Slow Running Computer | Slow Computer Help: Run Complete Virus Scan

Most anti-virus programs or other PC maintenance type software such as registry optimizers will not run a “whole” computer scan without being instructed to do so. The reason is that a complete system scan will take quite a long time, maybe even a couple of hours, depending on how much “stuff” you are storing.

So you don’t want your computer to do this when you may need to use it. You need to schedule it. And it can be done at night or when you are away if everything is set correctly. So lets talk about how to do this.

First see when your computer did a whole scan last by opening up your virus program and checking its information. Opening the program can usually be done by double clicking the desk top icon or in the bottom tray. You should see the update and last scan date and you may be surprised how long ago the scan was done. Updates are usually set to be done automatically and are done almost daily.

Anti-virus and other protection programs protect you as you use the computer whether downloading, opening up files, opening documents, etc. so you do not get new viruses loaded onto your PC. They don’t normally do scans of existing files. They can of course but don’t do them without being told to do so.

If you are having computer issues such as your PC is running slow then schedule a whole computer scan and see if it finds some hidden viruses that are slowing your system down. Find how to set it for a specific time and schedule it’s convenient you. Also, and this is important, go into options and make sure it is set to automatically repair or quarantine any contaminated files. If you don’t the scan will stop and wait for instructions… and of course you are not going to be there.