{"id":130,"date":"2021-06-07T01:29:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T01:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iqcs.inlineprogramming.com\/?p=130"},"modified":"2022-02-03T19:56:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T19:56:19","slug":"how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-contents=\"true\">\n<h1 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"enk44-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"enk44-0-0\">Checklist to Clean Your Windows PC<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"61pv5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"61pv5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"61pv5-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"6mojr-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6mojr-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6mojr-0-0\">Windows personal computers tend to slow down over the course of time. The biggest culprit for this is inadequate OS maintenance. Follow my checklist to clean your Windows PC and see noteworthy results.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"9s091-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9s091-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9s091-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"eukf4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"eukf4-0-0\">Remove Unused Software<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"5r15a-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"5r15a-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5r15a-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"arlq5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"arlq5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"arlq5-0-0\">To begin cleaning up your Windows personal computer, remove software no longer used. To do this, head to <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"arlq5-0-1\">Start&gt;Settings&gt;Apps&gt;Apps and features<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"arlq5-0-2\">. Anything you no longer need, click\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"arlq5-0-3\">Uninstall<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"arlq5-0-4\">. Be careful not to remove anything you are unsure of.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"apepp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"apepp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"apepp-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"al4o7-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"al4o7-0-0\">Antivirus Scan<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"d2id5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"d2id5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d2id5-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"bfb6s-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"bfb6s-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bfb6s-0-0\">A common culprit for a slow machine is viruses. Locate an option called\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"bfb6s-0-1\">Deep Scan<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"bfb6s-0-2\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"bfb6s-0-3\">Full Scan<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"bfb6s-0-4\">\u00a0on your antivirus software. This option is more thorough and takes longer than the regular scan.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"b030g-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"b030g-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b030g-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8jc31-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8jc31-0-0\">Disk Cleanup<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"7ds9o-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7ds9o-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7ds9o-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"3ru6h-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3ru6h-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3ru6h-0-0\">Next on the list is to run Disk Cleanup, a tool that has been a part of this OS for many years. Start by heading to\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"3ru6h-0-1\">Control Panel&gt;Administrative Tools&gt;Disk Cleanup<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"3ru6h-0-2\">. You can also reach it by entering\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"3ru6h-0-3\">Disk Cleanup<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"3ru6h-0-4\">\u00a0in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"3ru6h-0-5\">Start Menu<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"3ru6h-0-6\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"du044-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"du044-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"du044-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"fhqk4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fhqk4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fhqk4-0-0\">Once open, select\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fhqk4-0-1\">Clean up system files<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fhqk4-0-2\">\u00a0to ensure a more thorough scan is ran. <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"fhqk4-1-0\">Normally<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fhqk4-2-0\">, you would select\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fhqk4-2-1\">OK\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fhqk4-2-2\">after selecting each box next to the result type. Please take note of what will happen if you select the box next to\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fhqk4-2-3\">Previous Windows Installation. <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fhqk4-2-4\">This will no prevent you from being able to roll back to Microsoft Windows previous version.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"95juu-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"95juu-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"95juu-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4dit0-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4dit0-0-0\">Hard Drive Defragment<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"d5ahn-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"d5ahn-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d5ahn-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"bve3j-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"bve3j-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bve3j-0-0\">Windows 10 controls disk defragmentation as needed. But, to ensure a proper cleanup of your personal computer, it is best to <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"bve3j-1-0\">manually<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"bve3j-2-0\"> run it. With a Windows personal computer, the hard drive can become defragged.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"fsv77-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fsv77-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fsv77-0-0\">Head to\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fsv77-0-1\">Control Panel&gt;Administrative Tools<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fsv77-0-2\">\u00a0to locate\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fsv77-0-3\">Defragment and Optimize Drives<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fsv77-0-4\">. Highlight the primary hard drive then select\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fsv77-0-5\">Optimize<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"fsv77-0-6\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"7k0qh-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7k0qh-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7k0qh-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"99v8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"99v8-0-0\">Delete Old Program Files<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"f7jvb-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"f7jvb-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f7jvb-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"ccl8f-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ccl8f-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ccl8f-0-0\">Small amounts of old app files sit in folders of Program Files. Find them at\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"ccl8f-0-1\">C:\\Program Files<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"ccl8f-0-2\">\u00a0as well as\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"ccl8f-0-3\">C:\\Program Files (x86)<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"ccl8f-0-4\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"2rori-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2rori-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2rori-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"bp4n-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"bp4n-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bp4n-0-0\">Go down the list and remove unused files and folders on your personal computer.