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Discus and support Windows 10 Sluggish after Clean install - System Resource Use Low in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; Dell XPS15 Laptop IntelR CoreTM i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.60 GHz 16.0 GB RAM 480GB NVME nvidia GEForce GTX 960M OS: 19042.685 Feature... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by Default_user1201, Jan 13, 2021.

  1. DEFAULT_USER1201
    Default_user1201 Win User

    Windows 10 Sluggish after Clean install - System Resource Use Low


    Dell XPS15 Laptop

    IntelR CoreTM i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.60 GHz
    16.0 GB RAM

    480GB NVME

    nvidia GEForce GTX 960M

    OS: 19042.685

    Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.551.0


    About 2 months ago I did a clean install since it had been a while and I had installed and uninstalled many apps. I do it out of habit too every other year or so.


    Over the past 2-4 weeks it has gotten VERY sluggish. Especially all browsers and in some apps like MAIL. Weird thing is the performance monitor is barely showing any activity. CPU doesn't usually break 50%. Memory is around 45. And Disk doesn't fluctuate much at all but there is definite sluggishness and a lack of the snappy response it used to have. Even bringing up a File explorer window takes like 3-4 seconds and then it draws in contents slowly.


    I tried everything I could find: Registry clean, driver updates I THINK I have all of the major updated ones?, change system settings to "for performance", Uninstalled all unnecessary apps, make sure page file was set properly, disk defrag nothing found... anything an online search could help me with but nothing worked.


    I got tired of chasing the gremlin around so I did ANOTHER recovery 2 days ago and this time did a full wipe of the hard drive with the standard windows recovery utility. Installed drivers and only did web browsing I use mostly Edge but it's STILL sluggish.


    Is there a setting I'm missing? A driver I failed to update or reinstall? Is my NVME tired? Was there a windows update that's causing this?


    Any help would be great!

    :)
     
    Default_user1201, Jan 13, 2021
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  2. PRAKASHJHA1
    prakashjha1 Win User

    System running low on resources

    My system i showing low on resources after removing password from administrator account. I am trying to reboot it, but nothing works. Please suggest me what to do
     
    prakashjha1, Jan 13, 2021
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  3. DELTA6326
    Delta6326 Win User
    Delta6326, Jan 13, 2021
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  4. JIMMY 2004
    Jimmy 2004 Win User

    Windows 10 Sluggish after Clean install - System Resource Use Low

    Clean Install Workaround for Vista

    You may remember this news story on techPowerUp! a couple of days ago relating to the lack of clean installs when using the Upgrade Editions of Vista, which required an old OS to be installed. However, Paul Thurrott has managed to find a workaround for this issue, which ironically lets users do a clean install Vista without any previous version of Windows, albeit a little tedious. Here are the steps:
    • Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD as normal
    • When prompted for a product code, leave this blank
    • Select the version of Vista you have purchased and let Vista install
    • When you boot to your desktop for the first time, run the Vista setup from Windows
    • This time enter your product key
    • When asked whether you want to do an Upgrade of Custom install, select custom and choose a clean install
    • Windows will now install for a second time and you should be able to activate it
    Remember, these steps are only advised for use in order to achieve a clean install of Vista, it is only legal to use the upgrade editions if you have previously purchased the appropriate version of Windows.

    Source: DailyTech
     
    Jimmy 2004, Jan 13, 2021
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