Windows 10: Anyone suddenly having trouble with their Windows 10 laptops?

Hi all! So I'm pretty frustrated right now as I've spent several days searching for a fix for my problem. In the last 3 days my HP laptop with Windows 10, v1909 8 gb RAM has suddenly slowed down VERY drastically. The problem literally started overnight. It was slow to the point that I was waiting over a minute for a browser window to load or even to open up a window in File Explorer.

I had no problems before now at all and it looked like my computer would last even several more years! Wishful thinking I mostly use my computer for web browsing, Office tools, and streaming.


I admit to a couple things that I'm not sure if they're related, but here they are for completeness sake.
1 I had not fully shut down the system in a while. It frequently went into sleep mode but I've since shut down multiple times and no improvement.
2 I had a Chrome window open with probably 15+ tabs open for 2 days. I NEVER did this before, but it was something I did before the slowdown. I'll blame it on COVID research. These are trying times!


So these are some things I've tried so far. I'm an avid computer user, but not an expert in technicality, so please bear with me.

1 I checked on updates and to see if there was any update that I could roll back that would improve things. There might have been 2 or so that even had a roll back option, but nothing changed.
2 I went to HP's drivers page and made sure I had the correct drivers graphics in particular for my version of Windows installed. THIS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE! I did get speeds down to about 15 seconds per page instead of 1 minute, but again this is nowhere near how fast it was before. I also am having a lot of problem streaming. It keeps saying an error that indicates an extension is being used but I disabled all extensions and antivirus too. Could this be related?

3 I cleared caches, browser histories, cookies, temporary files, recycling bin, etc.
4 Removed unused apps and files. I have 747 gb free out of 914 gb.
5 Checked speed testers and internet connection, which never gave me a problem before, and everything is up to par.

6 When I went to Task Manager I did notice that my Disk usage was 90+% and I've managed to bring this down after following some instruction manuals online. My memory is hovering between 50-60% with only 3 tabs in Chrome open and no other applications. CPU is from 5%-15%.



Please help me! I've been struggling for some time now and I can't figure out why everything suddenly became so slow or how to fix it! :

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Have windows 10, and suddenly my audio stopped

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Community, we appreciate your interest in Windows 10.

As the above description is not clear, do let us know the following to assist you better with this issue:

• What is the exactly issue you are facing with audio and how exactly are you trying to access it?
• What exactly do you mean by: Have windows 10, and suddenly my audio stopped?
• Have you made any changes to the operating system, prior to this issue?

I suggest you to install all the pending updates and audio drivers and check if it helps.

Step 1: I suggest you to update the audio drivers from Device Manager and check.

Steps:

• 
  Right click on the Start
  button from the desktop and select Device Manager.
  
• 
  Expand Audio inputs and outputs, right click on
  High Definition Audio Device and click on Update driver software.
  
• 
  Also, try to search for the drivers with the help of model number of your computer from the Manufacturer’s website and install them.
  

Step 2: I suggest you to install all the pending updates after upgrade to Windows 10.

• Connect to the internet.
• Press Windows key and type
  updates.
• Click on Check for updates.
• Under Windows Updates, click on
  Check for updates.
• Try to install the updates being shown.

Hope it helps. Reply to the post with an updated status of this issue and required information, we will be happy to help you accordingly.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

DTS supported natively by Windows 8/8.1 and it should work on windows 10 too just DDL require to unlock your driver .