The configuration is obviously not low, what is slowing down your computer?

It would be fine if an especially old computer was slow, but a computer that has only been used for a few years and has a decent configuration can also become slow and stuck. What’s wrong?

In fact, many times, this is not a problem of hardware performance. Some small details or bad habits in operation can cause the system to be affected if you are not careful, and you may even lose control of the computer - even the fastest computer can easily "fail".

It is easy to understand that people are afraid of their computers being hacked and actively install protection software, but it is blind to install several antivirus software without any reason. An inefficient antivirus/security protection software may affect the performance of the computer, not to mention running multiple antivirus/security software at the same time.

How many antivirus software and computer managers are there in the lower right corner of your computer?

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A curious person once did an experiment - installing multiple antivirus software at the same time to see what would happen. This person was cautious and specially installed a pure operating system without any application software, and then started this "journey to death".

Computers are facing more and more security threats.

But more security software is not always better

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1, 2, and when the 4th antivirus software was installed, the exciting "fighting" began (this was purely random and did not mean that the first 3 would not fight). As the installation progressed, battles such as "mutual pop-up reports" and "fighting for system control" continued. When it became fierce, the operating system could not bear it and crashed with a blue screen. At this time, the poor computer fan was already whirring.

Windows 10 comes with powerful security software Defender

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Maybe you will say, I am a cautious person, I just installed an antivirus software, it must be fine. The current Windows 10 system has built-in security software, but many users still habitually install third-party antivirus software, and also install a computer manager. Little do they know that antivirus software, computer managers and Windows built-in security software all have similar operating mechanisms, and if they are not handled properly, they will still "fight" and drag down the system.

In most cases, the security software that comes with Windows is sufficient. Even if you trust third-party antivirus software, it is best to manually turn off Windows security software Defender after installation to avoid unnecessary loss of system resources.

Bad software usage habits are also a major reason for slowing down computers and leaving potential security risks. For example, when installing an operating system, many people lack the ability to distinguish and are easily led to third-party channels to download so-called "all-in-one" operating systems that boast of integrating the latest patches.

A lazy "all-in-one operating system" with secondary packaging.

It will bring security risks

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This "lazy operation" may cause the computer to be illegally invaded, which poses a great risk of privacy leakage. Moreover, these potential risks are maliciously packaged in the installation disk. Even if the user installs security software later, it will only make the conflict more intense and cannot be remedied.

Therefore, in addition to the official "one-click recovery" provided by computer manufacturers, when reinstalling the system, going to the system's official homepage to download it is the only correct channel.

Be careful when downloading software and keep your eyes open during the installation process. During the installation process, for the sake of convenience, you will just click "Next" all the time without reading the prompts, and install all the additional software that should not be installed, and even ignore the warnings from the operating system. This is equivalent to turning on the green light and handing over the control of the computer in minutes.

It is best to download application software from the operating system application store or official website

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After being infected, the specific manifestations are very obvious, such as the browser homepage is inexplicably tampered with. Then, the desktop will quietly add software icons one after another, and the "family bucket" of nepotism will be arranged for you, and pop-up windows will continue to harass you. In addition to slowing down the system, your computer's security factor will also be reduced, and a higher level of intrusion risk will come at any time.

The solution is to only download from the official website and identify genuine software from a reputable and honest source. When installing, read the installation options carefully to avoid software bundling.

Slowing down the computer is a minor issue, but privacy leakage is a major issue . In addition to the increased risk of computer security due to illegal software intrusion caused by bad habits, it may also lead to more types of remote hijacking , resulting in greater risks of data security and privacy leakage. Therefore, in order to better protect the computer, in addition to developing good software usage habits, we also need higher-level hardware protection.

In order to achieve stronger computer security protection, the 11th generation Core processor integrates Intel Control Flow Enforcement Technology (CET) and Intel Full Memory Encryption Technology, and has built-in security features at the hardware level .

11th generation Intel Core thin and light notebook,

CPU built-in hardware security protection to better protect data security

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With the cooperation of the operating system, the built-in hardware security features of the 11th generation Core can resist various malicious threads from illegally obtaining data from the memory, greatly reducing the risk and effectively ensuring the security of data.

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