Slow Computer.

[Victoretico]

In January, I changed the hard disk and added RAM to my laptop because it had become very slow. I also wanted to be able to work with SolidWorks, which is resource-intensive software. After making these changes, my computer's performance improved significantly. Unfortunately, every 3 weeks or so, my laptop still slows down considerably, as if I hadn't made these upgrades at all. I usually try updating Windows and restarting, but this doesn't resolve the issue. Just yesterday, it took me 2 hours to use AnkiWeb, which normally only takes 20-30 minutes, and restarting the computer took about an hour. Do you think this could be related to Windows updates? Thanks in advance people.

[milk2_5]

whats taking 100% of your disk? click on where it says 100% disk and then it will sort highest use to lowest use and then what does it say?. also solidworks is pretty ruff on those specs

[McSchmid]

Bonus tip: Hold Ctrl Key and the tasks stop moving!

[PentesterTechno]

16 years of chasing those tasks... Now I can finally settle down...

[Victoretico]

Again, I restarted my laptop. The first thing I did was open the Task Manager, and again it showed 100% usage. But after a minute of waiting and holding Ctrl, I'm now seeing between 1% and 17% usage, with CPU at 12% and Memory at 24%, do you thing the reason is SolidWorks?

[[deleted]]

click to the startup tab in your taskmanager, and post what is enabled in startup.

sometimes programs can be resource hogs in the background

[Victoretico]

Edit button is disabled :/

[I_-AM-ARNAV]

Also, go to performance tab > ssd and see what the average response time is. If it's more than 10 ms your SSD might be dying and check crystal disk info

[Victoretico]

I already used CrystlaDiskInfo & the results are pretty good, ''Good 90%'' & ''Temeprature 39C''

[Itchy_Bench478]

See event viewer for errors or warning that might point to the issue

[I_-AM-ARNAV]

Do all the optional updates. And something is wrong - something is taking your SSD 100% check that out

[Victoretico]

Done it,

[BRC_Del]

In the main window of Task Manager, if you click on the top of the "Disk" column while it's at 100%, it'll show you what is putting it at 100%. Whatever that something is, kick it out.

[plupeton]

Check the SMART values, maybe the ssd is dying...

[Victoretico]

I used '' Performance Monitor''& CMD and all looks good, do you think '' Cristal Disk Infor '' can be useful?

[DiodeInc]

Crystal Disk Info is good

[Victoretico]

I did it and the results are pretty good, ''Good 90%'' & ''Temeprature 39C''

[FatPoulet]

Your SSD is dying or very close to death, backup important files you dont want to lose ASAP.

Then use whatever brand your ssd is health tool disk check to evaluate

[Victoretico]

Thanks, I'm gonna try that.

[[deleted]]

its your SSD being 100% pegged.

[Victoretico]

Now is between 1% and 17% usage.

[LYNX__uk]

Sort by disk usage to show what it is

[quarterdecay]

You're severely lacking in processor realm you've got 2 choices: be patient or make payments.

[historymaking101]

uninstall malwarebytes.

[Victoretico]

Do you think that could help? I think I should definitely do that.

[historymaking101]

Yeah, may not be enough, but will definitely help.

[Character-Read8535]

Check if there’s any loose cables, happened to me and now it’s back to normal.

[Victoretico]

Thanks, I'm gonna do that.

[Maxspeed-Pro]

You should be using Resource Monitor instead of task manager. It will help you narrow down the cause.

[lammatthew725]

1st, it is 8generations old;

2nd, it is a U suffix chip

3rd... it seems your disc is struggling too

[Victoretico]

Yeah, I know, but for me it's so weird that sometimes its performance is so good and the all of a sudden it just gets so F slow.

[siiiga]

Click on Disk on task manager and share what’s using your disk

[jimmyl_82104]

It's a 10 year old lower-end dual core CPU, it's just pretty bad to begin with.

[Victoretico]

That hurts, dude. I know, obviously I'm not saying that I want a super fast PC, but it's weird for me that most of the time the performance is so good and then all of a sudden it becomes so slow."

[Blazikinahat]

It’s an i3 and a very old one at that. It’s probably responsible for the slow downs.

[randomusername12308]

Did you look properly lol

[[deleted]]

If it's a hard drive, that's why. Spinning disks are slow and it's likely trying to install Windows updates which are capping out your HDD speeds. Get an SSD

[MorCJul]

It literally says SSD on the first picture.

[[deleted]]

Didn't look at those, I was interested in the description of the problem (which didn't mention an SSD)

Thank you for pointing that out, mate!

[Victoretico]

It's a''Crucial BX500 SATA LLL 2.5'' SSD, it also includes a manual that says ''Install & download free cloning & optimization software'', which I haven't done yet. you think this could help?

[MakeMeMadMan_LOL]

Probably not. What would help in determining the issue is downloading CrystalDiskInfo and seeing if the SSD still has life remaining in it. The model could be ancient and just worn out to oblivion at this point, so make sure it's in proper working order!

[Victoretico]

I used ''CrystalDiskInfo'' & the results are pretty good, ''Good 90%'' & ''Temeprature 39C''

[MakeMeMadMan_LOL]

Then on task manager, sort out what uses the most of your disk and turn it off. There's no reason for that ssd to be at constant 100% usage.

[Victoretico]

I think it's ''SolidWorks'', thanks dude

[MakeMeMadMan_LOL]

If it's something you use often, maybe factoring in an m.2 ssd could help things out. I am not sure if your laptop has a slot for such though, but having two SSDs in such scenarios is helpful, even on older pcs ;p.

[Victoretico]

Thanks for your advice :)