Windows 10: Windows 10 seems slow

I have a pretty slow laptop that came with windows 8 installed. I only use it for browsing the web but I have to admit windows 10 runs really well on it and I have done a few tweaks based on guides from the developer edition that came out 9 months ago.

 

Yup, I've noticed the UI is a bit laggy especially the Start menu. I like for it to be snappy like in Windows 7 and prior but it almost feels like it's designed this way to make it look smoother at the cost of it appearing laggy.

I can still run my games on all high settings and maintain 40 to 60 fps but the Windows start menu is just sort of laggy feeling for me. The first time I loaded into w10 this weekend I swear the first thing that came to my mind after opening the start menu was that I was going to have to go and find another Start menu replacement. I like the design of the W10 start menu but not the laggyness of it.

 

Yes I agree - I upgraded to Windows 10 from 8.1 yesterday and noticed a huge difference. My laptop is much slower, takes ages to log in and if I leave it for 10 mins or so the screen goes black and I can't get it to come back on without forcing shut down.

Before the upgrade if it went to sleep I just pressed the on button to wake it up but now this doesn't work. In addition, a full battery yesterday evening lasted only a few hours - far less than before the upgrade.

Should I dump it now and go back to 8.1 or is there a way to speed it up etc? *Confused

 

I am having the same issues you describe and am upgrading from 8.1 Pro and a VERY FAST desktop
that scored 7.9 out of 7.9 on Win 7 Pro. 8.1 slowed it down a bit and 10 DESTROYED its performance completely.
I am going back to 8.1 for a few Months and wait for what will likely be many updates before I try again with this version....
Best of luck to you.

 

Most likely, Windows 10 didn't destroy your performance. The in-place upgrade did that. Doing a refresh reinstall of Windows 10 will get you back to where you were with 8.1, if not faster.

 

10 mins .. Holly ....!!!

I was complaining about few seconds slower than wds 8.1 compare to wds 10 ...
With wds 8.1 ...mine laptop loads almost instantly with bypass lock screen ... I give wds 10 few more days then roll back ..
(BTW ..my start8 is till good with wds 10 ...that's a plus ..)

 

I definitely would roll back to Wds 8.1 ..if it 's that bad ..
You can come back few months later ...

 

I believe you regarding a fresh install but if I try that way, I get all kinds of errors including not recognizing my wireless adapter, graphics card Driver problems, etc.
It seems as though the " in place upgrade " is the only way I can do it.
I have a 128Gig flash drive, is there a way to use that to update instead? I tried yesterday with no success.
Appreciate any links or information on doing a fresh install from 8.1 Pro with 250 Gig SSD and 1 Terabyte HDD cloned without it saying " unable to update "

 

Of course you get "errors" like not recognizing your wireless adapter. It's a fresh install. You need to install the Windows 10 drivers provided by your motherboard manufacturer(Gigabyte), wireless adapter manufacturer, along with the graphics drivers provided by Nvidia.

 

Hmmmmmmmmmmm!. . .no problems here. . .my system is now faster then a speeding bullet, more power then a. . .*Smile

 

I understand the drivers for 10. Would you mind helping me get access to the settings menu for Windows 10. The screen just flashes when I click the settings icon.
I have tried everything I found posted with no luck and you seem to be familiar with it. I would appreciate some guidance with the settings more than anything.
Thanks for you're time and info
Edit: I just discovered that my 1 week old 1 Terabyte HDD was 27% fragmented as well as my 250 Gig SSD and am defragging both now. I suspect a much more responsive pc when complete...
I think the "fresh install" is the way to go for myself at least. Would have prevented this issue.

 

For your particular problems, it sounds like you need to switch from Microsoft's graphics driver to one from NVidia, ATI or Intel.

 

Delete all the live tiles and shrink the menu so that it looks the same as Windows 7. I've done that since day 1 of the beta, so I've never experienced Start Menu lag.

 

I did 6 upgrades from Windows 7 and all of them are noticeably faster. There are probably some drivers that are still missing for 10, but overall it's not the case. If things are slow, try installing a video driver from ATI/NVidia/Intel and a chipset driver for your motherboard from your motherboard or PC website.

 

When I upgraded my NVIDIA driver, it was a noticeable difference in the lag for the better that is..