Windows 10: Windows 7 is running blazingly fast, but Windows 10 is running blazingly slow

The original OS of my device is Windows 7. It was long ago but I remember it being a little slowish.

I decided to switch over to Windows 10, I think it was like 2 years ago, I think Cortana was also merged with Search back then, so it was Redstone 5 update I think. When I switched to Windows 10, I was getting much better performance



However, recently I switched over to Windows 7 again. Why? Because my Windows 10 that was running at the speed of light was laggish. I tried everything to speed it up, like disabling animations, removing malware, stopping startup items, uninstalling apps, and pretty much everything.



So I now have Windows 7, as I said. Everything is loading nearly instantly when I click, and I'm very happy!



BUT! The problem is the fact that pretty much all the software I need today requires Windows 10. However, I don't wanna upgrade; it is REALLY slow. But I need the 10.



So the question of this post is, how can I speed up Windows 10 if I decide to upgrade?

And ONCE AGAIN, I'll mention that I tried things like: Uninstalling apps, disabling animations, disabling startup items, running clean boot, restarting my device, removing malware, using ReadyBoost, adjusting the OS settings, pretty much everything. I know a hardware update would help but that's not what I'm here to talk about. I need to speed up the software without modifying the hardware.



Thanks in advance!

:)

 

Node.exe using a large amount of CPU power

For me it was Prey which uses node.exe. It completely slowed down my Windows 10.

After removing Prey, the installation became blazingly fast again...

 

Windows 10 RTM/Build 10240 now available for Insiders

Insiders in the fast and slow rings are now being distributed the latest Windows 10 RTM (build 10240).

http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwi...-for-windows-insiders-in-fast-and-slow-rings/

But for those wanting to expedite the upgrade, and/or download the latest build in iso form, it can be downloaded for free from the following link.

http://getintopc.com/softwares/oper...-pro-build-10240-iso-32-64-bit-free-download/

Don't forget to check out the activation steps found here:

Spoiler slmgr /ipk W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX
slmgr /skms kms.xspace.in
slmgr /ato

Windows 10 Enterprise - NPPR9-FWDCX-D2C8J-H872K-2YT43B8YKP-D69TJ
Windows 10 Home - TX9XD-98N7V-6WMQ6-BX7FG-H8Q99
Windows 10 Professional - W269N-WFGWX-YVC9B-4J6C9-T83GX

use the key you need for the build and run those lines in cmd to activate

activation
I suggest running those commands as administrator. Just in case.

Enjoy!

 

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 for your Windows Gaming PC and Tips and Tricks


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.