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New PC, was fast, now verrrrrry slow
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Good to know info for MS Defender users. Thanks.MS Defender has "Microsoft Defender Offline scan". It will restart the computer, run a scan without loading Windows, then do a normal restart.
I don't use MS Defender anymore since it allowed a keylogger to infect my Win10 laptop. I'm using paid for Bit Defender Total Security now on my three PCs and android phone, in hopes that it will block keyloggers from infecting my devices.
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As others have mentioned safe boot and task manager are two very useful tools for investigating such problems.
One long shot: I've seen similar problems when I configured Windows to automatically mount a network drive. If that drive is not available at boot time my system has become glacially slow with no other activity to explain it.
One long shot: I've seen similar problems when I configured Windows to automatically mount a network drive. If that drive is not available at boot time my system has become glacially slow with no other activity to explain it.
Eric Carlson
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In the past, that has usually been caused by a failing hard drive for me. Not sure a failing SSD would cause the same issue.
Yes, a failing HDD has also caused delays for me too.
Lots of good advice in the comments above, any one of which could be 'the answer'.
7% CPU at idle is too much. Something is running that is hogging resource. A safe mode restart my help identify the cause. My machine shows 3% CPU and most of that is my Opera browser.
I once found my PC running slowly and found that two copies of windows were trying to run at once after a forced restart, although hardware errors are a more likely cause usually.
7% CPU at idle is too much. Something is running that is hogging resource. A safe mode restart my help identify the cause. My machine shows 3% CPU and most of that is my Opera browser.
I once found my PC running slowly and found that two copies of windows were trying to run at once after a forced restart, although hardware errors are a more likely cause usually.
The Point and Shoot Pro
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that's 71.99 a month cdn. I thought I had read the OP was using adobe, which is a resource hog, slow, and just an overall not a great group of software anymore. You can do more with other software now that is not nearly as resource heavy as adobe creative suite. And again, your wallet will be much heavier as well. I only paid 79.99 once for my affinity suite. I use a couple of other programs as well, most were free, but some were purchased, like Luminar Neo, but that again was a one shot deal for 120.00 bucks cdn. So for 3 months of adobe subs for the creative suite, I have software that gets updated regularly and no subs.
As for the browser, I do find edge better than chrome at most things. Yes, they are written using the same code, but MS made changes to that for edge and it's noticeable in features etc.
As for the browser, I do find edge better than chrome at most things. Yes, they are written using the same code, but MS made changes to that for edge and it's noticeable in features etc.
David Lal
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How? What do I need to buy?
Possibly the "extra SSDs" were already SATA devices.
I doubt that NVME to SATA adapters exist, but I'm not sure. SATA M.2 drives have adapters, but who buys SATA M.2 drives?
David Lal
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Yes, I doubt that they exist as well but that is what I have (perhaps mistakenly) understood from Lynniepad's post.
Eric Carlson
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For you old timers: Did you forget to push the turbo button? 
Also, Check event Viewer for possible error info.
Also, Check event Viewer for possible error info.
LynniePad
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No adapters, just the SATA and Power cables provided. Basic m/b with 2x M.2 slots, one for NVMe boot drive, the other for WiFi+BT.
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In other words, they were SATA drives.
Too bad. It'd have been more interesting if there was a means of connecting an NVME M.2 drive to a SATA port. (Although it'd be undesirable, due to the data rate limits of SATA.)
There are PCIE cards that can support NVME.
There are USB cases that support NVME. In theory if a MB had internal USB connection (some do) you could plug one in.
But SATA means both a data and power cable. You could create an enclosure that mounts an NVME with a SATA connection but why not just buy a SATA drive?
There are USB cases that support NVME. In theory if a MB had internal USB connection (some do) you could plug one in.
But SATA means both a data and power cable. You could create an enclosure that mounts an NVME with a SATA connection but why not just buy a SATA drive?
There are older systems that only supported those drives.
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Looks like they've stopped making them.
I know.
There were also M.2 PCI-E drives that didn't support NVME. (I have one such lying around, somewhere. It's also PCI-E X2, not X4.)
Historical interest only.
David Lal
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Yes, that's what I was hoping Lynniepad meant. My motherboard has only one suitable connector and that has a 500gb NVME SSD in it. The PC also has two fast mechanical HDDs in it and I have another 500gb NVME in an external caddy interfaced via a USB-3 SS port. The machine also has a DVD-RW drive. That will have to do.
@Lynniepad: Thanks for answering anyway.
The Point and Shoot Pro
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Oh the memories. How come my game is not running like it should...Oh look, someone pressed the turbo button. THANKS for the flashback!For you old timers: Did you forget to push the turbo button?
Also, Check event Viewer for possible error info.
The good ole 4.77 MHz of fury!Oh the memories. How come my game is not running like it should...Oh look, someone pressed the turbo button. THANKS for the flashback!For you old timers: Did you forget to push the turbo button?
Also, Check event Viewer for possible error info.
The Point and Shoot Pro
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Nobody needs more than 64mb of ram. HA HA!The good ole 4.77 MHz of fury!Oh the memories. How come my game is not running like it should...Oh look, someone pressed the turbo button. THANKS for the flashback!For you old timers: Did you forget to push the turbo button?
Also, Check event Viewer for possible error info.
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