Why does the computer slow down after upgrading to Windows 10?

Very often, the new users who installed the tenth version of Windows are beginning to show problems related to the fact that the computer brakes after upgrading to Windows 10, although with the old system in the form of the "seven" or "eight" worked perfectly normal. Let's try to understand the reasons for this phenomenon, and also consider several ways to correct the situation that has arisen.

After installing Windows 10 began to slow down the computer: possible causes

So, the user upgraded to "ten". After a successful installation, he immediately noticed that the computer is terribly slow after upgrading to Windows 10. What is it connected with?

The first and most banal reason is only that the configuration of the computer or laptop simply corresponds to only minimal, and not recommended, requirements of the system itself, which causes a heavy load. In addition, if a 64-bit version was installed, it is much more "gluttonous" in terms of system resources than with a 32-bit architecture. But this is not the main thing.

Among the main reasons that after the upgrade to Windows 10 is a computer or laptop is slow, the following are called:

• Weak processor;
• Lack of RAM;
• A huge number of unnecessary services included;
• Too small paging file size;
• Fragmented hard disk;
• Exposure to viruses.

Why does the new computer with Windows 10 slow down?

All this was for the time being only updated systems. But why then do not new laptops and computer terminals want to work as expected? Yes, only because the top ten includes so many hidden and unnecessary processes, services and components that all this together causes too much strain on system resources. What is most sad, this situation can manifest itself even on powerful machines that have a configuration even higher than the minimum.

Disable unnecessary services

Let us pass to the practical part. Suppose a user has a problem with the fact that the computer slows down after upgrading to Windows 10. How can I fix this situation? To do this, you can apply several methods. The first in the list will be the disabling of all unused services and processes that the user, by and large, simply do not need.

In order to clarify which processes are running in the background, it is not necessary to use the standard Task Manager. Of course, it can kill some processes, but after a certain period of time they spontaneously start up again. Therefore, if the user notices that the computer is slowing down after upgrading to Windows 10, you need to use the startup parameters to configure it.

They are accessed through the universal command msconfig, which is entered in the "Run" menu, which in turn is called either from the main menu "Start", or easier - by the combination of Win + R. After entering the settings you need to select the startup tab and see , How many there are all included. In principle, if the system has a full-time antivirus installed, you can only leave it in the startup. All the rest is allowed to turn off (take a tick off) without critical consequences for the system. After all the actions, the system must be completely rebooted. The effect will be felt immediately.

Disable the system components

Another reason that the computer slows down after upgrading to Windows 10 is the working, but not used, components of the system. To make it clearer: why keep the print service running, if the user does not have a printer? Why do I need the included Hyper-V module if the installation and use of virtual machines are not provided at all? And this is not all that can be turned off.

To disconnect, use the program and component part called from the menu by right clicking on the "Start" button. The main settings window will show all the items. Choose what you do not need, and remove tags from them. After that, again, you will need to reboot.

Set the size of the paging file

Sometimes it happens that the computer slows down after upgrading to Windows 10 due to the too small size of the paging file. Although it is stated that this does not happen, sometimes when updating without formatting the section "ten" seems to repeat the settings of the previous system. In the event that the swap file has been changed before, the result will be the braking of the system.

To set its size, we use the system partition or computer properties and additional settings, where the performance menu is selected. Of course, you can specify the size in the settings automatically. However, in order to optimize access to it in case of lack of RAM, it is better to choose a logical volume with a larger volume than a system volume as its storage partition. In principle, in this case, you can set the file size manually, but you need to set it based on "RAM". For example, for 512 MB the file size is a maximum of 2048 MB, for 1024 MB is 2048 MB, for 4096 MB is 1024 MB, for RAM 8 GB or higher, you can not use the swap file at all.

Delete unnecessary files and defragment the hard drive

Another point related to the fact that the computer slows down after upgrading to Windows 10 may be that the files of the previous system from the hard drive have not been removed and take up so much space that for normal operation the "tens" in terms of access to the disk of the remaining space too few. The preservation is done only so that within 30 days it is possible to return to the original system. If this is not planned, the files should be deleted. But this is sometimes 25-30 GB.

Here, only the removal should be done not manually, but with the use of the disk cleaning tool, access to which can be accessed through the properties menu (right click on the drive letter in the Explorer). Here it is just necessary to tick off a line indicating the backup files of the old system.

Finally, if you go to the disk optimization section, you should first use the analysis, and then defragment the partitions. This will speed up access to them when calling the most frequently used programs, applications and files.

Disable faulty updates

Sometimes the cause can be associated with incorrectly installed updates of the system itself. Disabling automatic updates is not recommended. However, if such a problem does appear, the consequences can be such that the system will refuse to work at all.

In this case, it is recommended to delete them one by one, then reboot, then look at the behavior of the system. As soon as the update that caused the failure is found, it should be excluded from the list (make it inaccessible), and then set the search for updates in the manual mode and update the system.

The Case in Viruses

Another problem is the impact of viruses, malware or executable code. The solution here is obvious: the system needs to be checked by some powerful scanner. But use either portable versions of anti-virus utilities, or those that are downloaded before the system starts (common name Rescue Disk).

Conclusion

So, the main reasons of braking of computers after update up to "ten" are considered above. Naturally, this is not all that can cause such phenomena (it is simply impossible to describe everything). Note that the problems with visual effects, indexing, geolocation, telemetry, overwriting when exiting hibernation mode, the situation with the replacement of processors or the addition of memory slots were not considered here, because it is quite difficult to do it on laptops. But it is the system methods in most cases that allow not only to get rid of the problem of braking, but also to configure the PC for maximum performance.