This article lists several solutions that may help improve your PC’s performance. We recommend trying all the listed solutions as multiple factors can contribute to slow performance.

Note: if your video asset has audio included in the video, that is, the audio is not visible as a separate track on the timeline, any speed changes you make will get applied to the video and …

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Oct 14, 2025 · Learn how to use the PC Health Check app to help you improve your device performance.

On the device you’re projecting from, go to the screen mirroring settings (sometimes called cast settings), and select your PC to connect to it. If you’re projecting from a PC, you can also …

If it's a hard disk drive, select Analyze if you want Windows to check the drive to see if it needs optimization, or select Optimize to have Windows run optimization on the drive.

When you search your PC after indexing, it looks at an index of terms to find results faster. When you first run indexing, it can take up to a couple hours to complete. After that, indexing will run …

Like its predecessor Windows Vista, Windows 7 provides the Windows ReadyBoost function to provide Netbooks or older PC systems with more memory. You can use non-volatile flash …

Run several tests at different places in your home and record the results. After making changes to your network or setup, run the speed tests again to see if your Wi-Fi performance has improved.