Windows 10: New HP Laptop, came with Windows 11. Unusably slow - even task manager stalls. Also need to...

New laptop is unusuably slow. Literally out of the box.Came with Windows 11 pre-installed, in S-mode.Cannot even efficiently run task manager when no other programs active.Tested by running Microsoft Edge. Entered a search for 'google' and a the default bing result took 37 seconds to come up, and then another 15 seconds later I got a pop-up saying 'This page isn't responding'. Will need to remove S mode to access 90% of preferred browsers and apps.Unclear what licence etc requirements the relevant page is implying is required.Don't want to make the permanent change until I'm sure I'll actually

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Real slow, brnd new hp

Just bought new hp laptop, real slow. Anyone have any suggestions, Thxs

 

Suggestions for multi-tasking laptop

Good day. I need some help picking out a new laptop and was wondering if I could get some suggestions from the members here.

The laptop will be for personal and business use and needs to be able to run multiple applications simultaneously with ease. It also has to have a Windows OS. As far as budget, I'm undecided, but I'm prepared to spend over $1,500. If you could, maybe suggest a low end laptop around $1,500 and another slightly better machine around the $2,000-$2,200 mark.

To give you an idea of what the machine will be handling on a daily basis, listed below are the applications I currently have running and usually have running at all times.

--Google Chrome with 7 tabs open (blogs/forums)
--Photoshop CS4 with 3 files open, the largest being a 2550x3300 pixel, 35MB file
--Spotify
--Microsoft Word
--FilaZilla Cilent
--IrfanView

In an effort to help you better select a laptop for my needs, I've included a link below to a screenshot of my task manager so you can see how much memory these applications are using.

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Any suggestions would be great. Thanks for your help in advance.

 

No restart button in task manager

another easy way to kill tasks, download and install Winaero Tweaker(free) and theres a setting to add a Kill non responding tasks using the desktop right click menu. When you place your cursor on the desktop anywhere and right click the option is at the top of the list, Very handy and you dont have to go through all those steps and well Winaero Tweaker has alot of cool Windows tweaks. Just posting a different suggestion, Im sure your ok with what was suggested here.