Top Common Computer Problems and How to Fix Them

If you're a computer owner, you've probably experience one or more of the problems discussed in this blog at some point in time so you know just how frustrating they can be to deal with. Perhaps the most common computer problem that we see today is slow performance. Other common Computer Problems include spyware, malware, registry errors, and viruses.

Slow performance in computers can be caused by a number of things including excessive data storage, poor system configuration, inadequate processing power, and more. One quick and easy fix that can help improve your system performance is a disk cleanup, which removes old installation files that have been abandoned, temporary internet files, and other system files that are no longer needed. The defragment tool is another tool that can be used to help increase the efficiency of your system's hard drive. The defragment process rearranges the data on your hard drive in a manner that makes it more readable, thus more efficient.

Spyware is also a common computer problem that many users deal with at one time or another, unless they take the proper measures to protect themselves from it. Spyware can be removed from one's computer by using an antivirus software package which contains anti-spyware programs that help identify and eliminate these types of programs.

Another common computer problem that many often experience is malware, or malicious software, which can affect your computer through things like email attachments and peer to peer websites such as music download sites. The unsuspecting user may download a file from a peer to peer site and without knowing can have malware downloaded to their computer. Malware is particular hard to eliminate because of the nature of the way it is designed. One of the easiest, less drastic measures for eliminating malware is to use an anti-malware software, which like the anti-spyware software, will attempt to identify an eliminate malware on your computer. Other methods for eliminating this problem would be a system restore to prior date during your computer's lifetime, or to do a complete reinstall of your operating system.

Registry errors often times create processing issues and instability in your computer and can lead to the famous blue screen of death, which basically leaves you no choice but to completely restart your computer. One fix for registry errors that can possible help sort out issues is a registry cleaner. Another option for fixing registry errors is to run the system restore to a prior saved date. And finally, if all else fails, you can always perform a full reinstall of the operating system of your computer.

Hopefully you'll get lucky and never have to deal with any of these common Computer Problems, but if the time every does come, you'll at least have the knowledge needed to be able to identify and attempt to eliminate the issues you are facing with your PC.