# How to speed up a slow computer: a 15-minute checklist for Windows 11

> Speed up a slow Windows 11 PC in about 15 minutes: restart properly, install updates, cut startup apps, free disk space, tame the browser and scan for malware.

- URL: https://computese.com/how-to-speed-up-a-slow-computer/
- Author: Duong Quan Nguyen, CEO, Computese
- Published: 2024-08-27
- Updated: 2026-09-25
- Topics: IT support

## In short
- To speed up a slow PC in about 15 minutes: restart, install updates, turn off startup apps you do not need, remove unused programs, free disk space, trim browser tabs and extensions, check the power mode, run a quick scan and end any runaway process.
- Choose Restart, not Shut down. With Fast Startup, the Windows default, Shut down saves the kernel and its drivers to a hibernation file and loads them back; Restart does a full shutdown.
- Startup apps and a nearly full system drive are the usual quick wins. Task Manager rates each startup app's impact, and Storage Sense and Disk Cleanup free space without any third-party cleaner.
- In the browser, close tabs and extensions you do not use, and let Chrome's Memory Saver or Edge's sleeping tabs release background tabs.
- If the PC is still slow after this pass, the cause is deeper than clutter: tune the settings properly, or check whether the hardware is the limit.

To speed up a slow computer in about 15 minutes, use Restart instead of Shut down, install pending updates, turn off startup apps you do not need, remove programs you never use, free space on the system drive, trim browser tabs and extensions, check the power mode, run a quick malware scan and end any runaway process.

Every step below uses tools built into Windows 11, in the order that usually gives the most back for the least effort, with the menu path from Microsoft's own documentation as of September 2026. Nothing needs to be downloaded, and no paid "PC cleaner" is needed to make the computer faster. A short version for Macs follows the Windows steps. This is the quick pass: to tune each Windows setting properly, read [how to optimize PC performance in Windows 11](https://computese.com/how-to-optimize-pc-performance/), and to decide between an SSD, more RAM or a new machine, read [upgrading your PC for better performance](https://computese.com/guide-to-optimizing-your-pc-for-peak-performance/).

## The 15-minute checklist

Save your work before you start: the first step restarts the PC, and the last one may too. The clock is a budget for one pass, not a measurement; a very slow PC takes longer to restart, and that is fine.

| Clock | Step                                    | Where in Windows 11                                   |
| ----- | --------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| 0:00  | Restart, not Shut down                  | **Start > Power > Restart**                           |
| 0:02  | Start pending updates                   | **Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates**     |
| 0:03  | Turn off startup apps you do not need   | **Task Manager > Startup apps**                       |
| 0:05  | Close heavy apps, uninstall unused ones | **Settings > Apps > Installed apps**                  |
| 0:07  | Free space on the system drive          | **Settings > System > Storage**                       |
| 0:10  | Tame the browser                        | The browser's **Performance** settings and extensions |
| 0:12  | Check the power mode                    | **Settings > System > Power & battery**               |
| 0:13  | Start a quick malware scan              | **Windows Security > Virus & threat protection**      |
| 0:14  | Look for one runaway process            | **Task Manager > Processes**                          |
| 0:15  | Restart again if Windows Update asked   | **Start > Power > Restart**                           |

## Restart the PC, and choose Restart rather than Shut down

Close your apps, then select **Start > Power > Restart**. When Windows is back, open only the apps you need, which is [Microsoft's own advice](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/performance-optimization/tips-to-improve-pc-performance-in-windows) for a PC that has slowed down with many apps and tabs open.

On Windows 11 the two buttons do different things. [Fast Startup is the default](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/power/system-power-states) when you ask Windows to shut down: it signs you out and closes your apps, but writes the contents of the kernel to the disk instead of discarding them. At the next power-on, Windows [loads that saved image from the hibernation file](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/kernel/distinguishing-fast-startup-from-wake-from-hibernation), Hiberfil.sys, including the kernel-mode drivers that were loaded, rather than building the kernel from scratch. That is why a shut-down PC starts quickly, and also why shutting down does not give Windows the clean start a restart does: the kernel and drivers you get back are the ones that were already running. A restart is different: Microsoft's documentation says a full shutdown happens when a restart is requested, so Windows starts clean.

