After even a couple weeks of use, a new computer can experience noticeable reductions in speed. Browsing the web, playing games and even using productivity software can become a slow endeavor. Fortunately there are some things you can do to increase the speed of your computer. I suggest backing up your important data before trying any of these tips. This guide is for Windows users.

Windows operating systems have a program where you can clear out any temporary files. Temp files are ones that you do not need to keep, but have been kept in a buffer which needs to be cleared occasionally. Clear out all temporary files to remove junk from the hard drive. If you keep a large amount of files on the drive, consider clearing these too. A jumble of files, especially unorganized ones, can make it harder for the hard drive to process information quickly. Large files can also make virus scanning and file searches longer because these programs have to search through a lot of data that is obviously safe.

When you browse the internet, your computer saves a variety of files like cookies and "temporary internet files". These should be cleared frequently to prevent build up. Also, you can set a limit for the quantity of files to keep, and how far back in time the records should be kept. This can be done in the Tools section of your browser.

Viruses are notorious for slowing down computers, which is why you need to take precautions so you never get one. Reliable virus protection software such as McAfee and Norton has passive systems which can monitor your computer at all times. There is also a free virus protection software by Microsoft called Windows Defender. Keep the software updated so it can detect the latest threats. Set the program for automatic scanning in case you forget. You can set it to work in your off time such as early morning or late night so it doesn't slow down your computer while you work.

Almost all the computers and especially laptops these days have many USB ports instead of COM and serial ports. This yet again becomes a major disadvantage and does not satisfy people with COM port and Serial cable supporting devices wanting to connect their computers to those devices. This in turn results in a major drop in the sales of the devices with their output cables as serial cables because more customers would want a device which has an output in the form of a USB cable and not a serial cable port.

To rectify this problem, many manufacturers and developers came out with an idea to convert the serial ports into USB ports. And eventually this turned out to be a success and serial to USB converter cables are widely available in the city’s markets. This has in return brought up the sales of the electronic good and supporting devices with Serial COM ports.

The Serial to USB converter cable takes the output of the required device in form of a Serial cable and lets out its own output as a USB compatible port.

The USB extender is also known as the USB booster. This allows you to extend or boost the service of the USB to computer from way far out. Basically the task of the USB extender is to lengthen the scope of the previously present USB cable to a much wider one. The USB extender is very useful in many places such as offices and work places. The USB extender is a long wire which has a USB connection socket in one end and adapter attached to it.

USB connections are growing in comparison with earlier times. There are several devices launched around the globe and more than 80% of the devices have USB port access only in them. All the regularly used machines and devices in the offices and workplaces are USB based, like USB printers, USB fax machines, USB copiers and many more devices. USB adapters can transfer the required data to up to more than 100 meters distance from the source or the destination.

There are simple USB extenders and as well as USB extender hubs. These USB hubs are more costly but are more efficient and compact to use. The USB hub extenders generally have four USB slots. This is very advantageous because you need not over load your CPU cabinet with USB jacks and you need not go in search of each of the USB cables each and every time you disconnect it or re connect it.