Windows 10: Windows taking forever to open apps, even after clean install, new SSD

Hi,

Before I forget, my Windows Version Number is 2004 v 19041.329

I'm new here, and I joined mainly because my PC is acting extremely weird and I'm fresh out of options to make it better, short of getting a new one. So apologies in advance if this problem had already been posted. It does seem quite unique though.

It's an old PC (10 years or so), that I hadn't used regularly for a bit, but with the pandemic, I had to start working from home and it's pretty much my only option.

About a month ago, while noticing that it was quite slow, I ordered a new 1TB SSD that I cloned and installed without a hitch. At first, it was a lot better! Everything was running smoothly, Windows was booting fast, apps were running, A-OK.

After a week or so, I started noticing some slowdowns... kinda like it was before the SSD install. I then decided to re-install Windows 10, but to keep my files. Again, the same story, it was at the beginning: fast boot, everything running smoothly. I haven't even installed a lot of apps, only some browsers and AVG.

Now it's hit or miss, sometimes everything works fine, sometimes apps like Chrome or Skype take multiple minutes to open, and that's when they do open. More often than not, they just remain as not responding.

So very humbly, if you can help, it'd be appreciated.

Thanks,

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Windows taking forever to open apps, even after clean install, new SSD

Hi,

Before I forget, my Windows Version Number is 2004 v 19041.329

I'm new here, and I joined mainly because my PC is acting extremely weird and I'm fresh out of options to make it better, short of getting a new one. So apologies in advance if this problem had already been posted. It does seem quite unique though.

It's an old PC (10 years or so), that I hadn't used regularly for a bit, but with the pandemic, I had to start working from home and it's pretty much my only option.

About a month ago, while noticing that it was quite slow, I ordered a new 1TB SSD that I cloned and installed without a hitch. At first, it was a lot better! Everything was running smoothly, Windows was booting fast, apps were running, A-OK.

After a week or so, I started noticing some slowdowns... kinda like it was before the SSD install. I then decided to re-install Windows 10, but to keep my files. Again, the same story, it was at the beginning: fast boot, everything running smoothly. I haven't even installed a lot of apps, only some browsers and AVG.

Now it's hit or miss, sometimes everything works fine, sometimes apps like Chrome or Skype take multiple minutes to open, and that's when they do open. More often than not, they just remain as not responding.

So very humbly, if you can help, it'd be appreciated.

Thanks,

 

geforce experience takes an age to load..

Both, NVIDIA Control Panel and NVIDIA Experience take freaking forever to open and too load list of apps. Even on HDD+SSD hybrid combo. I doubt it's much different with pure SSD...

 

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