Windows 10: Windows 10 randomly slows

Hello there. I´m having a weird problem with my computer, and maybe you can help me. I´m usually able to solve this things by myself, but not this time.

This is the thing. My Windows 10 started to randomly slow down some months ago. That´s basically it. It didn´t get better after rebooting, and a year had passed since the last Windows install, so I did a clean installation. But still the same problem, even after the first rebooting - and no extra software installed. I thought it was the updates, so I stopped them. But nothing. Same after a new installation with full updates. A third attempt at a clean install was directed to find a driver conflict. I learned that Windows was wrongly updating some drivers, so I stopped that, and installed the correct drivers everywhere. Still the same. I checked the HD health with some software I don´t remember: it was fine; as a matter of fact, the only task that is not slowed down is HD writing: I can copy or download files at normal speed, but everything else, including opening the start menu, is slowed to turtle speed. I use Avira antivirus, and checked for malware with Malware bytes; also nothing. I also checked the event viewer, but there are of course many errors there, and I can´t identify which could be relevant, even focusing on those that occurred when the slowing starts. Also, the usage of resources looks fine during the event: CPU usually under 10% in idle, an doesn´t go up 25% in activity; RAM usage is normally under 30%, and HD at 1%.

I got out of ideas, and let it be. The system eventually returns to normal, usually after a couple hours. And after some weeks, the thing just went away for months, but now it came back.

Despite the general uncertainty of it all, I have been able to identify what seem to be maybe triggers of the event: sometimes it happens when the system goes into suspension; recently, plugging/unplugging the AC charger seems to be the main trigger, though it doesn´t happen everytime.

Some facts: the computer is a Dell Inspiron laptop, 7000 series. CPU: i7-7500U GPU: Intel 620.

If someone has any idea, I´ll be happy to read it.
Thanks in advance,

N

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Windows 10 Tweaks

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Windows 10 freezes randomly

I had already tried turning off fast startup, to no avail.
Will look at the list you provided, thanks. Hard to do when computer freezes on the Windows loading screen though. *Biggrin

I had tried that as well... no result.

 

windows 10 slow boot

I was having a slow boot issue on my Windows 7 install a little while back. It would take about 30 - 40 extra seconds to boot up for whatever reason.

I would try following these steps, while this didn't solve my issue, it did increase Read/Write to where it should be.

10 Tips for SSD Optimization in Windows 7 - Part 1

Looks to be similar to this: SSD Optimization, Tips and Tricks for your Windows PC


In the end, I had to reinstall my Windows 7 entirely to fix the booting issue. It was taking around 35 seconds to boot, and after the fresh install it takes about 7 seconds to boot.