What software can you use to avoid getting virus?

Use Windows Defender to help prevent viruses, spyware, and other malicious or unwanted software from being installed on your PC without your knowledge.

What virus scanner is the best?

To help protect your Windows computer, here’s the Best Antivirus Software of 2021:

#1 Bitdefender.
#2 Kaspersky.
#3 Webroot.
#3 Norton.
#5 Trend Micro.
#6 McAfee.
#6 ESET.
#8 Avast.

How do you find out what is slowing down my PC?

Windows has a built-in diagnostics tool called Performance Monitor. It can review your computer’s activity in real time or through your log file. You can use its reporting feature to determine what’s causing your PC to slow down. To access Resource and Performance Monitor, open Run and type PERFMON.

How do I fix a slow startup computer?

10 ways to fix a slow computer

Uninstall unused programs. (AP)
Delete temporary files. Whenever you use internet Explorer all your browsing history remains in the depths of your PC.
Install a solid state drive.
Get more hard drive storage.
Stop unnecessary start ups.
Get more RAM.
Run a disk defragment.
Run a disk clean-up.

Do computers get slower as they age?

The truth is that computers don’t slow down with age. They slow down with weight…the weight of newer software, that is. New software requires better and bigger hardware to run properly.

Why do laptops get slower as they get older?

Rachel told us that software and hard drive corruption are two reasons why your computer may slow down over time. Two other huge culprits are not having enough RAM (memory to run programs) and simply running out of hard disk space. Not having enough RAM causes your hard drive to try to compensate for a lack of memory.

Why do computers get slow when they’re old?

The most common reason is that memory requirements tend to go up with each generation of software, and if you try to run newer, more memory intensive software in the amount of RAM that you bought 5 years ago, you will likely experience much slower performance.