Slow Windows Box

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Thank you so much!!  Might be a couple days before I can work on it 
again.  I'll let you know how things go.


On 2023-07-07 15:40, Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote:
> Task manager and/or Resource Manager should show you where your
> bottlenecks lie, but sounds like either disk (spinner vs ssd), memory,
> or cpu is getting pegged.  This should show you what processes are
> using said cpu/memory/io, either kill them, or feed them more hardware
> resources.  The sysinternals tools like process explorer and such are
> also helpful in seeing applications and/or system processes freaking
> out, including more hidden ones.
> 
> If still a spinner disk, the best thing you could do is get her any
> SSD to run the OS and primary apps on alone.
> 
> Could be windoze is just trashed after a while with applications
> coming and going, upgrading, breaking stuff, etc.  Might be worth
> trying a clean restore of the system and/or wiping the disks with
> zero's to reset state ala fragmentation or if ssd, needing a reset
> with secure erase.
> 
> -mb
> 
> On Fri, Jul 7, 2023 at 2:29 PM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss
> <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> This is mostly off topic given this is a Linux List.
>> 
>> I have two separate work areas in my house.  I have my home office
>> which
>> is doing well.  I am using my Linux Ubuntu desktop to send this
>> email.
>> My Linux machine is hardwired.  This is my main box.  I also have a
>> Win
>> 10 Pro laptop that I use to make and edit YouTube videos.  My
>> editing
>> software only works on Win and MAC.  This laptop is connected via
>> WIFI.
>> No Problems.  The O/S loads reasonably fast.  My video editing
>> software
>> loads reasonably fast and the rendering process takes a bit but not
>> too
>> bad.  This is a 6 year old HP - nothing fancy and it works.
>> 
>> My wife's office in another spare bedroom and she has a Dell
>> mini-tower
>> Win 10 ... I want to say pro as well.
>> 
>> Here is where I need help. My wife's dell is very slow and has
>> trouble
>> with loading Firefox and it takes a while to load YouTube videos.
>> Even
>> windows takes a while to load which make me think it is a local
>> problem
>> (the Dell box).
>> 
>> I am reaching out because I do not know how to troubleshoot this
>> issue.
>> 
>> Any help much appreciated.
>> 
>> Keith
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