Services: Upgrades

One of the main reasons for slow performance is that you may have a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) instead of a Solid State Drive (SSD). Replacing the HDD with a SSD is an upgrade that would require full two business days to complete. Your computer will be noticeably faster. Service would include coming to your home to assess the situation, bringing your computer back to my shop, transferring the system from the HDD to the SSD, then installing the new drive. The old HDD becomes a back of your computer from that date. With the new SSD installed, I will then do software updates including Windows 10. Lastly, I will return your computer and work with you to be sure everything is as you expect.

It depends. Laptops are generally not upgradable. An older desktop Central Processing Unit (CPU) can be upgraded. For example a slow Celeron processer can be replaced with a faster model. Celeron was Intel's budget CPU, more of an entry level item, cost effective but not very fast.

Generally yes, especially if the reason your computer is slow is because it does not have enough memory. Other benefits include being able to have more programs open at once, or using programs that require a lot of memory. Increasing memory is relatively cheap and easy to do, well worth exploring.

Upgrades may require opting in for them to automatically take place. Sometimes problems with software upgrades include changing the system in ways that you might not want. Some people choose to intentionally not install automatic upgrades, but would rather have it come at a time when they can spend time learning the changes.

Windows upgrades are usually automatic and don't allow you to bypass them, although sometimes you can postpone them. The can occasionally have unexpected impacts on other programs, and may cause confusing results.

It is always a good idea to have back ups of your data, especially before installing an update.