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And they tend to run in the background, causing massive slowdown.

press theStartbutton, thenSettings>Apps.

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punch the three dots to the right of the app and then clickUninstall.

Normally, it works as intended and does speed up your laptop.

If you end up having those problems, it’s best to disable it.

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Click theStartbutton, and thenSettings>Privacy & security>Windows Security, and then selectOpen Windows Security.

From there selectVirus & threat protection, then selectProtection updatesunderVirus & threat protection updates.

On theProtection updatesscreen, selectCheck for updatesto verify you have the most recent updates.

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Finally, selectVirus & threat protection, then selectQuick scan.

If you need a more in-depth scan, then that’s also available through more advanced options.

Another option is usingReadyBoost, which lets you use a USB drive to add more RAM instead.

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Search on the taskbar, typeadvanced system, then selectView advanced system settingsfrom the list of results.

On theSystem Protectiontab, selectSystem Restore.

If you choose to select a different restore point, select one, then selectNext.

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Then selectFinishto begin restoring.

To access it, typecleanupin the search taskbar, and selectDisk Cleanupfrom the results.

grab the boxes next to each file you want to delete, selectOK, and thenDelete Files.

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However, it can also be a source of slowdown and some may rather disable said options altogether.

Typeadvanced systeminto the searchTaskbarand clickView advanced system settingsfrom the results.

Click onSettingsunderPerformance, selectAdjust for best performance, then clickOKandOKagain.

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Most of the time just a few of these options are more than enough to properly optimize your laptop.

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