How To Make PCs and Laptops SuperFast || How To Make Your Computer Faster || How To Increase Windows OS Speed
In this section, I will tell you the benefits of clearing caches on a PC
The cache slows down your system and applications due to the RAM and memory it occupies. Often, it fills up with garbage information that the user probably won’t need later. The prime purpose is to improve performance by reducing data processing and fetching. With a sizeable amount of cache stored, the speed and performance of a machine are hampered. Enhancing system and application performance is one of the benefits of clearing cache.
It is important to clear your cache so that you can see the most recent version of a web page.
The cache can also store private data of some websites examples. Login credentials, mobile numbers, etc. In the case of using a public computer, the next user can get access to your sensitive or personal information. Take the example of Twitter: you have logged in on a public machine and didn’t log out at the end of your session. The person accessing the device next can get access to your Twitter account. This raises a privacy threat. Also, in other instances where you are worried about your privacy, deleting cache is a great option. It reduces the privacy threat for you.
How to clear temporary files cache on Windows XP/7/8/8.1/10/Vista
#1. By Basic commands
It will open the command box where you need to type %temp% and hit Enter. It will show you lots of files. Delete all of them.
Shortcut key: Windows+R to open the Run command, and type temp to hit Enter. Delete all the available files.
You can also Clear recent Visited Files by typing recent & deleting all the available files in the Run Command, as seen in the pic. This will also make your PC’s faster
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#2. Now, the second method for clearing cache files is by using Disk Cleanup
Click Start, and then type “Disk Cleanup”.
Click Disk Cleanup when it appears in the search results.
Make sure that drive “C:” is selected, and click “OK.”
Click the box next to “Temporary files.” It’s up to you if you check other kinds of files.
Click “OK.”
It may take a few moments, but your temporary file cache will be cleared.
Here is Another Method to Open “Disk Cleanup”
Open My Computer, then select the C: Drive
Right-click on the C: drive. You See the General Option
Now, in the General Options, you will see Disk Cleanup
Click on that and follow the same instructions as I mentioned above
#3. How to delete Windows Store cache
Microsoft Windows Store comes with the Windows Store beta, and this saves a huge amount of cache, which definitely contributes to the performance issue. So, it is suggested to delete the store cache very often.
Open the Run command by pressing the Windows+R shortcut
Here, type WSReset.exe and press Enter. A CMD Console will pop up; then wait for 10-60 seconds. The Windows Store Console Automatically Clear Caches & Redirect you to the Microsoft Store
4. By Deleting DNS Cache
Deleting the DNS cache is also suggested in case you are facing Trouble with browsing. The process is elaborated here.
Open the Start Menu, search for the Command Prompt app, and launch it.
Then type the following: ipconfig/flushDNS
5. By clearing the web browser cache
How to clear the Web Browser cache: Every browser has its own cache-clearing process, but none of them are too complicated. Clearing your Browser cache forces your browser to retrieve the newest copy available from the website, something that should happen automatically but sometimes does not.
In Mozilla Firefox, open the Options menu, go to the Advanced section, select the Network tab, and press the Clear Now button where it says Cached Web Content.
Ctrl+Shift+Del is the shortcut key for clearing the cache in Firefox
In Chrome, open the Settings menu, scroll down and click on Show Advanced Settings, under Privacy click on Clear Browsing Data, select the Cached Images and Files option, and make sure to clear from “the beginning of time”. The keyboard shortcut
Again, Ctrl+Shift+Del is a shortcut for clearing cache in Chrome. This Method is also Applicable to browsers like Epic & Brave
In Opera, open the Settings menu, go to the Privacy & Security section, under Privacy click on Clear Browsing Data, select the Cached Images and Files option, and make sure to clear from “the beginning of time”.
Press Ctrl+Shift+Del on the keyboard to clear the cache
For Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer, “Ctrl+Shift+Del” is an easy way to clear the cache
See Also: 12 Windows Command (CMD) every New User Must Need To Know in 2020
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October 30, 2019
Thanks for the advice