By simply deleting a folder you can speed up your PC

Although it is the most used operating system, the truth is that Windows is far from the best. Update problems are usually constant and, in addition, they tend to record “garbage”. It is common for leftover updates, uninstallations and other data to be saved, taking up space and slowing down the system. We will give you the solution for get but performance In Windows 11 by simply deleting the folder Prefetching.

The Prefetch folder is designed to improve the loading times of programs and applications. Its mission is to predict the files and data that may be requested, which it does based on our habits. The problem is that over time it fills up with data that does the exact opposite.

Delete the Prefetch folder and voilà!

You should know that Windows Prefetch

It’s very useful, but you have to clean it from time to time. It becomes less efficient in supporting data loading for program execution as it grows. We will explain to you how by deleting this folder and allowing it to be regenerated, you will gain performance.

To do this, you must follow the following steps:

We press the key combination the Windows (the icon you will see on your keyboard) +R
THE “Run” dialog box“. You can also access it by simply typing “Run” in the Windows search engine, it’s the same thing.
Now you need to write the text in this dialog box “preread” and press the enter
You may see a security message telling you that you must have administrator permissions. Just click on the Open as administrator button and that’s it, all its contents will appear
- Some or all files may not display despite performing this action. If you want to make sure you delete everything, below is the method to view all files.
We select all files. We can do this by dragging or using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A
Finally, we click on the key Remove (from)

to send all files to the trash. This action will allow us to recover the files within 30 days. If you are completely convinced, you can choose Ctrl + Shift + Del to delete them permanently without going through the trash.
- If one of the files we are trying to delete is in use, an error will appear stating that it cannot be deleted. We must click on Skip, because until we close the application that uses it we cannot delete it

Note: it is possible that the first time we open a program we notice it a little slow, but then we will see that it loads much faster.

Show hidden files in Windows

It may happen that the folder appears empty anyway, despite administrator permissions. Indeed, Windows natively hides a certain number and certain types of files. Something that is done to protect users with less knowledge, to avoid deleting any files critical to proper functioning.

Emptying the Prefetch folder will not harm the operating system, but they are hidden. To view them, you must follow the following steps:

We press the key combination Windows + E to quickly open File Explorer
Now let’s move to the top tab of View
You have to look for the section Possibilities and click on it
In the new window opened, you must go to the tab Worm
In the section of advanced settings we must look for the option of Hide protected operating system files (recommended)
The option is checked, you must therefore delete the selection
We receive a poster from Warningwhere we are going to press And to show us hidden files

Once you complete the Prefetch folder deletion process, you can restore the value. Critical operating system files will be hidden again. It is advisable to restore this value for safety reasons, to prevent you or anyone using the computer from deleting inappropriate files.