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  1. Disk cleanup.

  2. Open run then use the %TEMP% command and delete every file in there. Windows won't delete anything it needs

  3. Open up run again but this time use the prefetch command and delete everything in this folder. Again, Windows won't delete anything it needs.

  4. If there's memory issues (Windows telling you you're running out of memory when opening a lot of different apps), increase the virtual memory. For example, if you have 4GB of RAM, do 1024 x 4 so that would be 4096 then take that number and multiply by 2 and get 8192 so initial size would be 8192 and max size would be 91992.

  5. Run msconfig, go to boot tab, then advanced options, check the number or processors box and then change the number to the number of processors you have. Also check the max memory box. Uncheck anything in startup you don't need as well.

  6. If Windows has system file corruption run sfc /scannow

  7. Run chkdsk to fix file system errors, repair bad data sectors, and mark physically damaged sectors as bad and to not use them again.

  8. If you're having issues uninstalling a program you don't need to use any third party tools (revo comes to mind). Just go to this site and run Microsoft's tool. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17588/fix-problems-that-block-programs-from-being-installed-or-removed

  9. Clear cache/cookies and do a browser reset if need be.

  10. Remove unnecessary bloatware.

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