Help wanted in cleaning up PC - Reduce CPU and RAM Usage


  1. lari
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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    Help wanted in cleaning up PC - Reduce CPU and RAM Usage


    Hello and thx beforehand,

    well like the title says i want to clean up my pc, specifically, reduce my CPU and RAM usage. After some research on fixing my lag issues, i came to the conclusion that i need more personalized help. Sorry if i seem like a lazy git who wants everyone to do the work, but i dnt trust myself to do the job right and not screw up pc to the point of no return. I am no techie, but i know enough to know that my pc needs help.

    Since i got little idea on what info you guys need to help me, imma just post everything i can think of that related.

    my pc's specs and some notes:
    Module: Acer Aspire 7535-5415 - bought 3 years ago
    OS: windows 7 (obviously) home premium 64x
    RAM: 4 GB - avg usage reads 60% T.T
    CPU: AMD Turion X2 Ultra Technology ZM-84 2.3GHz - avg use is 100% if i dnt turn off iphlpsvc, which i discovered is a whole another problem within itself. with it off, 40%.
    HDD: 500 GB

    uhh, and here's some screenshots of my pc's processes and other stuff from task manager. yeah, sorry for the massive size, i just wanted it all in one file.

    i knw there some really stupid processes in there, but i have little idea on how to make them not turn on at start up, that knowledge would be greatly appreciated.
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  3. cluberti
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    Windows 10 Pro x64
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    I'd start with the basics:
    • Download and run autoruns, and disable anything non-Microsoft that isn't absolutely critical to boot
    • Download and run ShellExView, and disable anything non-Microsoft that you don't absolutely need to be running all the time in the shell (note disabling things here might remove them from the right-click menu in Explorer, so don't be caught by surprise if that happens)
    • Download and run PC Decrapifier to get rid of programs you may no longer need
    • Download and run CCleaner to do more deep-level cleaning of unneeded/unwanted items

    After that, we have a whole tutorial on how to optimize Windows 7.
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