My pc loading times are suddenly very slow

My pc has randomly started being incredibly slow when loading up games, it seems fine in game when playing apart from a few lag spikes but it takes me sometimes 20 mins to load a game up then sometimes it crashes as well as this my download speed on steam, epic games etc is 0mbps then goes to say 5mbps then cuts to 0 again so it takes ages to download games, anyone any ideas

Hello! My name is Mostafa, and I’m an independent advisor and a long-time Microsoft user.

I’m sorry that you are experiencing this issue, and I will try my best to assist you with this so that you find a satisfactory solution.

There are several reasons why your PC's loading times might be slow. Please follow the steps below:

1. Make sure that your operating system, graphic driver, and software are up-to-date.

2. Perform a clean boot to see to reduce the number of software-related conflicts that can cause game loading problems.

3. Check if your SSD or HDD is working well:

Check the health status using free third-party tools.
Check for errors using the built-in error-checking tool in your operating system.
Monitor performance using Task Manager or Activity Monitor.
Run benchmark tests using tools like CrystalDiskMark or ATTO Disk Benchmark.


Check the below link to try some solutions.
https://www.easeus.com/partition-manager-softwa...

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I hope the above steps helped you. In case of additional questions, reach out back to me, and I will be happy to help and try my best to resolve your issue. Thank you.

Best,
Mostafa
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Last updated April 24, 2025 Views 41,299 Applies to: