What are some practical ways to boost my computer’s speed and overall performance?

If you are interested in how to make PC performance faster, the simplest things to start with are the optimization of your computer, such as turning off unnecessary startup applications and background applications you do not utilize. Periodically empty junk files and update your operating system and drivers to achieve improved efficiency. 

Antivirus scans should also be run to make sure that there are no background scans that are slowing your system. You are also able to optimize visual effects to perform optimally and defragment a disk drive, should you be on an HDD. To achieve even a larger increase, a hardware upgrade such as RAM or an SSD can give a significant performance increase.