16 Hardware Maintenance tips (Internal)

Use your Windows system Disk clean-up tool to keep your PC in a good condition and run faster. This tool can carry out a number of tasks such as, emptying the recycle bin, deleting program files and temporary files, remover Windows components that you don’t use, delete old restore points and application programs that you no longer require or use. You can find this on your Windows Vista, XP and Windows 7.

Use your system Disk Defragmenter to defrag your computer system. This tool will help store your files in an orderly manner. This makes it easier for your system to locate files and respond to request faster.

Use your Error Checking utility to check, detect and repair any disk errors on your system.

Use a virus and spyware removal tool. Run this every day, if you use your computer regularly. Microsoft has a completely  free antimalware software you can download and install.

Do a data backup. External backups are the best.

Create system restore points. If you do this, you can easily restore your computer to an earlier state if you encounter errors.

Keep your System Registry clean and free of errors. You can use a reliable software to do this. A very good example is the CCleaner. You may download this for free.

Update your device drivers; this will enable your devices to work properly. To do this you can check your manufacture website for updates.

Shut down your computer properly. This will ensure your system files don't suddenly get corrupt or damaged.

Use your computer troubleshooting tool to fix common computer problems. You can access this by going to control panel, then troubleshooting

Use your task scheduler to create or schedule common tasks. For example you can use the scheduler to automatically carry out tasks such as disk clean-up. You can set a starting time and when to stop.

If all of the above prove too tasking for you, simply get a PC maintenance software. This will do most of the above task for your routinely and automatically.

View the events that has occurred on your computer using the Event viewer.

Use your Windows memory diagnostic tool to check for problems with your computer memory. This can be found under administrative tools (Windows 7).

Monitor the Performance of your computer using the performance monitor tools – administrative tools.

Check your computer storage to be sure you have enough memory . If your memory is low, you PC will become slow or sluggish.