Tips on internet speed

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   Run a virus and malware scan. Viruses, adware, and other malware can significantly slow down your internet speed, as well as your computer’s speed. Run regular scans to ensure that your computer is virus and malware free.
   • If you don’t have an antivirus installed, install one immediately and make sure that it stays updated.
   • Antivirus programs don’t always catch everything, so you should occasionally run scans with programs such as Spybot or Malwarebytes to find and remove stubborn malware.
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   Clear your browser’s cache. As you surf the web, your browser stores information about the sites you visit to make the loading process quicker when you next visit. Over time, however, this can actually reduce the speed of your browser as more and more information is stored. Occasionaly clearing your cache can help boost the performance of a slow browser.
   • Follow this guide to clear the cash of virtually any browser or device.
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   Remove the toolbars from your browser. If you’ve ended up with a lot of toolbars after years of using the same browser, it may be time to remove some (or all) of them. Toolbars will decrease your browser’s performance, and often take up your bandwidth by requesting ads and information.
   • Follow this guide to remove toolbars from any of the major browsers.
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   Update your browser. Browsers are under constant development, and newer versions often offer performance increases over previous versions. Check to make sure you are running the latest version of your browser, and update it if you aren’t.
   • Update Internet Explorer
   • Update Google Chrome
   • Update Firefox
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   Change your web browser. If you’ve installed a bunch of toolbars and plugins for your web browser, it may be easier to just switch to a new browser instead of trying to remove all of them. Some browsers are natively faster than others as well, so you may see a performance increase regardless.^[4]
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   Clean up your hard drive. If your computer is running slowly, it can negatively impact your browsing experience, making it seem like your connection is slower than it is. Follow the steps in [Clean-up-a-Slow-Performing-Computer|this guide to clean out the old gunk from your hard drive]].
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   Shut down your computer regularly. To prevent future infections or slowdowns, take the time to shut down your computer every day. Turn on automatic security updates for all of your programs.^[5]
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   Uninstall bandwidth hogs. There may be programs installed that are using your bandwidth that you may not be aware of. Browse your installed programs and remove any that you know longer use or don’t remember installing. Be cautious when deleting programs you aren’t familiar with; always check online to see if it is a critical program.
   • Uninstall programs in Windows.
   • Uninstall programs in Mac OS .