Clean Windows

Windows is a lot of disk space and cause disorder in the entire PC. To receive the maximum space on your hard drive and speed up your PC, it is useful to clean thoroughly.

First, go in the workplace. Select the C: drive and made a click with the right mouse button. Then click on "properties".

Click on "Disk Cleanup." A new window appears, you are in the utility to clean the hard disk. Check all boxes that are under "Files to delete" and then click OK. Answer "yes" to the dialog box that appears.

Return to the window of the Disk Cleanup and click on the "other options". These options are the most important and saving lot of disk space.

Some components of Windows are hidden and can not be removed without modifying a file. Click on "start" and then "search" and enter into the search box file "sysoc.inf. The file is located in the "C: \ Windows \ inf". Check in the preferences that allow the boxes to search hidden files and system files. Once this file is opened (in Notepad), click "edit" and "replace". A new window appears. In the box "Search", choose "hide" and in the "Replace with:", type "*". Click replace. The amendments are made to the file. Click "file", then "save" button. You can close the notepads. Return to the window cleaning disc. In the box "Windows Components", click "Clear."

For each program that you do not need, select it and click "delete." Repeat as many times as needed. Back to the window cleaning disc and in the "System Restore", click "Clear." Answer "yes" to the dialog box that appears. Then right-click the Start button and click on "explore". See you all in the C: \ WINDOWS \ Help \ Tours. Remove all remaining files and folders. One remaining: Clean Windows, who refuses to remove. Then go to the parent folder, one named Help. Here are the files using Windows in. Hlp and. Chm. You can delete files with that extension if you do not use the help of your software or the Windows.

See you later in the temporary directory by typing in the address bar% temp%. Press Enter. This folder contains files normally used by applications and removed as soon as there is more need. In fact there are still files in this case if the application has crashed or if it is poorly conceived. Click on entry and then delete all folders and files. normally you should have won dozens of megabytes on your drive.

You can then follow the advice of this article: Clean the registry to complete the cleaning of Windows.