If you are an ordinary person like any Tom, Dick, Virginia, and Harry, and you are experiencing computer speed issues but your computer is no longer under warranty, you are running on a tight budget at present, and your technical support is telling you that the issue is in your computer, relax. Chill. There are many ways you can fix slow computer today for free. Here is how:

One of the best ways how to fix slow computer for free is to start with the built-in utility tools in your computer (operating system to be more specific). If you have not cleaned your computer in ages, then now is the best time to do it. There are two built-in tools from your windows operating system that you can easily use to free your computer from unwanted files that eat up storage and slow down your computer in the process. These are: (1) Disk Clean Up and (2) Disk Defragmenter.

To clean unnecessary files using the disk clean up, follow these simple steps:

1. Go to your start button (lower left corner).

2. From the menu, choose all programs. Open the accessories folder, and then go to system tools.

3. When you click on system tools, it will open up several utilities, look for disk clean up and open it. From there all you have to do is to go through the easy click steps to clean up your hard drive and speed up your computer in the process.

To prevent your system from crashing and rearrange the files for a faster speed, here is how to defragment:

1. Follow steps 1 and 2 above

2. When you click on system tools, look for disk defragmenter and open it.

3. The disk defragmenter tool will analyze the level of fragmentation and will defragment the files with your permission.

But oftentimes, to fix slow computer requires eliminating viruses or spywares or cleaning and defragmenting the registry of your computer. You need not worry as there are several software programs downloadable from the internet that you can try for free. Some of these programs carry a free version for those running tight on budget. Although the free versions may not be as comprehensive as the pro versions, they are still found to be effective to fix slow computer that has minimal errors.

It is important that you run preventive maintenance on your computer, especially when you use it more frequently. Some preventive measures include: optimizing your browser, running the free utility tools of your operating system, running the latest and updated versions of your anti-virus, anti-spyware programs, defragmenting and cleaning your registry to ensure that it is free from errors and corruption, keeping your hardware clean and free from dust, using the built-in install/uninstall utility tool when adding/deleting programs from your computer, keeping your internet connection free from interference, and many more.

Although you can always enjoy the benefits of free tools to fix your slow computer, it is still best to keep it healthy at all times.