There are several factors that contribute to how quickly your computer is able to run programs, handle multiple internet browser tabs, stream media, edit photos/videos and perform other taxing tasks.

You can easily stop programs from running at startup on your Mac computer using your System Preferences.

If a program is running in the background on your Windows 11/10 PC & you can see it on Taskbar or Task Manager but is not visible on your desktop screen, see this post.

In the virtual programs themselves, you’ll find your files as though you were navigating through a regular Windows system. In my tests, my files were either under RemoteUser1 or RemoteUser2.

Reinstalling Windows is a dreary task, to be avoided if at all possible. But how else can you regain the speed your computer had when it was new?

There are few things as frustrating as a slow PC. But why is it slow in the first place? We've got some ideas.

Overclocking is the process of forcing your computer to run faster than it's intended to go, which can help you run advanced programs on an older PC.

Before you run out and buy a new computer, try these simple tweaks to speed things up and make your computer last longer.