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BootinUp

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5. Probably the hard drive is being overtaxed. Total guess though.

Sun May 4, 2025, 12:39 PM

May 4

If you watch task manager (get there with CTRL-ALT DELETE and select task manager) is the hard disk drive registering close to 100% activity?

If yes then run disk cleanup (search for it in the seach bar) right click on "disk cleanup" and run as administrator. If you are running it as administrator it is safe to select all options to clean. There is another cleanup option from Settings->System->Storage->Temporary files, does the same thing.

With disk cleanup running as administrator there is a more options tab where you can also opt to remove restore points and disk shadow copies.

After the cleanup, force a full system maintenance cycle:
Control Panel->All Control Panel Items->Security and Maintenance, click on maintenace drop down and then click on start maintenance.

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My laptop is extremely slow on all sites, not just DU. I did a recovery yesterday but didn't help. Any suggestions? [View all] SheilaAnn May 4 OP

defrag and clean up then check for mal ware Fullduplexxx May 4 #1

Step 1 is probably to check your wifi speed. Some carriers/providers throttle during busy periods... hlthe2b May 4 #2

Many thanks. SheilaAnn May 4 #3

Check your memory usage and running processes Bernardo de La Paz May 4 #4

Probably the hard drive is being overtaxed. Total guess though. BootinUp May 4 #5

Unplug your router -- wait 2 minutes-- replug Ponietz May 4 #6

Could be too many processes running, or resource hogs like facebook eating up your CPU, or usonian May 4 #7

The browser "Brave" is recommended. Ad-blocking included and more. Fine tuning can come later Tetrachloride May 4 #8

Many thanks. SheilaAnn May 4 #9