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Windows 10 feels excessively sluggish following a recent installation.

Windows 10 feels excessively sluggish following a recent installation.

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YoshiproMC54
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05-24-2021, 01:17 AM
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Hello everyone, I just completed a complete upgrade to Windows 10 Pro 1809 x64. After the switch, I encountered some unusual issues. The MSI afterburner didn’t show CPU temperature or speed data, the system felt very slow, boot times were long, and everything seemed sluggish. I own a Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD (7200 RPM) purchased in October 2018, with a 77.5 GB partition for Windows and programs (about 50.6 GB free), plus an 853 GB partition for games (629 GB free). I also have a WD Blue 1TB 7200 RPM drive (bought in February 2018) used mainly for movies, virtual machines, and other files.

After the fresh install, my PC felt much faster—opening File Explorer took just a second, booting was snappy, etc. But once I started downloading updates, things went wrong again. The computer became extremely slow; icons would disappear on the desktop after about 40 seconds, the file explorer lagged, and the HDD made grinding sounds. I’m aware it’s an HDD, but my brother’s WD Black runs much quicker, especially with demanding software like AutoCAD.

I tried several fixes: turned off Windows Search and Superfetch (helped slightly), disabled programs at startup except for essential services, cleaned up junk space and defragged the drive, checked S.M.A.R.T status (no errors), partitioned the disk during installation, turned off Spectre and Meltdown protection, ran multiple antivirus and anti-malware scans, uninstalled some Windows bloatware, and saved for a new PC.

My current setup includes: OS – Windows 10 Pro 1809 x64; CPU – Intel Core i7 2600 (Spectre/Meltdown disabled, slight performance boost); RAM – 8 GB DDR3 1333MHz dual-channel; GPU – Nvidia GeForce GTX 970; HDD – 1TB Seagate Barracuda with 64 MB cache plus 1TB WD Blue 64 MB cache.
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YoshiproMC54
05-24-2021, 01:17 AM #1

Hello everyone, I just completed a complete upgrade to Windows 10 Pro 1809 x64. After the switch, I encountered some unusual issues. The MSI afterburner didn’t show CPU temperature or speed data, the system felt very slow, boot times were long, and everything seemed sluggish. I own a Seagate Barracuda 1 TB HDD (7200 RPM) purchased in October 2018, with a 77.5 GB partition for Windows and programs (about 50.6 GB free), plus an 853 GB partition for games (629 GB free). I also have a WD Blue 1TB 7200 RPM drive (bought in February 2018) used mainly for movies, virtual machines, and other files.

After the fresh install, my PC felt much faster—opening File Explorer took just a second, booting was snappy, etc. But once I started downloading updates, things went wrong again. The computer became extremely slow; icons would disappear on the desktop after about 40 seconds, the file explorer lagged, and the HDD made grinding sounds. I’m aware it’s an HDD, but my brother’s WD Black runs much quicker, especially with demanding software like AutoCAD.

I tried several fixes: turned off Windows Search and Superfetch (helped slightly), disabled programs at startup except for essential services, cleaned up junk space and defragged the drive, checked S.M.A.R.T status (no errors), partitioned the disk during installation, turned off Spectre and Meltdown protection, ran multiple antivirus and anti-malware scans, uninstalled some Windows bloatware, and saved for a new PC.

My current setup includes: OS – Windows 10 Pro 1809 x64; CPU – Intel Core i7 2600 (Spectre/Meltdown disabled, slight performance boost); RAM – 8 GB DDR3 1333MHz dual-channel; GPU – Nvidia GeForce GTX 970; HDD – 1TB Seagate Barracuda with 64 MB cache plus 1TB WD Blue 64 MB cache.

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05-24-2021, 01:17 AM
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Review disk activity using Task Manager. Windows 10 can be quite demanding on storage. Upgrading to an SSD would significantly boost performance. You don’t need a high-end one—128GB works well given your existing 80GB partition.
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05-24-2021, 01:17 AM #2

Review disk activity using Task Manager. Windows 10 can be quite demanding on storage. Upgrading to an SSD would significantly boost performance. You don’t need a high-end one—128GB works well given your existing 80GB partition.

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05-24-2021, 01:17 AM
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Sure, I'll give it a shot. The issue is I couldn't get the usage stats on startup because Windows 10 was too slow to open Task Manager after I entered my password.
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anakindaur
05-24-2021, 01:17 AM #3

Sure, I'll give it a shot. The issue is I couldn't get the usage stats on startup because Windows 10 was too slow to open Task Manager after I entered my password.

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