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10 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Now



5. Use lighter weight apps

One of the most often overlooked ways to speed up your PC is to simply use different applications. Switched-endorsed applications like VLC Media Player, Foxit, and Abiword can easily replace Windows Media Player, Adobe Reader, and Microsoft Word, respectively, while requiring only a fraction of the computing power (they're also free!).

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