![Two laptops above their drives. On the left, an orange block of memory pages loops from the laptop into its drive and back. On the right, the laptop restarts and loads fresh pages from the system files.](https://computese.com/images/blog/how-to-speed-up-a-slow-computer/faststartup.6737364a8f-1536.webp)

*Shut down brings back the kernel you had yesterday; Restart builds a new one, which is the whole point when the PC has gone slow.*

You do not need to turn Fast Startup off; it is what makes a cold start quick. Use Restart when the goal is a clean slate, and make it a habit: Microsoft suggests you [reboot at least once a week](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-malware-protection/protect-your-pc-from-unwanted-software), which also lets updates install regularly.

## Install pending updates

Windows updates often include fixes and performance improvements, so start them early and let them download while you work through the rest.

1. Select **Start > Settings > Windows Update > Check for updates**.
2. If updates are listed, select **Download & install**, then carry on with the checklist while they download.
3. Open **Advanced options > Optional updates**. Microsoft notes that a new non-critical driver listed there may help; select it and **Download & install**.
4. If Windows asks for a restart, [restart to apply the updates](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/updates-lifecycle/install-windows-updates), but leave it until the end of this checklist.

Check which version the updates bring, too. As of September 2026, [Microsoft's release information](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows11-release-information) lists October 13, 2026 as the end of updates for Windows 11 version 24H2 on Home and Pro editions, while version 25H2 is supported until October 12, 2027. If Windows Update offers version 25H2, install it when you can leave the PC to restart. A PC still on Windows 10 is a different case: its free security updates ended on October 14, 2025, and [updating your computer or phone](https://computese.com/how-to-update-your-computer-or-phone/) covers what to do about that.

## Turn off startup apps you do not need

Apps that start by themselves at sign-in slow the start and then keep running in the background. Task Manager shows which ones cost the most:

1. Press **Ctrl + Shift + Esc** to open Task Manager.
2. Select **Startup apps**.
3. Read the **Startup impact** column, then right-click each app you do not need the moment you sign in and select **Disable**.

Task Manager rates each app from what it [measured at startup](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/startup-boot/configure-startup-applications-in-windows). **High** means more than 1 second of processor time or more than 3 MB of disk activity; **Low** means less than 300 milliseconds and less than 292 KB. Start with the High entries: chat and meeting apps you open by hand anyway, game launchers, and updaters for software you rarely use. Keep your security software, the utilities that make hardware work (touchpad, audio, docking) and any sync client you rely on.

Disabling only stops the automatic start; the app still opens when you select it. The same list, with plain on and off switches, is in **Settings > Apps > Startup**.

## Close heavy apps and remove the ones you never use

Having many apps or browser tabs open can slow performance, so close anything you are not using right now. Then remove what you never use at all, because an app that is installed can still run in the background and take disk space.

1. Select **Start > Settings > Apps > Installed apps**.
2. Find the app, select **More options (…)**, then **Uninstall**.
3. For older desktop programs that Settings will not remove, use **Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features**, right-click the program and select **Uninstall**.

Some apps are [built into Windows and cannot be uninstalled](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uninstall-or-remove-apps-and-programs-in-windows-4b55f974-2cc6-2d2b-d092-5905080eaf98); leave those. On a new PC, the maker's utilities and trial software are the usual candidates, and [setting up Windows on a new computer](https://computese.com/how-to-set-up-windows-for-a-new-computer/) goes through them.

A preinstalled trial security suite deserves a decision rather than neglect. Microsoft Defender Antivirus [turns itself off](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-malware-protection/virus-and-threat-protection-in-the-windows-security-app) when a compatible non-Microsoft antivirus is installed, so while that suite is installed, Defender is not the one protecting you. If you do not plan to pay for it, uninstall it, then check that **Windows Security > Virus & threat protection** shows Defender is on. Whether Defender is enough on its own is covered in [choosing antivirus software for your PC](https://computese.com/choose-the-right-antivirus-software-for-your-pc/).

