System becomes unresponsive, forcing me to restart

[PeterOz]

Furthermore I must add that after installing Windows, I ran a couple of apps to remove unnecessary bloat

This could be part of the problem.
Exactly what did you remove
Are you a student - you are running an education edition of windows 10.

Without running the full edition updates can’t do the job they are made for.
Can I say 100% the full edition will fix the problem - NO
But you are trying to use something that is not as it should be.
Bloatware fro Microsoft should not be a big issue today with good ram and large drives.

What is chkdsk Read this. Click On Me
Download this and run Click On Me Standard Edition

[PeterOz]

Furthermore I must add that after installing Windows, I ran a couple of apps to remove unnecessary bloat.

I will ask for another opinion just so you get a balanced view
@Bruce

[Bruce]

reboot the PC into Safe Mode and see how it performs?
also create another login account and sign in using that new user profile, again, seeing how the PC performs.

I certainly can’t rule out a failing drive. disconnect the non-OS drive and see how things go.

I could suggest running a whole bunch of system cleanup tools, but honestly, at this stage, I’d simply be biting the bullet, backing up all my personal stuff and nuking the rig from space - that is - complete fresh reload of Win10 from the latest Windows image burnt to a USB stick via the Windows Media Creation Tool.

you’ll get the rig back to how it was (speed wise) before all this, even a bit better as Windows will be pristine. but more so, if there is a drive failing, the reinstall process should highlight that fact.
yes, you’ll burn in hell for a few hours as you reload all your software, find passwords, and download and reload all the software you had, but it’ll probably be a quicker process in the long run and a process with a better chance of success than applying band-aid solutions to an unknown, hard to pinpoint, issue.

[PeterOz]

Did you read and understand my link on chkdsk

[phillpower2]

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