{"id":53,"date":"2026-06-21T20:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T18:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/2026\/07\/18\/pc-lent-7-gestes-simples-avant-de-paniquer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:58:57","slug":"pc-lent-7-gestes-simples-avant-de-paniquer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/2026\/06\/21\/pc-lent-7-gestes-simples-avant-de-paniquer\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow PC: 7 Simple Steps to Take Before Panicking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is your computer running slowly, are the fans whirring, and does everything take minutes to open? Before you jump to the worst-case scenario, try these <strong>7 Simple Steps<\/strong> \u2014 They resolve most performance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large elp-article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-illus-53.png\" alt=\"Ordinateur portable optimis\u00e9 pour plus de rapidit\u00e9\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-illus-53.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-illus-53-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-illus-53-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/blog-illus-53-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd04 The Basics That Work<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Really restart<\/strong> (not sleep mode): memory cleared, updates applied.<\/li><li><strong>Free up disk space<\/strong> : Less than 10 % of free space = your computer is choking. Empty the Recycle Bin and the Downloads folder.<\/li><li><strong>Limit automatic startup programs<\/strong> : Task Manager \u2192 Startup (Windows) or Settings \u2192 Login (Mac).<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddf9 Spring Cleaning<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Uninstall<\/strong> software that you no longer use.<\/li><li><strong>Lighten the browser<\/strong> : Too many tabs and extensions use up too much memory.<\/li><li><strong>Check for updates<\/strong> system and drivers.<\/li><li><strong>Scan<\/strong> with your antivirus software: some malware uses up all your resources in the background.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udd98 Still slow?<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If nothing works, the problem may be hardware-related (a worn-out hard drive, insufficient memory) or more serious (a persistent infection). Our troubleshooting service diagnoses and repairs the issue, <strong>remotely or on-site<\/strong>, 7 days a week.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3b8eca09 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/depannage.elpisia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request an assessment<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Votre ordinateur rame, les ventilateurs soufflent, tout met des minutes \u00e0 s&rsquo;ouvrir ? Avant d&rsquo;imaginer le pire, essayez ces 7 gestes simples \u2014 ils r\u00e9solvent la majorit\u00e9 des lenteurs. \ud83d\udd04 Les basiques qui marchent Red\u00e9marrez vraiment (pas la mise en veille) : m\u00e9moire nettoy\u00e9e, mises \u00e0 jour appliqu\u00e9es. Lib\u00e9rez du disque : moins de 10 [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-depannage-informatique","category-tutoriels-formations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129,"href":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53\/revisions\/129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.elpisia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}