Most contemporary Windows operating systems will defrag your computer automatically. You can defrag your computer manually if you have Windows 7, 8, 10, or Vista. Defragmenting your computer helps ...

For decades, desktop and laptop owners have been told to defragment their hard drives to get the best performance, especially on Windows-based PCs. Defragging reorganizes the drive so the operating ...

Defragging a hard drive was once so common it was almost a rite of passage for computer users. Many different disk utility and maintenance programs offered defragmentation routines as part of their ...

Optimize your computer's performance and say goodbye to the frustration of a slow system. (Photo: Getty) Did it feel like this article took forever to load? Then you're probably the owner of a slow ...

I ran across these two articles about optimizing your computer recently, and was surprised at the good tech advice from this PC World magazine article, and this mix of bad tech advice with several ...

You do the dishes. You do the laundry. If you have a lawn, you mow it – on occasion. You sometimes think about making your bed. Today, I’m here to tell you that your computer needs the same attention.

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IObit Smart Defrag 4 optimizes your PC to take full advantage of SSD performance while defragmenting your hard disks. Its SSD Trim tool automatically enables system tweaks that typically require ...