As someone who specializes in helping people enjoy their broadband internet, I have had to deal with my own share of problems when helping people resolve their speed problems and I have learned quite a lot in the process. In this article I will be sharing some of my favorite tips to help you prevent your computer from hindering your broadband speed. I hope they work for you!
Monitor and Regulate Applications Using Your Internet Connection
One major thing most of us don’t know is that the reason for our internet connection being slow isn’t because our ISP is having a problem nor because the service in our area isn’t good. Sometimes, the reason our internet connection is so slow is because there are several applications in the background trying to connect to the internet and download/upload files, and most of the times, this process can do a lot to influence our internet speed.
You can ensure your computer is faster and that as a result your broadband speed is unaffected, by monitoring and regulating, background applications using your internet connection, so you have an idea, this can be your antivirus, Windows Updates, your wallpaper application etc.
Make Sure Your Computer is Always Fast and Clean
You can also prevent your computer from making your internet slow and hindering your broadband speed by ensuring it is always clean and fast. This can be achieved using several means. One great way to do this is by cleaning up your desktop regularly and by removing icons you don’t need. You should also make sure you are regularly uninstalling software applications you don’t need and that you are backing up large video and audio files to an external drive so they don’t end up hampering your computer speed.
Format Your Computer Every 6 - 12 Months
A major, but sometimes difficult, step I take every once in a while to ensure I’m always getting the best from my computer and internet connection in every respect is formatting my computer regularly. I make it a duty to format my computer every 6 to 12 months and whenever my computer is formatted it becomes faster, and as a result my internet also becomes faster.
Mind you, I’m not trying to tell you to adapt the same span because it can be a little bit inconvenient for you. However, you can easily format your system every 1 – 2 years, or any time span that is convenient for you. The main point is to ensure your computer is fast and productive, so you should quickly format it if it starts to become slow.
Paul TobisLabels : Broadband, How To Guides, Tech Tips | | 00:46
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