Everything Is Slow

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OS Win7 Ultimate

Thank you in advance, I did a fresh install of win 7 64bit and have really installed much, but something is hogging it up and everything is slow. Internet browsing seems ok, just programs. Wondering if someone could help me sort this.

 

Open command prompt with admin and run sfc /scannow.

 

I have to renag on my internet not being affected. I see waiting for cache when using chrome., so i uninstall chrome and installed IE. I reinstalled windows last night...did a lot of updates this morn, adobe, word, steam, team speak, some drivers from my mb cd, printer software, and windows security essentials so far. Also getting a lot of "Not responding" issues as well.

Nothing found after running sfc scannow.

 

Okay. Is there any thing else I can do? I uninstalled chrome and installed firefox.

 

It seems like IE, chrome, and Firefox are high in memory usage. That’s why I was switching around. As for my start up, I don’t have much. I just installed windows the other day. SHouldn't be slowing it down this much. Happens more when I have a a couple applications open and running steam, etc. Never had issues like this before.

 

This is the most I had running at the same time.

 

I counted 16 startup items.
I currently have 2 (using a different modem) and tomorrow I'll be back to 4.

 

It looks like you have to many startup programs running go through them and untick the ones you don't want running at startup.

 

Okay, I'll stop them and see what happens.

 

I turned off everything except two. Still freezing up. I was running windows security essentials and tried to open firefox and it froze. I also noticed a lot of errors and warnings in event viewer.

 

I turned off everything except two. Still freezing up. I was running windows essentials security and tried to open firefox and it froze. I also noticed a lot of errors and warnings in event viewer

 

Yeah I got freaked out lol. I'll perform a quick scan next time and not do anything else until it's done scanning. Is there a better free scanner without all the junkware or is it better to purchase? What do you suggest for an internet browser? Also would you advise I upgrade to win 10 and new MS word, since support is ending soon? Would basic or pro be better?

 

Also, which is best if purchasing Win 10? OEM vs retail and DVD vs USB. Where is the best place to purchase online? I noticed some reviews on amazon say the product key is not valid.
Would me MB be compatible with Win 10?

 

How?

 

How to clean-up junk files in Windows

Part 1
Right-click on your C: drive and select "Properties".
Click on "Disk Cleanup".
After the scan is done, click on "Clean up system files". Wait for the scan to finish.
Select everything on the list.
Click on "OK".

Part 2
Download Wise Disk Cleaner.
Install it.
Run it.
Click on "Scan". Wait for it to finish.
Click on "Clean".

 

Finished...will monitor

 

Though they are a rarity, have you checked for rootkits?

https://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/tdsskiller

 

Not yet, but I can.

 

Nothing found.

 

Any other ideas?

 

Full hardware diagnostics including MemTest.

 

Cleaning up your browser's cache,sometimes,too much junk data can slow things down.

 

Thanks for the tip. I clean it weekly. It's a fairly fresh install. I'm still having non responding programs and browsers.

 

Have you tried booting into safe mode yet? This will help you almost 100% rule out hardware as part of this issue, because in safe mode Windows will only load its own stock drivers.

The easiest way to get into safe mode, since you can boot into Windows, is Start->in the search bar type msconfig->start msconfig->Boot tab->Select "Safe boot" and "Network". Then reboot and the PC will go directly into safe mode. You should have the internet in safe mode with the Network option. Use the PC for awhile and verify that the issue is not occurring there. Once you are done, while still in safe mode, repeat the steps to open msconfig. Go back to the "Boot" tab and uncheck "Safe boot".

Reboot to go back into normal Windows. Usually this issue is related to a startup, possibly a driver that is causing the slow downs. If you don't have the problem in safe mode, it's about 98% a guarantee that there is some kind of conflict or corruption from something that starts running during boot-time. Still could be hardware if, for example, a hard drive sector containing normal Windows files is failing.

Running a chkdsk is what I would do next. Start->Computer->right click C:->Properties->Tools tab->Check disk for errors->Check both check boxes and click on Start and choose yes when prompted. Reboot to initiate the chkdsk...

 

I'll give a go tomorrow and report back..cheers

 

Safe mode worked fine...no freezing. I performed the chkdsk and nothing. It also takes a very long time for task manager to open when I try to stop the freezing.

 

clixto:
If you don't have a problem in Safe Mode, hardware should be fine. Are you familiar with Autoruns?

https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/microsoft_autoruns.html

Download and right click on the .exe and run it as Adminstrator. Go to Options->Scan options and put a check in the box and where it says "Submit Unknown Image". VirusTotal will scan unknown files while you wait if you check both boxes. It will tell you it's scanning. See if VirusTotal turns up anything strange.

Your best bet is going to probably be to use autoruns to carefully shut down some/most startups. It sees things that msconfig doesn't see. Probably will need some screenshots on this end. Full screen Autoruns and make sure it's scrolled so the top entries are visible. Take a screenshot and include it in your next post...

 

After Autoruns has completed, go to File and save the log as a *.arn file. Then zip the log and attach to your post. Perusing the entire log will give us a comprehensive overview of everything running on your PC.

 

Hi AtlBo, no I am not familiar with the program. When I open options, verify code signatures is checked and virus total and submit are unchecked. Should I uncheck verify and just check off virus total and submit?

 

Thanks nullptr...will do after the scan

 

Attached is the scan. I unchecked the verify code signatures for this scan.

 

Under Scan Options, check box in:

1. Check VirusTotal.com

You don't have to check the "Submit unknown images". You will still see the scores of the items on your system. If you want to upload unknown images to VirusTotal, put a check in this second box. Any files that aren't on VirusTotal already are uploaded and scanned. You should be able to see fairly well if there is potential malware, as the VirusTotal results show up in red font. If there is a question about something, click on the number in the VT column in Autoruns. That will open the page for more information about the file/process...

