What to do and Not do when your windows computer infected. ( Spyware, Malware and Bots )

Most windows 10 computers easily  get infected due to following reasons.

1. Using pirate copies of commercial software.
2. Installing unwanted web browser extensions - chrome, firefox.
3. Installing free softwares without checking the author of  the software.


So if you feel your computer is not doing well here is the list of things you should not do.

1. Do not make any online payments until you satisfied with your system;'s safty.
2. Do  not use any free virus removal tools or do not run any browser based system checks.
3. Do not install a cracked version of antivirus software.



So here is the To Do list.

1. Backup your important data to a portable hard drive you can format.
2. Install a trail version of a commercial antivirus software and run a full system scan.

You can use AVG, Norton, Kaspersky any commercially recognised product.

3. After scanning you can remove the anti-virus software  and switch back to windows defender.

Speed-up windows 10 - ( Devices with non-SSD drives )

Hi All

If using windows 10 and you are using a normal hard disc in your computer you may have experiencing slow starting-up, slow loading in apps and some lagging when using your applications.

Here are the tips for speed up your system.

1. Disable location service if you are not using.

Search >> Settings >> Location >> Switch Off Location Service

2. Disable un-wanted startup apps.

Right Click on Task Bar >> Task Manager >> ( Click  More Details if You Cant See Startup tab) >> Startup

3. Disable windows search - This will reduce the penalty of  indexing your files when you using the computer. ( Disabling windows search can slow down searching for files and folders )

Search >> Services >> Windows Search >> Disable Service

4. Disable Superfetch - This one is tricky. This function suppose to speed-up your system for NON-SSD based systems. But some times disc operation percentage can go up to 100% because of this service.

Do this if your disk operation percentage is 100%   without a valid reason. You can check disk operation percentage  from the task manager.

Here is how to disable Superfetch service.