Windows
PC running slow
Beginnerperformancewindowsslow
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Problem
Computer is running slow or freezing.
Symptoms
Applications take a long time to open, the system is unresponsive, or fans run loudly under normal use.
Solution
Identify resource-heavy processes, clear startup bloat, and check for pending updates or low disk space.
Step-by-step instructions
- 1Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) and check CPU, memory and disk usage.
- 2Close unused applications and browser tabs.
- 3Disable unnecessary startup apps under Task Manager > Startup.
- 4Check available disk space and free up space if the C: drive is nearly full.
- 5Run Windows Update and install any pending updates.
- 6Restart the computer.
- 7Run a full antivirus scan if slowness persists.
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