Windows 10: Windows 10 lagging - How to fix?

I have Dell Inspiron 5000. Windows 10 Pro version 2004. Core i5-1135g7, 16 GB RAM.

I am a stock trader. So I open up multiple charts on a chart platform and open a trading platform as well. This is when my system starts to lag. Although the task manager shows that both CPU and RAM usage is below 50% at all times. But the system lags so much that it becomes annoying. When I type something, I see the text on the screen after a second. When I click something, I get a response after a second. Right now as I am typing this, everything is almost instant like it should be. This is the most resource-intensive thing that you can say I do on this laptop. Other than this, I only watch YouTube, Netflix and browse sites.

I know for sure that both my charting and trading platforms don't require ridiculous resources. I previously had a MacBook Pro 2017 with 8GB RAM and all was good. Then I moved to HP Probook i7 and 32 GB RAM and everything was smooth there too. Now, on this particular system, this is the issue I am facing.

Now, I don't know if it is the hardware or the software (Windows) issue. I can try and re-install the Windows to see if it helps. My question is, if these platforms were slowing down and making my system lag, shouldn't the task manager show they're eating up a lot of resources? Or can they slow down the system without eating resources? i5 11th gen and 16 GB RAM is more than enough for the tasks I do but still there seems to be a problem on this particular laptop.

Please give me suggestions on how to diagnose the exact problem and fix it.

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Random lag spikes

Hi,

We would like to know more about your lag issue:

• What browser are you using when you experience a lag?
• Does the lag occur in a particular game?

In the meantime, we suggest you run the System Maintenance troubleshooter. Here are the steps:

• Press Windows Key + X.
• Click on Control Panel.
• Select Troubleshooting.
• On the left pane, click on View All.
• Click on System Maintenance to run the troubleshooter.

Looking forward to your response.

 

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.

 

Keyboard input lag (Logitech K270 wireless keyboard, Windows 10 20H2)

Hi there. I've got yet another Windows 10 problem. lol

This time it's my keyboard. I'm using a Logitech K270 wireless keyboard, on Windows 10 Pro 20H2. I have been experiencing keyboard input lag off and on for a couple months now, and I've searched for possible solutions, but none so far have worked. I was hoping you guys could suggest some fixes.

Here's what I've tried, based on the suggestions I've found on the web:

• Updating the keyboard/dongle's drivers (there are no drivers on Logitechs's site, oddly) and firmware. Nope.
• Swapping USB ports. Nada.
• Unplugging any extraneous USB devices. Zilch.
• Checking the batteries. No joy.

As I was typing this it was lagging here and there. It's a bit disconcerting. Anyway... I don't think I missed anything, but if you need more information or diagnostics, lemme know and I'll upload 'em.