 

I'm not completely sure...Were you able to see the zip?

 

No, sorry. I missed one of your replies. Was just referring to the Autoruns menus in the last one. I guess I would start about here:



Turn off all of them that weren't listed in msconfig when you turned disabled those (no need to turn those off again). The idea is to leave on processes that you know aren't causing the problem. Personally, I am not afraid to turn off Windows processes, but you don't want to cause yourself a boot problem. I would turn off the Windows Media Player entries. To go along with that Windows Mail, and anything IE. See if any of this helps.

Below in autoruns there will be alot of context menus and eventually on down to drivers and so on. There is a section called Task Scheduler. Any of those that you didn't shut down from msconfig before are good ones to shut down. On past services, I see Adobe Type Manager, a Font service. That one should be OK to shut down. The services should many times be denied by shutting down whichever application starts the service. However, if all else fails you may want to try unchecking services that aren't MS.

Idea is that finding a buggy program is not really a science. Just have to use instincts and avoid breaking the OS...

 

Sorry, I'm not following as to where these are to be turned off. Is everything within the red box that was supposed to be turned off. Please advise.

 

Same as with the msconfig dialog. Uncheck the check box next to any entry in Autoruns that you would like to keep from starting/happening during boot. Reboot, and when the PC restarts, that activity won't happen. See if the problem is better after disabing some of the ones I suggested. If not, reopen Autoruns and re-enable the ones you disabled and go to plan B. Probably this would be a RAM memory test I guess. Don't want to go too crazy disabling things in Autoruns. When you reboot next all the startups that you re-enabled will start again. Whatever you do, don't go through the entire list of Autoruns turning things off. Stick to the ones in the post above first.

Autoruns (from Microsoft btw) is great to keep around in Downloads or whatever. If you have a problem, you can, as simply as opening Autoruns, see every change that programs make during the boot cycle. The items in Autoruns cover startups, system alterations (deviations from a normal boot), and all other changes from default initiated during boot (there are plenty of default ones listed too, however).

During a Safe Mode user session, much of what you see in Autoruns would not appear if you were to run the program during the S/M session. The safeboot path to Windows includes only certain specific things. In your case, Safe Mode helped you identify that your problem is likely software and not hardware. Not even 3rd party drivers are loaded during a Safe Mode boot in many cases. Many services are off that run during a normal boot. Unfortunately, your problem could be with an out of date or corrupted driver or service. That will make the problem more difficult to trace.

Now you just have to track down what is causing the problems, knowing it's 90%+ going to be something installed on the system (software)...

 

Cheers thanks for explaining. Ok I'll turn the ones you suggested off and see. I didn't see Adobe Type Manager.

 

Okay,mind if I know how you cleared them?

 

I haven't ever gotten this far with this process, because it never has been an issue for me that got this far. I think the problem in Autoruns is that many/most of the entries have live handles in Windows, meaning the file can't be accessed to adjust its attributes. If you boot into safe mode you could probably turn more off, but I wouldn't go that far. Start with the installed applications that have created and/or are using a scheduled task. Turn those off in Autoruns. Then reboot.

If you still have the problem, the next thing would be to disable services that are for an installed application. That's if you have to only. By these, I mean services associated with something you installed and other than security.

It's not easy when this happens. Could be your graphics driver is corrupt, etc. The hard part about that is that the graphics driver installers are many times huge and complex these days and sound too. They're kind of hard to work with and it's hard to get rid of a driver when its uninstaller doesn't remove everything.

Try what you can of the scheduled tasks in Autoruns that weren't turned off before in msconfig. Then start thinking about looking into disabling installed (by you) services and after that a RAM memory test...

 

I unchecked the ones suggested but I’m still having the same issue and I noticed yesterday that my comp would not turn off when I clicked shut down. I’ll look at the scheduled tasks in a bit and stop those as well.

 

Same problem with scheduled non important tasks off. The completely freezes up including the mouse cursor. I’ll get the spinning wheel, then it takes a good 3 min before task manager opens. And occasionally I have receive an error message (pls see attached). When I click ok, everything goes back to normal until it happens again.

 

Sounds kind of very similar to your situation and worth a try:

https://forums.tomshardware.com/thr...nd-shut-down-options-windows-7-64bit.1198493/

There is a second solution later in the thread if the first one doesn't work for you...

 

Cheers...I'll give it a go and will report back.

 

HI Atlbo, no luck..same issue..what do you think of this?

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/failure-to-display-security-and-shut-down-options?

 

Yes, that looks like the best next plan of action for you, except you already ran sfc /scannow I believe. Wouldn't hurt to run it again if you would like. I think the Dism utility can be run in Windows 7 (not just Windows 10). Seems like I have used it before.

Hate that this issue has gone this far without a solution. If dism and system maintenance troubleshooter don't expose the issue, probably means a driver is corrupted or maybe an installed service. Just have to try so many things to get to the point of updating/reinstalling drivers.

Just for the record, you might want to test with a portable browser run from USB/Flash. Firefox portable from PortableApps.com is very fluid. You have reinstalled windows and still you are getting the slow downs. Hard to comprehend.

Also, I assume Microsoft Security Essentials was on the PC before you reinstalled Windows. Wonder if one of your other programs gives it a hard time. You say the problem goes away in safe mode, and I believe security is off in safe mode. Might try uninstalling MSE to see what happens...

 

AtlBo is correct. DISM can run in Windows 7 SP1 or newer.
Use DISM to fix issues SFC can't - gHacks Tech News

 

Indeed it's frustrating, however, I really appreciate everyone for taking time out of their day to troubleshoot. I'll give this a try and report back.