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How can I stop my computer from slowing down? + What bloatware should I remove?

Anonymous
2024-10-19T19:23:30+00:00

My laptop is fairly new, has more than half of it's memory remaining, yet it has these random bouts of being slow, glitching, etc(saying that it's charging when its not even plugged in, taking forever to respond to clicks and the keyboard). I've scanned for viruses and it's all clear.

I've turned to clearing up my computer from applications that I do not use. There are a lot of microsoft, Dell and Intel softwares that I'm not sure are necessary but I don't want to uninstall something that my computer actually needs.

Can someone let me know which ones to keep and any other advice on my computers speed?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-21T09:01:03+00:00

    Hi, random2649

    Welcome to Microsoft Community.

    We understand that you are experiencing problems with your computer slowing down.  It is important to explain that the speed of your computer is not directly related to your hard disk space usage, but rather to your memory usage.You can right-click on the taskbar and open the Task Manager to see if there are any applications that are taking up too much of your computer's memory when your computer is slowing down.**As for the list of applications you have provided, they are all default applications from the computer manufacturer and the system, which play a role in functionality and stability, and even removing them will not alleviate the problem of slowing down your computer, which may also cause other problems with your system, so we do not recommend you to try to remove any of them, but to troubleshoot the problem from other perspectives. Troubleshooting.**If you want to improve the speed of your computer, you can try the following options in addition to manually disabling high memory-consuming software:I. Perform a clean bootThe method is as follows1. Tap Windows+R and type msconfig2. Open System Configuration and select General tab - Selective Startup.3. Remove the checkmark of Load startup items.4. Go to the Services tab - click Hide all microsoft services in the lower left corner, and then click Disable all.5. Click OK and restart your computer. (Be sure to select Hide All Microsoft Services first, and then click Disable All, otherwise it may cause unforeseen problems such as not being able to enter the system)*Disclaimer: A “clean boot” starts Windows with a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. It helps to determine whether a background service is interfering with your game or program and to isolate the cause of a problem.**These steps of "clean boot" might look complicated at first glance. However, to avoid any trouble for you, please follow them in order and step-by step so that it will help you get back on track.*II. Run Disk Cleanup:1. Open File Explorer:2. Select the drive you want to clean up: right-click on the drive and select “Properties”.3. In the drive properties window that pops up, click the “Disk Cleanup” button.4. Select the files you want to delete:-The Disk Cleanup tool will calculate the space that can be freed up. When it is done, it will show a list of file types that can be deleted.-Tick the checkboxes next to the file types you want to delete. Common options include temporary files, system cache, recycle bin files, etc.5. Perform the cleanup:-After confirming your selection, click “OK” or “Clean up system files” (if you want to clean up more system files).6. Confirm deletion:7. Finish cleaning:*Disk Cleanup Tool will start deleting the selected files and display the progress. When finished, it will tell you how much space has been freed.III. Run anti-virus softwareOpen Windows Defender or your trusted antivirus software and perform a full scan, this will rule out virus threats causing slow computer problems.IV.Create a new local account to rule out user profile corruption:Search for CMD and run it in administrator mode and enter the following commandnet user USERNAME PASSWORD /addnet localgroup administrators USERNAME /addUSERNAME PASSWORD can be replaced with your preferred account name and password, if you don't need a password you can leave PASSWORD blank.If there is no problem under the new account, this should be the account profile failure, please refer to the following article under Repair Corrupt Profile for the program to transfer your information to the new account.*Fix Corrupt User Profile in Windows* (The procedure is the same for Windows 11 and Windows 10, you can directly refer to the scenario for Windows 10 and execute it.)If you are still experiencing slow computer after trying all of the above scenarios, you may need to consider hardware-related faults such as disk performance and memory performance, etc. At that time, you may need to contact a professional computer hardware expert to test your computer.

    Best Regards

    Nicholas.Z - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-19T19:43:49+00:00

    Here is a list of the apps in question:

    Dell SupportAssist (4.0.3.61633, 388 MB)
    Dell Digital Delivery Services (5.2.0.0, 67.8 MB)
    Dell SupportAssist OS Recovery Plugin for Dell Update (5.5.9.18923, 64.1 MB)
    Dell Command | Update for Windows Universal (5.4.0, 22.1 MB)
    Dell ControlVault Host Components Installer 64 bit (5.9.8.17, 18.9 MB)
    Dell Power Manager Service (3.16.0, 6.06 MB)
    Dell Optimizer (316 KB)
    Dell Command | Update (56.0 KB)
    Dell Digital Delivery (16.7 KB)
    Dell Free Fall Data Protection (16.0 KB)
    SupportAssist (16.0 KB)
    Dell PointStick Assistant (8.00 KB)
    Dell Power Manager (8.00 KB)
    Dell Optimizer Service (2.0.753.0)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219 (11.1 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.4048 (10.2 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x64) (6.89 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (4.90 MB)
    Bluetooth® Profile Pack (1.03 MB)
    Microsoft Update Health Tools (5.72.0.0, 1.02 MB)
    Media Player (644 KB)
    Sound Recorder (336 KB)
    Microsoft Windows App Runtime Singleton (328 KB)

    Intel® Management Engine Components (2313.4.16.0, 427 MB)
    Intel® Graphics Command Center (126 MB)
    Thunderbolt™ Software (1.47.0.0, 65.7 MB)
    Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth(R) (21.110.0.3, 46.1 MB)
    Intel® Integrated Sensor Solution (3.10.100.4446, 1.46 MB)
    Intel(R) Management and Security Status (16.0 KB)
    Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management (16.0 KB)
    Thunderbolt™ Control Center (16.0 KB)
    Intel(R) HID Event Filter (2.2.1.384)
    Intel® Serial IO (30.100.2104.1)
    Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime - 6.0.28 (x64) (6.0.28.33420, 211 MB)
    Speech Pack - English (United States) (113 MB)
    Photos (28.4 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x64) - 14.27.29016 (22.6 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) - 11.0.61030 (17.4 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) - 12.0.21005 (17.2 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable - 10.0.40219 (13.8 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.4048 (13.2 MB)
    Windows PC Health Check (3.7.2204.15001, 11.7 MB)
    Windows Package Manager Source (winget) (11.2 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219 (11.1 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.4048 (10.2 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (x64) (6.89 MB)
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (4.90 MB)
    Bluetooth® Profile Pack (1.03 MB)
    Microsoft Update Health Tools (5.72.0.0, 1.02 MB)
    Media Player (644 KB)
    Sound Recorder (336 KB)
    Microsoft Windows App Runtime Singleton (328 KB)

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