## Free up space on the system drive

When a drive runs out of space, you may notice [slower performance or trouble installing Windows updates](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/storage-filemanagement/free-up-drive-space-in-windows). To see how much is left, open File Explorer and select **This PC**. In **Settings > System > Storage**, the capacity bar [turns red when Windows considers the drive low](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/storage-filemanagement/manage-drive-space-with-storage-sense).

Pick the quickest option that works for you:

1. **Storage Sense, now:** **Start > Settings > System > Storage > Storage Sense > Run Storage Sense now**.
2. **Temporary files:** on the same **Storage** page, select **Temporary files**, tick what you recognize and select **Remove files**.
3. **Disk Cleanup:** select Start, type **Disk Cleanup**, open it and choose the drive. Its **Clean up system files** button rescans the drive for system files as well.

Then turn **Storage Sense** on, so this happens without you. It is off by default. With its default settings it runs when the drive is low on space, removes temporary files and clears Recycle Bin items after some time, and it does not touch your Downloads folder unless you tell it to. It works on the system drive only, usually C:.

> [!WARNING]
> In the first 10 days after a Windows upgrade, the cleanup lists **Previous Windows Installation(s)**. Deleting it frees space, but it removes your way back to the previous version of Windows, and it cannot be undone. Wait until you are sure the upgrade is working.

## Tame the browser: tabs, extensions and sleeping tabs

Tabs are the easiest resource to waste. Google's own help puts it plainly: [the more tabs you have open](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/1385029), the harder Chrome has to work. Three habits keep it in check.

**Close tabs, and switch off extensions you do not use.** Every extension is a small program running inside the browser.

- In Chrome, select **More > Extensions > Manage Extensions** and turn off or remove each extension you do not use.
- In Edge, select **Extensions** next to the address bar, then **Manage extensions**, and [use the toggle](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/add-turn-off-or-remove-extensions-in-microsoft-edge) to turn one off.

**Let the browser put background tabs to sleep.**

- In Chrome, select **More > Settings > Performance** and turn on [Memory Saver](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/12929150). Choose **Moderate**, **Balanced (recommended)** or **Maximum**; the stronger the level, the sooner idle tabs are deactivated.
- In Edge, select **Settings and more > Settings > System and performance > Performance** and keep **Automatically put tabs to sleep** on. [By default a background tab sleeps after two hours](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/learn-about-performance-features-in-microsoft-edge) of inactivity; pick a shorter time under **Put inactive tabs to sleep after a set time**.

The two work slightly differently. Edge's sleeping tabs freeze a tab: its script timers pause, its processor use drops to a minimum and some of its memory is released, so switching back is instant. Chrome's Memory Saver deactivates the tab, and it reloads when you return to it. Neither puts a tab to sleep while it plays audio or shares your screen, so a call or a video keeps running.

![A browser window with six tabs: the active tab is bright, four faded tabs with moon symbols send small memory blocks down to a memory module, one block orange, and a tab playing audio stays awake.](https://computese.com/images/blog/how-to-speed-up-a-slow-computer/sleepingtabs.52ecb8c99a-1536.webp)

*A sleeping tab gives its memory back to the PC; the tab you are reading, and the one playing music, keep theirs.*

**Find the one heavy tab.** In Chrome, select **More > More tools > Task Manager**, select **Memory** to sort, then select the task and **End Process**; unsaved work in that tab is lost. In Edge, **Settings and more > More tools > Performance** opens the performance detector, which lists background tabs using a lot of memory or processor time and lets you sleep or close them.

## Check the power mode

Open **Start > Settings > System > Power & battery**, and under **Power mode** choose a mode for **Plugged in** and for **On battery**: **Best power efficiency**, **Balanced** or **Best performance**. Best performance helps the processor run at higher performance when needed, and [Microsoft warns of the cost](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/performance-optimization/tips-to-improve-pc-performance-in-windows): more power use, faster battery drain and a laptop that may run warmer. Best performance when plugged in and Balanced on battery is a sensible pair.

If the setting will not change, [a custom power plan is probably selected](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-the-power-mode-for-your-windows-pc-c2aff038-22c9-f46d-5ca0-78696fdf2de8): open **Control Panel > System and Security > Power Options** and select **Balanced**. On a laptop, remember that browsers save power on battery too. Edge's energy saver follows the Windows battery saver setting, and Chrome's Energy Saver works when the laptop is unplugged or the battery is low; both trade some speed for battery life.

