CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS OF THE      SLOWNESS  OF LAPTOP

 

Have your laptop been performing slowly? 

Do you want to know the causes of your laptop slowness and solutions?

 If yes to all these questions, I congratulate you for visiting this page because you will not only learn the causes of your laptop slowness but you will also learn the solutions to the issue.

 Causes of the Slowness of Laptop

There are a lot of causes of the Slowness of Laptop but I am going to discuss some of them in this post. 

One of the causes of the Slowness of Laptop is bad sectors on the laptop hard drive. 

If the laptop hard drive has a lot of bad sectors, it will certainly cause slowness of laptop because the operating system installed on the hard drive will not be able to perform fast and also may  not be able to read bad sectors area of the hard drive. 

Another cause of the slowness of Laptop is insufficient space of the laptop hard drive. 

If the available space on the laptop hard drive is too low, it will certainly cause slow performance of laptop because a laptop operating system needs enough hard drive space for fast performance. 

Another cause of the slowness of laptop is too much of a laptop operating system startup programs. Too much of operating system startup programs can make a laptop operating system to load slowly and also hang frequently. 

Another cause of the slowness of laptop is presence of virus and Spyware on a laptop. 

Presence of virus and Spyware can slow down laptop if they use up  its CPU resources. 

Solutions of the Slowness of Laptop 

If the laptop slowness is caused by the too much of hard drive bad sectors, the only effective solution is to back up the important files on it and replace it immediately. 

If the Slowness of Laptop is caused by the insufficient space on the laptop hard drive, the solution is to Free up space by deleting unnecessary files and uninstalling of unimportant installed programs. 

If the Slowness of Laptop is caused by too much of operating system startup programs, the solution is to stop them from starting up during the starting of the laptop operating system. 

If the slowness of laptop is caused by the presence of virus and Spyware on the laptop operating system, the solution is to run an effective Antivirus on the affected laptop in order to remove those viruses and Spyware. 

In conclusion, the mentioned causes and solutions of the slowness of Laptop are some out of many. So, the laptop users are advised to see a competent laptop technician for proper troubleshooting and solutions to the slowness of their laptops if they can't troubleshoot and fix the fault themselves. 

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LAPTOP OVERHEATING PROBLEM, SYMPTOMS AND SOLUTION

 

What is  laptop overheating?  

Laptop overheating  can be described as situation where by the laptop temperature is higher than its normal temperature.


Causes of  Laptop overheating 

The major causes of overheating in laptop are:

1.  Faulty laptop cooling fan: One of the main causes of overheating in laptop is a faulty laptop cooling fan.

If the laptop cooling fan is faulty, the fan will not be able to control the hotness of the laptop processor and video chip which will result to overheating of the laptop.

2.  Faulty or bend  laptop cooling fan heat sink: Another cause of the overheating in laptop is faulty or bend laptop cooling fan heat sink.


If the laptop cooling fan heat sink is faulty or bend, it will not  be able to dissipate the heat generated by the laptop processor and video chip normally.


3. The Blockage of laptop cooling fan: If the laptop cooling fan is blocked by too much of dust or other things, the fan will not be able to regulate the heat generated by the laptop processor and video chip which may result to overheating in laptop.

                  

What are the symptoms of   Laptop overheating 

1. If laptop starts overheating, the laptop will keep shutting itself down in a few minutes after it is turned on. 

2. laptop overheating makes the affected laptop to keep hanging or slow always. 


In conclusion, if  you notice that your laptop has one or all these symptoms, it could be as a result of  the overheating of your laptop. 

Don't waste your  time by trying to fix the fault yourself; just contact a competent laptop technician around you for fixing because trying to fix it yourself may cause more damage to your laptop. 

If you have any question about this post, don't hesitate to ask me through comment; thanks for reading.

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HOW TO ENTER SAFE MODE ON WINDOWS XP, VISTA AND 7

If you want to enter the safe mode on Windows 7, Vista and xp due to one or two reasons, follow this step:

Immediately after the computer is powered on or restarted (usually after you hear your computer beep), tap the F8 key until you see advanced boot menu.

