Windows 10: New laptop, only 4G RAM, slow -- How to improve Performance

I bought a new Dell laptop which was preloaded with Windows 10. It runs terribly slowerly. I called Dell and they said I should have bought more RAM. I said why didn't the ad SAY this is an insufficient amount of RAM to run Windows 10? I would not have bought the machine since each add-on is more expensive than buying what you wanted in the first place. GRRR.

The laptop model:

Inspiron 15 3582 BTX

Any ideas as to how to make this piece of crap faster would be much appreciated.

I am angry with Dell for selling customers a laptop that can't handle the piggy demands of Windows 10 -- and it's not like we have any other choice. Double GRRR.

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Updates slowing computer performance

Hi,

Listed below are possible causes why Windows is running slow:

• Too many application installed.
• Virus and malware.
• Corrupted system files.
• Outdated drivers.

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How to improve performance of my laptop?

My advice :

• Because of HP ships their laptops with lots of bloatware, you should format that laptop and do a clean install of Windows 10 Home Edition 64 bit.
  
• Use 'Autoruns' tool which is the part of 'Sysinternal Tools' from Microsoft to disable all unnecessary startup entries and services. You can search the internet for more details.
  
• Check your HDD for problems which can cause slow read/writes by using a tool like 'HDtune'.
  
• Check your RAM for problems which can cause slow read/writes by using a tool like 'MemTest'.
  

If you encounter any problem about these steps feel free to write here, I'll help you.

 

Lenovo laptop suddenly slow

I have a new Lenovo E580 laptop (bought January 2019) which suddenly started to run very slow. I have especially noticed it with build times in Visual Studio and loading times for a local website in IIS.

I have tried to reinstall Windows 10 Pro by formatting the entire computer but it’s still slow.

Laptop spec:

• Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
  
• CPU: i7-8550U 2.00GHz
  
• 16 GB RAM
  
• 512 SSD
  

Software where I really notice the slowness:

• Visual Studio Community 2019 Version 16.3.9
  
• IIS to Windows 10
  

I have tried to setup an older laptop with the same software installed as the new laptop, to compare the loading times. The old laptop has a very similar spec. (i7-4700MQ 2.40GHz, 16GB RAM, 256 SSD). The load time for a local website on the new laptop is 78 seconds where on the old is 30 seconds. On the new laptop it used to be around 30 seconds as well.

It’s not just Visual Studio and IIS that is slow it’s the entire laptop. I thought it would be fixed by reinstalling Windows but there were no improvements. I suspect it’s a hardware issue, but I don’t get any errors, and everything looks fine.

Does anyone have suggestions to what I can try to pinpoint this issue or is it better to contact Lenovo support, as the new laptop is still under warranty?