Your desktop PC might have been slim and speedy five years ago, but keeping up with application upgrades and filling your hard drive with feature-bloated commercial tools can soon make your machine sluggish.

If your computer feels underpowered, there’s no need to ditch it and reach for the credit card to buy a new model.
Instead, try our pick of free, lightweight tools and it’ll soon be back to its sprightly self.
Read more 10 lightweight apps to make older PCs fly.