history recently typed URLs, and AutoComplete Form History.
3. Under “Windows Explorer” uncheck Recent Documents.
4. Under “System” uncheck Startmenu Shortcuts and desktop Shortcuts.
5. Now, check the box that says “Advanced”. Click “OK” to the boxes that pop up. We will turn off problematic ones.
6. Under “Advanced” uncheck Menu Order Cache and Custom Files and Folders.
7. Now click on “Run Cleaner” and then click on “OK”.
8. Off to the left side, you will see a bunch of blue building blocks that say “Registry” under them. Click on that then click on “Scan for Issues”. This will take a minute. When the process is completed, click on “Fix Selected Issues”.
9. Now reboot your computer and know that your computer is cleaner both physically and in the software.

See, performing your own computer maintenance really isn’t that hard. Of course, if you feel uncomfortable doing this, Biden PC is available for this and many other computer support services. These can be performed onsite at your office or home or they can be performed remotely over the Internet.

Happy computing,
Tim

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