2-i. Declutter Your Computer
a) Clear Up Your Desktop
If you are like most people, your desktop screen will be crowded with Word documents, Excel sheets, and photos of your children.
Out of all those items occupying your home screen, move the useful ones to their respective folders and trash the remaining.
Moreover, set a simple wallpaper for your home screen.
b) Limit the Number of Startup Apps
Startup Apps are the programs that load up automatically when you start your computer.
Make sure to turn off the apps that have ‘High Impact’ because these are the ones that consume most of the processing power.
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