5 ways to keep your computer from slowing down

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Don’t let your machine succumb to old age.

Keeping your apps up to date will fix bugs and security vulnerabilities, but most importantly it’ll help them stay speedy. Most programs will handle this automatically for you, but it’s worth double-checking that there aren’t any outstanding updates you’ve missed.

You should also make sure that your programs aren’t collecting any bloat as well—by this we mean add-ons that you might no longer need, older versions of a software still hanging around, or installation packages that you haven’t deleted.This is especially important for your web browser. Every once in a while check in on the extensions you’ve got installed, and remove the ones you no longer need, as having too many of these can seriously slow down this type of program.

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