What is PC preventive maintenance and how to do it?

PC preventive maintenance is the process of taking actions proactively which prevents the problem or issue from occurring.  It not only saves time and money but also makes easier the process of troubleshooting when a problem occurs, protects the data, improves computer performance, and prolongs hardware life.  So maintenance effort can turn a deal of great profit in the long run. 

To do it:

1. Cleaning your computer hardware.
2. Downloading the latest drivers for your hardware.
3. Downloading the latest updates for your computer software.
4. Verifying you have the latest anti-virus protection updates on your computer.
5. Running disk software utilities such as Defrag and ScanDisk on your hard drive.
6. Deleting unused programs or other files on your computer.
7. If you don't turn off your computer it may be good to reboot your computer every few months, unless the computer is a critical computer such as a computer server.