Processes-80+ running after reformat!

Sophia,

Looking at the log you supplied I can see that there are several processes starting up and running that will definitely take up your resources.

Let's see if we can walk through them together one by one and if it becomes overwhelming let us know and we'll see what we can do.

BTW your system specifications should provide for smooth performance so what you are experiencing is most likely related to the following startup tasks:

Disable Sidebar:

Click Start -> in Start Search type Sidebar Properties, click on it. A window will open, at the top you will see a check box with the title: Start Sidebar when Windows starts, uncheck this and click OK.

Disable Welcome Center:

Click Start -> in Start Search type Welcome Center, click on it. A window will open, at the bottom left you will see a check box with the title: Run at Startup, uncheck this and close the window.

Next let's reset your Internet Explorer, this will remove any extra toolbars that have been installed which slow your browsers loading time:

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click Tools, click Internet Options
3. Select the Advanced tab
4. Click Reset…
5. Read and Confirm the notice, click OK
6. Restart your Internet Explorer

I highly recommend you disable AIM from starting up, you can do this manually from the options inside the program, look for a box or an option that refers to Run on Windows Startup and uncheck it or disable it.

Optionally you can disable the following task from MSCONFIG if the previous is not enough of a performance change, they are listed in order of priority:

1. Click Start, type msconfig in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER. (If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.)
2. Click on the Startup tab.
3. Here, Uncheck the following items to disable them from starting up
4. Aim6 (If you have not disabled it from the program)
5. Adobe Reader Speed Launcher
6. Microsoft Office OneNote
7. Persistence
8. Click OK, when prompted Restart.
9. Compare your system performance.

Disable Acer startups:

It looks like Acer Arcade Deluxe is on multiple listing in the running processes, you can check this program to see if you use it, and uninstall it otherwise.

You can also provide a list of installed programs for a recommendation of the level of priority if you would like to uninstall any.

Hope this helps, Let me know your result, next thing we can do is change your theme to disable Aero and that would improve your performance more, of course you would be sacrificing the enhanced look so we will take this step only when necessary.