My HP Pavilion is running slow now, fairly new. How do I fix it?

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Scan Laptop for Viruses
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Laptop runs slow issue may appear if the\012 system is infected by some malicious application. You have to search \012and remove that application from your system. For your convenience \012download and install a powerful antivirus program. Run a complete PC \012scan to detect viruses and remove them from your system.
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Note: Close all other programs before start scanning your system.
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Run Check Disk
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Errors in the operating system may \012result in laptop runs slow problem. To remove errors you need to run \012check disk. To do so follow the steps below:
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1. Open My Computer
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2. Right Click on (C:)
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3. Go to Properties
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4. Click on Tools tab
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5. Click on Check Now under Error-Checking
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6. Click on Start
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7. Click on Yes for scheduling Disk Check on restarting your laptop
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8. Restart your computer
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9. Disk Check will automatically start when you logon Windows

Stop Unnecessary Background Programs
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Sometimes there are some background \012programs that are running without our consent and eating up the memory \012and energy of the CPU. Closing down these programs will speed up your \012laptop performance. To do so follow the instructions below:
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1. Hold Windows+R button on your keyboard
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2. Type msconfig and press Enter
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3. Click on Startup tab
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4. Click on Disable All
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5. Restart your Computer

Run Disk Cleanup
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Efficiency of laptop decreases when it \012contains too many junk files. To clean junk content from your system \012follow the steps below:
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1. Click Start
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2. Type Disk Cleanup
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3. Press Enter
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4. Select the drive which you wish to clean
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5. Click OK

Fix Registry Errors
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Mostly laptop runs slow issue occurs due\012 to broken Windows registry entries. Fixing registry will help you to \012boost up your laptop. You need to download and install a Registry \012Cleaner program to fix corrupt or broken registry entries. To download a\012 reliable Registry Cleaner tool click here.