Slow laptop? 4 ways to power it back up to optimum speed...

CapeTalk's Lester Kiewit speaks to Arthur Goldstuck, CEO of World Wide Worx and Editor-in-Chief of Gadget.co.za.

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If your laptop is super slow it might be because it fills up with unwanted, duplicated, and large files, explains Goldstuck.

To get laptops back to optimum speed, Goldstuck says these four tips might help:

• Store large files on a hard drive separately from the laptop.
• Delete any duplicated files.
• Close all start-up programs which use live/system memory.
• If you're using a Windows PC, go to 'settings', find 'battery and power management' - you'll find a setting for 'normal usage' or 'performance usage' - ensure the laptop is set from 'balanced mode' to 'performance' or 'high performance mode'.

Boosting your laptop's power is a few clicks away.

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