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"bobr1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"bobr1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bobr1-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"etc85-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"etc85-0-0\">Registry<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"7dcd2-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7dcd2-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7dcd2-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"aich8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"aich8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"aich8-0-0\">Most people have heard terrifying stories about registry cleaners. Despite this, some are quite popular. Yet, maintaining a clean registry is important. Advanced users may clean the registry. Instead of using third-party software, type <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"aich8-0-1\">regedit in the <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"aich8-0-2\">search and press\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"aich8-0-3\">Enter<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"aich8-0-4\">. Head to\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"aich8-0-5\">Computer\\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"aich8-0-6\">as well as\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"aich8-0-7\">Computer\\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"aich8-0-8\">. Locate and remove entries for the software no longer in use on your computer. Be sure to read the warning below before removing any entries.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"880ua-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"880ua-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"880ua-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"9ci4t-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9ci4t-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9ci4t-0-0\">Warning:\u00a0<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"9ci4t-0-1\">Profound consequences Windows system can occur by removing the wrong registry entry. Before proceeding, it is vital for you to create a complete backup of your registry data.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"1pfu1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1pfu1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1pfu1-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"2tcc4\" data-offset-key=\"efag4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"efag4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"efag4-0-0\">You should see an increase in speed after completing this list. Make sure <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/what-maintenance-should-i-be-doing-and-when\/\"><span data-offset-key=\"efag4-1-0\">you know the best Windows tips<\/span><\/a><span data-offset-key=\"efag4-2-0\">\u00a0out there! Your Windows personal computer will thank you.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Checklist to Clean Your Windows PC \u00a0 Windows personal computers tend to slow down over the course of time. The biggest culprit for this is inadequate OS maintenance. Follow my checklist to clean your Windows PC and see noteworthy results. \u00a0 Remove Unused Software \u00a0 To begin cleaning up your Windows personal computer, remove software no longer used. To do this, head to Start&gt;Settings&gt;Apps&gt;Apps and features. Anything you no longer need, click\u00a0Uninstall. Be careful not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-computer-answers","tag-laptop-cleaning"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster - PC Answers Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Windows personal computers tend to slow down. Follow my checklist to clean your Windows PC and see noteworthy results.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster - PC Answers Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Windows personal computers tend to slow down. Follow my checklist to clean your Windows PC and see noteworthy results.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PC Answers Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iqcomputers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-07T01:29:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-02-03T19:56:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/windows-laptop-computer.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"539\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iqcomputersblog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iqcomputersblog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/09d6e997d648d1dc2abea5f223055b7b\"},\"headline\":\"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-07T01:29:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-03T19:56:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/\"},\"wordCount\":483,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/windows-laptop-computer.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"laptop cleaning\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Personal Computer Answers\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/\",\"name\":\"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster - PC Answers Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/windows-laptop-computer.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-07T01:29:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-03T19:56:19+00:00\",\"description\":\"Windows personal computers tend to slow down. Follow my checklist to clean your Windows PC and see noteworthy results.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/windows-laptop-computer.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/windows-laptop-computer.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":539,\"caption\":\"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"PC Answers Blog\",\"description\":\"Computer Answers for Questioning Minds\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"iQ Computer Services\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-logo.png\",\"width\":680,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"iQ Computer Services\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iqcomputers\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/iqcomputersblog\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iqcomputerservices\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/09d6e997d648d1dc2abea5f223055b7b\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7a67b911b1a6ff197669f57faee694f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7a67b911b1a6ff197669f57faee694f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster - PC Answers Blog","description":"Windows personal computers tend to slow down. Follow my checklist to clean your Windows PC and see noteworthy results.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster - PC Answers Blog","og_description":"Windows personal computers tend to slow down. Follow my checklist to clean your Windows PC and see noteworthy results.","og_url":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/","og_site_name":"PC Answers Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iqcomputers","article_published_time":"2021-06-07T01:29:56+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-02-03T19:56:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":539,"url":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/windows-laptop-computer.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iqcomputersblog","twitter_site":"@iqcomputersblog","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/09d6e997d648d1dc2abea5f223055b7b"},"headline":"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster","datePublished":"2021-06-07T01:29:56+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-03T19:56:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/"},"wordCount":483,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/windows-laptop-computer.jpg","keywords":["laptop cleaning"],"articleSection":["Personal Computer Answers"],"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/","url":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/","name":"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster - PC Answers Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/windows-laptop-computer.jpg","datePublished":"2021-06-07T01:29:56+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-03T19:56:19+00:00","description":"Windows personal computers tend to slow down. Follow my checklist to clean your Windows PC and see noteworthy results.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/windows-laptop-computer.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/windows-laptop-computer.jpg","width":1024,"height":539,"caption":"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/how-to-clean-your-windows-personal-computer\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Clean Your Windows PC to Make it Faster"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/","name":"PC Answers Blog","description":"Computer Answers for Questioning Minds","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"iQ Computer Services","url":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cropped-logo.png","width":680,"height":250,"caption":"iQ Computer Services"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iqcomputers","https:\/\/x.com\/iqcomputersblog","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iqcomputerservices\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/09d6e997d648d1dc2abea5f223055b7b","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7a67b911b1a6ff197669f57faee694f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b7a67b911b1a6ff197669f57faee694f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com"],"url":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":326,"href":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130\/revisions\/326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqcomputerservices.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}