Windows 10: Windows 10 very slow

Hello,

I have a pretty decent computer from the mid 2010's....I think it is still very capable as i am only ever gonna use it for meetings on Microsoft Teams....I brought a legitimate copy of Windows 10 Pro from Amazon....I am very disappointed due to its performance.....It's just way too slow....Even the User Interface is way too slow and I don't wanna know that my investment on a legit copy of Windows 10 has gone in vain.....I purchased the copy after reading the minimum requirements....My computer truly outperforms what is required...Yet I have this problem....


I've tried all the common fixes,

1. Turned off all Visual Effects

2. Disabled all Startup applicationsIncluding Microsoft Onedrive

3. Turned off Search Indexing

4. Disabled Transparency

5. Set my WiFi Connection as metered

6. Cleaned up my HDDDisk Cleanup

7. Removed all Bloatware and unnecessary applications

8. Defragmented my HDD

9. Ran Troubleshooters

10. Reduced Boot Menu Time-out

11. Turned off Tips from Windows

12. Power Plan set to High Performance

13. Occasionally Restarted my PC

14. Cleared all cache and temporary files


Since I couldn't solve it on my own, I turn to this vast helpful community for a solution


The Specs:

Motherboard- GIGABYTE GA-G31M-ES2L

Processor- IntelR CoreTM 2 Duo E7400 @2.8GHz

Graphics ProcessorPCIe- Nvidia GeForce 9400GT 1GB Onboard- Intel G31/G33 Express Chipset

RAM- 4GB DDR2 800MHz

Storage- 2TB Seagate Barracuda 5400RPM HDD

Windows 10 Pro x64bit


Thanks in advance!!

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