## Run a quick scan with Microsoft Defender

Malware can consume processor and disk resources like any other program, and some potentially unwanted apps [secretly use a PC for cryptomining](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-malware-protection/protect-your-pc-from-unwanted-software). A quick scan is the first check, and it runs while you do the last step:

1. Select **Start > Settings > Privacy & security > Windows Security > Virus & threat protection**.
2. Select **Quick scan**, leave it running and move on. When it is done, Windows Security tells you if it recommends a deeper scan.

If the scan finds something, or the PC behaves in ways you cannot explain, open **Scan options** and run **Microsoft Defender Antivirus (offline scan)**. It restarts the PC and scans without loading Windows, so persistent malware has a harder time hiding; save your work first. If the PC uses another antivirus product, run that product's scan instead, because Defender is switched off while it is installed.

## Look for one runaway process in Task Manager

A single process stuck at high processor use slows everything else down, and Task Manager shows it at a glance.

1. Press **Ctrl + Shift + Esc** and stay on the **Processes** page.
2. Select the **CPU** column header so [the heaviest process is at the top](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/performance/troubleshoot-high-cpu-usage-guidance). Do the same with **Memory** and **Disk**.
3. Look for one entry that stays near the top while you are doing nothing.

![A panel lists seven processes as rows with usage bars. Six bars are short and grey; one orange bar runs almost the full width, while a processor gauge beside the panel points near its maximum.](https://computese.com/images/blog/how-to-speed-up-a-slow-computer/runaway.30f47ec3c8-1536.webp)

*One process holding the processor makes every other app feel slow; ending it is usually faster than any setting.*

If it is an app you opened, save your work in it, right-click it and select **End task**, then reopen it. If you need it to keep running, right-click it and select **Efficiency mode** instead: Windows then [limits the resources that process can use](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/learn-about-performance-features-in-microsoft-edge) so the apps in front of you stay responsive, and a green leaf icon marks it. Microsoft notes that it can make some processes unstable, so undo it if the program misbehaves. Do not end Windows processes you do not recognize; the quick scan you just started is the right check for an unfamiliar name.

Finally, if Windows Update asked for a restart, select **Start > Power > Restart** now. That completes the pass.

## On a Mac: the same pass in five steps

A slow Mac responds to the same logic, with Apple's tools:

1. **Restart.** Choose **Apple menu > Restart**, and deselect **Reopen windows when logging back in** if you want [a clean start](https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/shut-down-or-restart-your-mac-mchlp2522/mac).
2. **Update.** Open **Apple menu > System Settings > General > Software Update** and [install what it offers](https://support.apple.com/en-us/108382).
3. **Login items.** In **System Settings > General > Login Items & Extensions**, select each item you do not need and [click the Remove button](https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/open-items-automatically-when-you-log-in-mh15189/mac) below the list. Turn off background permission for apps that do not need it.
4. **Storage.** Check **System Settings > General > Storage**, delete what you no longer need from Downloads, and empty the Trash: [deleted files keep their space](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102624) until you do.
5. **Activity Monitor.** Open it, [click the CPU or Memory column heading](https://support.apple.com/guide/activity-monitor/view-information-about-processes-actmntr1001/mac) to sort, select the process at the top, click the Stop button in the upper-left corner and choose **Quit**. [Force Quit](https://support.apple.com/guide/activity-monitor/quit-a-process-actmntr1002/mac) ends it immediately but can lose unsaved data.

