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Windows 10, version 2004 has made my computer slow?
Recent Windows 10, version 2004 has made my computer boot damn slow. Is there a workaround to fix it? before my computer was booting within seconds, but now it takes more than 30-40 seconds to boot up and reach the login screen. Also, I have noticed a
black screen for 5-10 seconds once I log in to windows. This is getting annoying anyone facing this issue?
Hi,
My name is Mohammed Shuaib, an Independent Advisor and I'm here to assist you with the issue of computer slow after windows update. Please apply the below fixes one by one to resolve the issue.
Fix #1
Right-click the Start button.
Click Search.
Type msconfig and hit Enter on your keyboard.
Click Services.
Click the checkbox next to Hide all Microsoft services.
Click Disable all.
Click Startup.
Click Open Task Manager.
Click any startup program you suspect might be interfering.
Click Disable. Repeat steps 9 and 10 for all startup programs.
Click the X to close Task Manager.
Click OK in the System Configuration window.
Restart your PC.
Fix #2
Step 1:
Right-click on Windows icon and Athens select RUN
Step 2:
Type %temp% and press enter
Step 3:
Select all under them folder and the press Shift+del to delete all files permanently
Step 4:
Next, go to C:\Windows\Temp then Select all under them folder and the press Shift+del to delete all files permanently
Fix #3
Step 1:
Go to Search box next to Windows icon and type CMD
Step 2:
Right-click on Command Prompt and select Run As Administrator
Step 3:
Then type chkdsk C: /F
Type y to accept scan after the restart.
Step 4:
Shutdown your PC "not restart"
Step 5:
Turn PC back on
Let chkdsk check for errors, and the system will reboot.
Fix #4:
Step 1:
Go to search box next to Windows icon and type Defragment and Optimize Drive
Step 2:
Select the Windows installed drive and click on Optimize
Step 3:
Once the above completes Restart PC and verify the issue.
Let me know the status after performing the above.
Regards
Shuaib
Independent Advisor
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Hi,
Thank you for posting the solution which worked to improve performance on your PC. Also, can you try reinstalling those back and see if it still causes the performance issue?
Let me know the results after performing the above.
Regards
Shuaib
Independent Advisor
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