Computer users install software updates to improve the performance and security of their computers. However, slow downs can happen.
“Please download an update” pops up on most people’s computers regularly, but many worry about doing just that in case their computer doesn’t work as well afterwards.If your computer has limited amount of random access memory , then updates could slow your computer down. Nowadays, 4-8GB RAM would be limited, and 16-32GB would be ideal for a general purpose computer. Software updates often require the use of additional RAM.
But if your computer has a lot of software installed, consuming large amount of computer memory and processing power, then you have limited available resources for running the computer. Installing new software updates further increases the pressure on your computer, and then results in it slowing down.
However if your computer has sufficient memory, processor power and disk space, then software updates should result in your computer performing better. Remember, despite being rigorously tested for accuracy and security, operating systems and software may contain loopholes that might be targeted by unauthorized users to gain access of your computer and personal data.
There might be some software installed in a computer which you rarely use. Uninstalling these bits of software might improve the performance and speed: the computer gains disk space as well as freeing up some processing power. This can be done using add or remove software features for Windows and moving to the bin in Macs.
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