Tips for speeding up your slowing PC

Uninstalling forgotten programs can help speed things up again, but it can only do so much. Experts say there are other tricks to keep your PC agile. — dpa

Booting up takes an eternity, followed by another one just to load all the programs. When that happens to your PC, it’s time to take action.

Most of the time it’s not the hardware that’s to blame, but the programs and services that are installed on it, according to PC tester Joerg Geiger.