First up? Physically clean your computer. Use some canned air to get rid of the dust and crumbs in the keyboard. Then, use a barely damp microfiber cloth or a wrung-out cleaning wipe to get it ...

A sluggish computer might need only an afternoon of TLC to get back on its feet. We have tips, from cleaning out dust to removing unnecessary apps.

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No need to run out and buy a new computer! Spring Clean the one you currently have and you might be able to squeeze a few more years of life out of it. I talked to Kimber Streams, Wirecutter’… ...