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(Continued from page 4) Privacy/Settings. With an older system performance
might be improved by unchecking anything you
Log-in Faster
don’t need running.

Uninstall Unneeded Programs

Talking about unnecessary stuff included with Win-
dows 10, there is a ton of “Bloatware” included on

The Windows 10 log-in screen is an excellent exam- most new store-bought systems you can just ditch.
ple of a worthless “improvement”. Having to swipe up Right-click on Start and click on Apps and Features.
or down or hit “Space” is a step Microsoft somehow Scroll through the list and you will see a lot of pro-
felt was necessary; typing in your password takes grams on your system that you never use. Games such
even more time. Most users prefer to use a four-digit as Candy Crush and security programs such as Norton
PIN; just enter 4 digits and there is no need to even or MacAfee are major offenders in this area. Here is
hit Enter. To set a PIN go to Settings, then Sign-in where you can simply uninstall the unused applica-
options. Click on Windows Hello PIN and set your 4- tions, freeing up room on your hard drive, and ensur-
digit PIN. Note that a little further down on this page ing these programs will not try to load and take sys-
you can disable the requirement for a sign-in after tem resources in the future.
you’ve been away from your computer for a while.
If you want to remove the sign-in password require-
ment, type “NETPLWIZ” in the search box then use
this application to disable the password requirement
for your computer.

Disable Background Apps
This is not necessary on a new powerful system, but
if yours is older you might want to look at these under

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