The only real answer is that your computer does not get slower. It can’t. Aside from some actual hardware problem. It’s just becoming less capable. It’s the equivalent of thinking a pocket calculator would become slower over time.
Follow up question. Who on earth is still using a computer with a HDD? I just bought a 1TB Samsung SSD on Amazon for $109. You can get a 250GB for $30 tomorrow. More than enough to run your OS and frequently used programs.
Also. All third party Anti-Virus software is worthless for a single user home PC. Worthless. They just steal CPU crunch time and RAM with zero ROI. Windows defender is enough.
Take a look at [Bill and Andy’s Law](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_and_Bill%27s_law#:~:text=Andy%20and%20Bill’s%20law%20is,that%20new%20hardware%20can%20provide.)
Basically, software gets more complex over time to take advantage of new hardware. If you don’t upgrade the hardware, the new software will just take longer to run.
Latest Answers