Don't you just hate it when your computer stops, hangs and dies on its own? It's a big hassle to have such a slow PC – it can affect your job and studies. If you want to avoid such things, you need to know how to speed up PC capabilities both with software and hardware changes.

One way of how to speed up PC performance is to edit the programs that start with your computer. If you're using Windows, click the start menu, then click run and enter the command "MSConfig." A new window will open and you will be able to edit those programs on the startup tab. If you're using a Mac, open system preferences, click "accounts" and your own account. This will enable access to the login items tab wherein you can edit your those programs.

The services.msc is another command you can enter on the run program. The services.msc command allows you to edit the services that you can see on the Task Manager. Some of these services are critical to your computer's operation and some only eat up your computer's free memory. Mac computers can handle more processes than Windows computers so there's no need for you to edit these services if you're working on a Mac.

Another technique that you may employ is hard disk defragmentation. Before you fragment though, make sure that you back all your files up because the process may cause file damage. This method is a good way of freeing up space in your computer.

Another way of speeding up computer performance is through software. Numerous websites on the internet offer software that will make your computer faster. An example of these programs is Registry Booster. Registry Booster will help you clean your computer's registry by deleting unnecessary registry entries. Unnecessary registry entries eat up computer memory and can be considered as the wastes of an uninstalled program. As not all of us are equipped with the technical knowledge of dealing with subjects such as this, programs like Registry Booster will help us in making changes to our system safely.

Besides from tools and programs, improving the hardware you're working with will result to better computer performance. A high end processor is a surefire way of how to speed up PC capability. You might also want to add 1-2 GBs of RAM. If you're quite the gamer, then you'll need a high end video and graphics card. If these don't make your computer faster, then we don't know what will.

Want to know how to speed up PC performance? To do so, you can use software from your computer or the internet. Aside from these, hardware upgrades will make your computer better.

- Kevin Bates