How to Optimize Your Windows PC for Free

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How to Optimize Your Windows PC for Free Here's how to use Windows utilities and a few free programs to improve your PC's performance. - Alex Wawro, PCWorld Halloween Fun for Your Desktop Day of the Dead Windows 7 Theme This colorful Windows 7 theme features Mexican folk art skulls to celebrate Day of the Dead, and is also great for Halloween. Share: Zombo-O-Lanterns Desktop Wallpaper This free Halloween wallpaper presents a ghoulish mashup--zombies and Jack-O-Lanterns--and manages to be both playful and creepy at the same time. Share: Autumn Harbinger Desktop Wallpaper This colorful Halloween wallpaper has it all--grinning Jack-o-lanterns, haunted houses, and a harvest moon. Share: More Windows Tips How to Optimize Your Windows PC for Free Can I Back Up a PC When It's Off? Browse Windows Tips & Apps Try PCWorld's Speed Up Everything Superguide Get 100-plus pages of tips to fire up your system and supercharge your other tech essentials. 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