CLEAN PRE-FETCH FOLDER

Every time you launch a program for the first time, Windows creates a file that will make the program launch quicker the next time you use it. This little file is stored in a folder called Prefetch. Like any other folder, the Prefetch folder can get pretty cluttered as it accumulates files for different applications. As a result, all that clutter starts slowing down your computer, even though it's meant to be speeding it up. The solution is to give your Prefetch folder a cleanup every now and again.

To clean the Prefetch folder, do the following:

1.   Click on Start and type prefetch in the Search bar (XP users: go to Start - Run, type prefetch in the Run box). Hit Enter
2. The Prefetch folder will open
3. Now simply highlight everything in the folder by pressing Ctrl+A and hit the Delete key.