Windows 10 is slowing EVERYTHING down! - Microsoft Community

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hey there.

for last couple of years, i've been using awful computer, windows 7 installed. when awful? mean thing got blue screen of death. when wasn't crashing, still quite slow.

i decided new computer, came windows 10 installed. thrilled have upgrade, until realized how impossibly slow windows 10 is!

here's problem. make youtube videos, need use copy of adobe photoshop , camtasia studio, programs worked fine on worst computers... , yet, when try use them on windows 10, programs stop responding , have forcibly closed.

restarting computer takes lot longer should, booting , shutting down... ingrained disk defragment application can take forever open, solidly refuses work!

since computer new, know it's not virus... so, ran windows defender , came empty. defragged computer , restarted it... no improvement. i've removed several animations speed up, no noticeable difference, i've made sure quick bootup on... though wanted have custom bootup jingle... , i've made sure no programs slowing computer down on startup. it isn't internet, can move webpage webpage incredible speed, it's actual operating system that's causing problem.

the computer is generation 3, pentium 5 processor, 8 gb's of ram, 1 terabyte of hard drive space , 2 terabyte external hard drive store of stuff want keep. exact specs, according system window, below.

this should be, in theory, best computer i've ever owned, slows crawl, rendering virtually unusable. need fix this... or @ least free downgrade windows 7. i'd rather stick 10 though, if can fixed.

any , appreciated.

[specs]

windows 10 home

processor: intel(r) core(tm i5-3330 cpu @ 3.00ghz 3.00ghz

installed memory (ram): 8.00 gb

system type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

pen , touch: no pen or touch input available display

[edit!]

i have external hard drive, has lot of data on it. on windows 7 ran charm, on windows 10? slowed system down crawl. didn't think possibly external hard drive, since failing , has since died, (say prayer our fallen comrade) think can safely pin problem on corrupted data.

since loss of external, (oh humanity!) performance has improved drastically, programs opening pretty instantly , startup happening in record time. want sincere tried help... sadly, of technical know how couldn't thing cure stupidity.

so, if windows 10 slow , have external hard drive? unplug , see if speeds up, might having same problem , not realize.

try one,,

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_apps-insider_feedback/windows-10-runs-very-slow-on-my-computer/b2516413-d104-443d-8bf2-407c8cb515a8

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