Use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode or Safe Mode with Networking and press ENTER. When you are done with what you want to do in safe mode, just click on start up menu and click on shut down or restart.

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HOW TO BOOT INTO SAFE MODE ON WINDOWS 8 AND 8.1

There are some ways to start your system in the Safe mode. You may use any of the following ways that suits your need.

Start Windows 8/8.1 in Safe Mode Using PC Settings:

Press Win+C to open the charms bar.

Go to Settings ; Change PC settings.
Select the General tab.

Scroll down and under ‘Advanced Startup’ , click ‘Restart Now’.

This will restart your system and takes you to the Advanced Startup options.

Select ‘Troubleshoot’ option.
Click Advanced options ; Startup Settings and  Restart.

On the Startup Settings screen, choose the desired safe mode option.


Start Windows 8/8.1 in Safe Mode Using System Configuration:

Press Win+R and type ‘msconfig’ or use search open of the charms bar to open ‘MsConfig’.

Select the ‘Boot’ tab.

You will notice all the safe mode options are listed there. Select the required one.
Hit ‘Apply’ and ‘Ok’.

When you restart your PC, it will boot up in the safe mode.

Using Shift and F8 Keys to Boot into Safe Mode:

The above mentioned method works when you are already logged into Windows in normal mode. 

What if the system does not even boot up? 

The use of F8 keys to open the Advanced start-up options has been trivial. 

Due to introduction of new boot loader in the Windows 8 to cut the start-up time, F8 alone does not work in the Windows 8. 

However, if you hold down the ‘Shift’ key and tap the F8 key, you will be able to access the Advanced Boot options. Note that this may need a few tries.

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HOW TO BOOT INTO SAFE MODE ON WINDOWS 10

If you want to access safe mode on windows 10, use any of the following methods : 

Accessing it through windows setting : 

press Windows logo key + I on your keyboard to open Settings. If that doesn’t work, select the Start button, then select Settings . Select Update & Security > Recovery . Open Recovery Settings Under Advanced startup, select Restart now. 

After your PC restarts to the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot ; Advanced options,  Startup Settings and select restart now . 

You may be asked to enter your BitLocker recovery key. 

 After your PC restarts, you’ll see a list of options. 

Select 4 or press F4 to start your PC in Safe Mode. Or if you’ll need to use the Internet, select 5 or press F5 for Safe Mode with Networking. 

From the sign-in screen When you can’t open Settings to get into safe mode, restart your device from the Windows sign-in screen. 

 On the Windows sign-in screen, press and hold the Shift key while you select the Power   then Restart . 

After your PC restarts,  on the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot, Advanced options, Startup Settings then  Restart. 

You may be asked to enter your BitLocker recovery key. After your PC restarts, you’ll see a list of options; Select 4 or F4 to start your PC in safe mode; Or if you’ll need to use the Internet, select 5 or F5 for Safe Mode with Networking.

  Accessing the safe mode From a black or blank screen :

 hold down the power button for 10 seconds to turn off your device. Press the power button again to turn On the laptop 
On the first sign that Windows has started (for example, some devices show the manufacturer’s logo when restarting), hold down the power button for 10 seconds to turn off your device. 

Press the power button again to turn on your device.

 When Windows restarts, hold down the power button for 10 seconds to turn off your device. 
 
Press the power button again to turn on your device; allow your device to fully restart,

you will enter winRE. 

Now that you are in winRE, you will follow these steps to take you to safe mode: 


On the Choose an option screen, select Troubleshoot,  Advanced options, Startup Settings, then Restart. 

 After your device restarts, you’ll see a list of options. Select option 5 from the list or press F5 for Safe Mode with Networking. 

 NOTE : If you need to exit safe mode, simply restart your device, Press the Windows logo key + R.

 Type msconfig in the Open box and then select OK. Select the Boot tab. Under Boot options, clear the Safe boot check box.

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