4 ways to keep your computer hassle-free...

What comes to your mind when it says computer protection and maintenance??

Most people will have a say like having a good antivirus protection and anti-spyware which they assumed come's with a price. But, what's the use of these softwares if you have one of the most advanced and yet have underutilized it??

So, what are the 4 ways??

1. anti-virus (AV)

Having an antivirus definitely will keep your computer trouble free, the main issue is should we invest in a paid or free antivirus?? I personally recommend free AV like Avira Antivir or avast! and I would like to state here that some free AV are as good as the paid ones, although most people gets the perception of having a paid AV is better than the free ones. Of course, there are also some very good paid AVs around. Product such as Kaspersky and NOD32 also lived up to their reputation providing a very thorough protection overall.

2. anti-spyware

One need to know that virus and spyware are different thing. Spyware is a simple program written to steal personal information from the user's computer and these information are sent back to the host. Hence having one antivirus is not going to secure your computer from being spyware-free. And there are some very good anti-spyware out there. Products like Spybot S&D, Windows Defender helps prevent the presence of spyware.

3. registry cleaner

Most of us would do installing and uninstalling of programs often enough but only some did it thoroughly and includes deleting the unwanted registry values. Deleting unwanted registry values is beneficial as it helps speed up your computer. Registry cleaner are already installed with Windows, however there are also some external software such as CCleaner that can be installed for the same purposes.

4. defragmentation

To further improve the performance of your computer, it is highly recommended for you to defrag your hard disk drive. Defragmentation helps reduce the numbers of fragments and thereby quickens your system. Windows also provides Disk Defragmenter for this purposes, but the process usually takes a long time. On the other hand, Defraggler provides the same service but in a much shorter time.

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