New PCs work brilliantly for a while, but they then seem to get slower and slower as they age. By the time your PC is a year or two old, it might be struggling to run the latest software, especially games, which can be very demanding. However, you can give your old PC a boost by
tweaking a few settings.
For example, If I am playing an app from the Windows Store, I change the
screen resolution to 1,366 x 768 pixels rather than the screen’s normal
1,920 x 1,080 pixels. Windows 8 apps with fast animation run more
smoothly, although the pixels are a bit bigger. Right-click the Desktop
and select ‘Screen resolution’ to change it.
Most viruses come from email attachments and browsing the web. When you
are immersed in a game, you aren’t accessing either of these so it’s
safe to temporarily disable your anti-virus software. Right-click the
icon in the taskbar. Mine has an on/off switch, but others have options
to disable for 10, 30, 60 minutes and so on. Don’t forget to switch your
anti-virus back on afterwards.
My third tip is to use a game booster and my favourite is Wise Game
Booster. It shows all the system tweaks you can make to speed up the PC,
any background tasks and services that can be stopped, and so on. It
optimises your PC for playing games, while you need it, and can also be
useful if you’re using other programs that need a boost.
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