pc randomly becoming very very slow

I tried all of these steps, this did not fix my issue.

Hello alecj0217,

Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.

Please try the following methods below.

**Use your Antivirus software to scan your computer for any virus or malware.

Please try to scan your system using the free edition of Malwarebytes.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/

**Set PC to best Performance

Press Windows key+R to open Run then copy paste the following:

%windir%\system32\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

Press Enter. Under Visual Effects, select "Adjust for best performance"

Click Apply then Hit Ok

Note: You'll notice that this will reduce appearance on your system but will greatly improve the performance of your computer.

**Perform a Clean Boot

Determine whether a background program or a software conflict is causing the issue.

Press Windows key+R to open Run then type: msconfig

Press Enter

Select System Configuration > go to the Services tab.

Select and make sure to put a check mark on "Hide all Microsoft services"

Click Disable all.

Go to Startup tab > Open Task Manager > Disable all the unnecessary services running there. Restart your computer.

Please check the support article at the link below for more details.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...

You can check and try the suggested methods in the support article below if it helps.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/tip...

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor

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I am very tech savvy, so I have ruled out a lot of possibilities like viruses, drivers, apps, overheating, etc. I am well aware that the possibilities are endless, I was more hoping that there is a known issue with my software/hardware etc. I am trying an in-place upgrade, so maybe that will fix the issue.

There's actually too many possibilities in reality. Its not even certain that a system restore, clean install, etc will fix it.

An obvious point of possibility is the OS itself which is fully capable of doing that in far too many ways. You'd have to test against another OS and/or try many educated guessed settings (or happen to find something to go on).

While it is possible however too to have performance issues from hardware drivers, BIOS, heat, and so on.

Hello alecj0217,

Thank you for updating me with that information. I apologize that the above methods did not resolve the issue.

You may need to consider performing a System Restore at an earlier date where everything is still working.

Press Windows key+R to open Run then type: rstrui.exe

Press Enter. This will open System Restore

Click the Next button.

Choose the restore point at an earlier date where everything still works.

Click Next then Finish

If the issue still persists, please try performing an In-place Upgrade. Performing this can repair broken operating system files while your personal files, settings and installed applications will not be removed.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

Kind regards,

John DeV

Independent Advisor