5 Signs Your Computer Needs a Tune-Up

Your computer isn't dying. It's just begging for mercy.

Everyone assumes a slow laptop means it is time to buy a new one. Usually, it isn't. Your machine doesn't need replacing. It just needs a lifeline. Before you drop a thousand dollars on a new rig, look at what your current one is actually doing.

It takes forever to wake up

If you can brew coffee while waiting for the login screen, something is wrong. You probably have a failing storage drive or dozens of background apps fighting to open the second you hit the power button.

It doubles as a space heater

Laptops shouldn't burn your legs. When fans sound like jet engines and the keyboard gets hot, the cooling system is choking. It is usually a dying fan, bad thermal paste, or just three years of pet hair blocking the vents.

Your browser has a mind of its own

If your homepage suddenly changed or you are getting pop-up ads on normal websites, you clicked a bad link at some point. Adware buries itself deep. You want that removed immediately.

Everything just freezes

When apps lock up or the screen freezes during a call, your system is running out of resources. You might be out of memory, or corrupted software is dragging the whole operating system down.

The battery drops dead

Batteries degrade. That is just physics. But if yours goes from full to empty in under an hour, you either need a new battery or you have rogue software quietly eating all your power in the background.

Help is near

If you are dealing with any of this, let Tech on Tires look at it. We can find exactly what is choking your system, clean it out, and tell you the cheapest way to actually fix the problem.