## When quick wins are not enough

If the PC is still slow after a full pass, the cause is not clutter. [Microsoft's own performance guide](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/experience/performance-optimization/tips-to-improve-pc-performance-in-windows) says that older PCs with outdated hardware may not see significant improvement from these steps, and that upgrading the device may then be the best long-term answer. To understand why a computer slows down in the first place, and confirm which resource is short, read [why is my computer so slow](https://computese.com/why-is-your-computer-slow-and-how-to-fix/). Three places to go from here:

- To tune each Windows setting properly (background apps, visual effects, virtual memory, Game Mode), read [how to optimize PC performance in Windows 11](https://computese.com/how-to-optimize-pc-performance/).
- To find out whether an SSD, more RAM, better cooling or a new PC is the answer, read [upgrading your PC for better performance](https://computese.com/guide-to-optimizing-your-pc-for-peak-performance/).
- If the slowness has one clear symptom, such as a slow boot, one slow app or a disk stuck at 100 percent, [diagnose that symptom](https://computese.com/how-to-fix-a-slow-computer-practical-tips-2024/) rather than repeating this list; and a PC that will not start, shows a blue screen or has no Wi-Fi has [a fault to troubleshoot](https://computese.com/how-to-troubleshoot-common-pc-problems/), not a speed problem.

If the same laptop slows down every few weeks, or you look after more than a handful, that is a pattern worth fixing once. Our [IT support service](https://computese.com/services/it-support/) puts an engineer on the line when a laptop stops working, keeps devices patched and configured from one console, and traces recurring issues to their cause so they are fixed at the root rather than reset again next week.

## Key terms
- **Fast Startup**: The Windows default when you shut down: you are signed out, but the kernel and its loaded drivers are saved to the hibernation file and loaded back at the next start. Restart skips it and does a full shutdown.
- **Hibernation file (hiberfil.sys)**: A file on the system drive where Windows writes the contents of memory before hibernating, or only the kernel's memory image during a Fast Startup shutdown.
- **Startup impact**: Task Manager's rating of how much processor time and disk activity an app uses when it starts at sign-in. High means more than 1 second of CPU time or more than 3 MB of disk activity.
- **Storage Sense**: A Windows feature that frees space on the system drive by deleting temporary files and old Recycle Bin items. It is off by default and can also run on demand.
- **Disk Cleanup**: The older Windows tool for deleting temporary and system files from a drive, still available from the Start menu alongside Storage Sense.
- **Sleeping tabs and Memory Saver**: Browser features that release resources held by tabs you are not using. Edge freezes a background tab after a period of inactivity; Chrome deactivates it and reloads it when you return.
- **Power mode**: The Windows 11 setting (Best power efficiency, Balanced or Best performance) that trades energy use against processor performance, chosen separately for plugged in and on battery.
- **Quick scan**: A Microsoft Defender Antivirus scan for when a full scan of every file would take too long. Windows Security tells you afterwards if it recommends a deeper scan.
- **Runaway process**: A program or background process that keeps using a large share of the processor, memory or disk long after it should have gone quiet, slowing everything else down.

## Common questions

### Why is my computer suddenly so slow?

Usually because something is using the processor, memory or disk: an app that has started misbehaving, a nearly full system drive, work that runs in the background or, less often, malware. Open Task Manager with Ctrl + Shift + Esc and sort by CPU, Memory and Disk to see which. A proper restart, not a shutdown, is the quickest first step.

### Is it better to shut down or restart a slow computer?

Restart. With Fast Startup, which Windows uses by default, Shut down saves the Windows kernel and its drivers to a hibernation file and loads them back at the next start. Restart performs a full shutdown and starts Windows from scratch, and it is also how many updates finish installing.

### How can I speed up Windows 11 without buying anything?

Everything in this checklist is built into Windows 11: Restart, Windows Update, Task Manager's Startup apps page, Storage Sense, Power mode and Microsoft Defender. If you want those tools in one place, Microsoft's own performance guide points to its PC Manager app, which brings storage cleanup and startup app management together.

### How often should I restart my computer?

At least once a week, which is Microsoft's own advice: it helps the PC run more smoothly and lets updates install regularly. Restart sooner when the PC has been slow for a while or when Windows Update asks for it.

### Why is my laptop slower on battery?

Often by design. On battery, Windows uses the power mode you chose for On battery, and browsers save energy too: Microsoft Edge's energy saver follows the Windows battery saver setting, and Chrome's Energy Saver works when the laptop is unplugged or the battery is low. Plug in when you need full speed.

### How do I speed up a slow Mac?

Use Apple menu > Restart, install updates in System Settings > General > Software Update, remove login items you do not need in Login Items & Extensions, empty the Trash and old downloads, and quit any app that tops Activity Monitor's CPU or Memory list.

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