Certain programs running extremely slowly

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  • TheEnragedBanana
    PCHF Member
    • Dec 2020
    • 2

    #1

    Certain programs running extremely slowly

    Up until about a week ago, Iโ€™ve had no problems with my laptop (Razer Blade running Windows 10). Recently, iโ€™ve had horrible lag issues, but only with a handful of programs (so far). Chrome, Eclipse, Powerpoint, Adobe, and others work perfectly, but other non-cpu intensive programs (most notably Microsoft Word) cause my computer to go into overdrive. Any mouse movements are delayed by a few seconds, and everything responds in slow motion. Itโ€™s not taking up an unordinary amount of CPU usage. Any ideas what the issue could be and how I could address it?
  • Bastet
    PCHF Member
    • Aug 2016
    • 1515

    #2
    What build of Windows are you using? 20H2 or 2004.
    Check to see if there was a major Windows update just before the problem began, it may be the 20H2 update has caused the slowdown.
    Have you run any antivirus scans (Malwarebytes, AdwCleaner) to be sure youโ€™re clean? If not & these programs find something the post in the Malware removal forum.
    Have you restarted the PC?
    Do you have fast startup enabled? If so disable this then restart.

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    • TheEnragedBanana
      PCHF Member
      • Dec 2020
      • 2

      #3
      Thanks for the reply. Iโ€™m using 2004. Iโ€™ve run scans using Avast and havenโ€™t been able to find anything. iโ€™ve restarted numerous times, and just disabled fast startup and restarted again. unfortunately, it didnโ€™t help.

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      • Bastet
        PCHF Member
        • Aug 2016
        • 1515

        #4
        I would still run those programs.
        How much RAM do you have?
        Whatโ€™re the full specs of the Laptop?
        Have you checked for any driver &/or BIOS updates?

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