The computer runs extremely slowly on a very slow SSD, yet it starts within 30 minutes of booting.
The computer runs extremely slowly on a very slow SSD, yet it starts within 30 minutes of booting.
Hi, a year ago my computer began slowing down significantly. It now takes about 28 minutes to get to the desktop, and another 2-3 minutes before it feels responsive. At that point, each action takes roughly 20 seconds and I keep seeing "task not responding" messages. After those delays, the system works normally. I'm running Windows 10 and would like to avoid a reset if possible. I've included a photo of the SSD performance once it boots up. Any advice would be appreciated.
Save Crystal Disk Info and/or DiskGenius, check SMART status on all drives. If results are poor, replace the drive. Consider a Clean Boot; if it helps, maintain that setting or add services/startup items until issues resolve. This will help identify the problem.
Are you running low on space? Is there a virus? Why have you tolerated it for so long? I understand you don’t want to restart, but I feel like you’re past the point of choice. Your computer is infected, friend. You need to enter safe mode to try and identify the problem. Check your startup programs and services, turn off all non-Microsoft ones and turn on just the essentials. Note: You can also create a backup copy of your drive if you prefer to keep everything intact.
The disks C: and D: appear together because they are being accessed simultaneously by the system.
I will try Clean Boot, thank you. There is approximately 550GB free out of 2TB, and I haven't detected any viruses; I've run Malwarebytes. I don't want to reset the system because I have multiple work-related programs that took hours to set up, along with various source codes scattered across the PC. Additionally, whenever I try to reset, I encounter an error. It seems that when I cloned my older SSD to this one a long time ago, the recovery image was deleted. So, if I wanted to reset, it would have to be a clean wipe and reinstall via USB. I've already disabled 90% of the start-up services, but this problem remains very ambiguous!! It is partitioned into 2 drives thus having this naming scheme
This could affect one partition more than others. If you divide an SSD, does it also affect its virtual cache if it has one? It would help to understand how many background applications are active and which ones start during boot. Monitoring disk performance at full capacity isn't as useful as checking the programs tab and identifying what's using the drive—whether it's an app or a Windows service. Also, since this SSD was cloned, it might be on a different device or the same one; otherwise, issues could arise. You may need to reinstall Windows completely, though that isn't always necessary. Lastly, at full disk usage, how much RAM is being used?
You're looking for a budget-friendly SATA SSD without DRAM. The PCS info isn't helping much. If your system is running quietly on the desktop, check Resource Monitor under Disk to see what's going on.
It shows the manufacturer's abbreviation instead of the product name, and searching for details provides no useful results.