darkness35 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I recently switched to Windows 10 after Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7, but for some reason there's numerous optimization issues I have with using the OS. Some of the checklist of things I have issues with: After leaving my PC on for more than 24 hours the system gets significantly slower Sometimes there are issues with graphical glitches with videos Dragging windows from one monitor to the other lagging. Not being able to hold and drag full screen windows from one monitor to the other unless windows are un-maximized. PC shut down not a full shut down, and some start-up programs don't start up properly There are a few others I'm forgetting to mention. I will say that I did upgrade directly from Windows 7 without doing a full clean reinstallation, including drivers and programs. I'm not sure if that has to do with any possibility of why my computer is acting slower than usual. I'd like to see if there are some missing steps in how to improve OS optimizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 I’ve always found 10 to be somewhat slower than 7 on the same machine, but not seemingly to the degree you’re experiencing. A clean install sounds like a good starting point to work through the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 16 minutes ago, darkness35 said: There are a few others I'm forgetting to mention. I will say that I did upgrade directly from Windows 7 without doing a full clean reinstallation, including drivers and programs. I'm not sure if that has to do with any possibility of why my computer is acting slower than usual. I'd like to see if there are some missing steps in how to improve OS optimizing. If you havent updated your drivers after changing OS you bound to have problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness35 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 3 hours ago, SimpleG said: If you havent updated your drivers after changing OS you bound to have problems. So it turns out after the switch my graphics driver was never installed into the new OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, darkness35 said: So it turns out after the switch my graphics driver was never installed into the new OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness35 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Well either way let's see if that fixes some of the lag within the OS. Fingers crossed tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Make sure you clean up the old windows files, when you upgrade from 7 Windows creates a big chunk of old windows somewhere on your hard drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness35 Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 @Keyser_Soze @SimpleGokay found my second issue. Why does Windows Explorer or whatever it is lag constantly after my computer is on for a while? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Maybe windows saved a bunch of hibernation files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness35 Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 Speaking of which, exactly where were the old windows files located, and how are they interfering with system performance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 You would see a folder called windows.old on the c drive. Also, maybe do a disc cleanup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Pickle Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 In Russia, windows look through you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 11 hours ago, darkness35 said: @Keyser_Soze @SimpleGokay found my second issue. Why does Windows Explorer or whatever it is lag constantly after my computer is on for a while? Is windows defender running? That has caused issues in the past for some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness35 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 On 2/19/2020 at 10:02 AM, SimpleG said: Is windows defender running? That has caused issues in the past for some people. If we're talking about the antivirus that's off. Firewall is another story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, darkness35 said: If we're talking about the antivirus that's off. Firewall is another story. K When it begins to bog down are you able to see which process are running and what your CPU usage at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkness35 Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 21 minutes ago, SimpleG said: K When it begins to bog down are you able to see which process are running and what your CPU usage at? Via Task Manager yes. Also not sure if this as addressed, but shutting down my PC doesn't fully shut down everything. Earlier for some reason Word and Firefox reopened after booting my PC back up without prompt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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