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Laptop is very slow, how to fix?
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I have encountered a performance decline in my laptop, consistently observing the hard disk operating at 90% usage. Following a hardware test, no disk-related problems were identified. Notable applications installed include Android Studio, Visual Studio, AutoCAD, Figma, Git, MySQL, Turbo C++, among others. What can I do to improve the laptop's speed? Additionally, are there any recommendations for uninstalling specific applications to optimize overall performance?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures
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Anonymous
2024-01-30T16:56:27+00:00 -
Anonymous
2024-01-30T19:28:21+00:00 Thanks a lot!!
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Anonymous
2024-01-30T17:59:01+00:00 Thank you for the screenshot, I do not see any problem there.
Generally what makes a PC slow is what is running on your PC (software), if there is too much running that will make your PC slow
Do you have a 3rd party security suite, or Anti-virus running on your PC?
If so, that is the usual cause of slow Windows, download the removal tool the developers of that security suite provide and uninstall it form your PC, then restart your PC and let Windows Security protect you
If you have any other utilities like a Registry cleaner or PC cleaner . . .etc. uninstall those from your PC
Turn off all unnecessary startup applications and processes:
Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager
Click on the Startup Tab
See any non-essential items are listed there
If so, select and click 'Disable'
Close Task Manager
Click your Start Button, type msconfig and hit Enter
When the System Configuration dialog opens, click on the Services Tab
This is very important - check the box marked 'Hide Microsoft Services' to ensure you do not disable any Microsoft services.
In the remaining list, see any non-essential items are listed there, uncheck any you find
Click Apply and OK
Restart your PC
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Anonymous
2024-01-30T17:39:31+00:00 The required info
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Anonymous
2024-01-30T17:25:23+00:00 Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.
I need some information about your laptop system, click your Start Button, then just type msinfo and press Enter, please provide a screenshot of the resulting System Information window.