HAPPYNUFF Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Similar to Giddyup, posted 6th Jan,, my computer is so slow , both to start, and search..Its a Lenovo Ideapad 330S model. I am not too switched on with computers, just a basic user, so have no idea what speed or whatever its using. I regularly delete old messages, clear history etc. I do however know of two other guys who have the same make, but not same model, Lenovo computer, they also complain of the same problem Some weeks ago, there was a query about start up speeds, and many replies as to how to fix this, I have searched the forum but can no longer find that entry,, can you guys advise me, many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Loads of videos on You Tube about this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eindhoven Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Could be the CPU throttling down or could be that you bought a model with a slow spinning HDD storage instead of one with an SSD. Could be a combination of both. Try posting the full model number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 One problem with all Windows computers are the regular updates. You can install them manually or they are installed automatically - sometimes with some delay. If your computer wants to install these updates it will do it. And that will slow down the computer. And sometimes it slows it down a lot. If you didn't do it already try the following: Open your PC, don't do anything, and let the computer do whatever it wants - like installing updates. Just make sure it doesn't go to sleep mode or switches off. Mabey you will be prompted to restart the PC, maybe multiple times. Let the computer do that even if it takes hours. After that, and maybe many hours, the computer might be fine again. This is obviously not the only reason why a PC might be slow. But it's a very common issue. And letting Windows do it's thing and waiting for a few hours solves this problem in many cases. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eindhoven Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 31 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said: One problem with all Windows computers are the regular updates. You can install them manually or they are installed automatically - sometimes with some delay. If your computer wants to install these updates it will do it. And that will slow down the computer. And sometimes it slows it down a lot. If you didn't do it already try the following: Open your PC, don't do anything, and let the computer do whatever it wants - like installing updates. Just make sure it doesn't go to sleep mode or switches off. Mabey you will be prompted to restart the PC, maybe multiple times. Let the computer do that even if it takes hours. After that, and maybe many hours, the computer might be fine again. This is obviously not the only reason why a PC might be slow. But it's a very common issue. And letting Windows do it's thing and waiting for a few hours solves this problem in many cases. ...or fit an SSD. There is little reason as to why updates should take that long...other than when utilising slow spinning disk storage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Trade it in for an Asus. ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 2 hours ago, HAPPYNUFF said: Similar to Giddyup, posted 6th Jan,, my computer is so slow , both to start, and search..Its a Lenovo Ideapad 330S model. I am not too switched on with computers, just a basic user, so have no idea what speed or whatever its using. I regularly delete old messages, clear history etc. I do however know of two other guys who have the same make, but not same model, Lenovo computer, they also complain of the same problem Some weeks ago, there was a query about start up speeds, and many replies as to how to fix this, I have searched the forum but can no longer find that entry,, can you guys advise me, many thanks. There is a program that Lenovo provide with their computers, and it's called, "Lenovo Vantage" and it is designed to keep the computer running efficiently, and also has a program or two which can get rid of junk files et cetera. If you don't have it, try and download it from the Lenovo site and see if it improves your situation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dddave Posted January 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2021 I just upgraded a friends 8 year old Lenovo G470 (consumer level) laptop: Win-7, 2gb ram, 500gb HDD. Slow as cold molasses. I installed 2 sticks, 4gb DDR3 RAM (8GB total B700 each/Lazada) and replaced the HDD with a 240gb Western Digital Green SSD (B900/Lazada) The keyboard had a few dead keys so I replaced that as well: B800/Lazada NOTE: I didn't buy top grade components as the laptop is 8 years old and doesn't warrant spending twice to three times the price. The difference is amazing. Boots up in 15 seconds. Loads pages almost instantly. Runs like a new laptop. Total for the performance upgrade: B2300, new keyboard: B800 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff N Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Try resetting the pc through the 'recovery' setting. Worked for me but make sure all essential stuff is backed up first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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