Basically same laptop...drastically different download performance

[IonImplant]

I just opened a brand new HP 15-fd0107dx (HP - 15.6" Full HD Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Natural Silver) from Best buy. Identical specs and same processor as HP - Envy x360 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Evo Platform - Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Natural Silver we bought 2 years ago. (Hinge broke so we wanted to swap.)

After initial startup the new laptop is beyond slow. Ran a speed test on school wifi using both machines side by side. New-65Mbps Old - 129Mbps. A game we tried to download was coming at 7Mbps.

Here is what we tried.

1. Reboot
2. Install all Windows 11 updates with reboot.
3. Update all drivers on list.
4. Network check through HP support website
5. Checked CPU usage (nothing running in background slowing anything down)

Conditions are identical side by side but the new machine is much slower and nothing seems to have an impact. ran multiple speed tests and they are all consistent)

None of above actions had any impact.

One reviewer mentioned that new laptop is Windows S Mode. Everything I see says that should make things faster overall and nothing makes any mention of wifi speeds.

Any ideas?

[Malnutrition]

[COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]Windows 11 comes with a lot of bloatware!![/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]

Download O&O APP buster, remove all the preinstalled crap.
Download O&O ShutUp10, move it to your documents folder.
Right click run as admin.
Go to actions, apply all settings.
Create the restore point when prompted.
Follow thru the prompts, and reboot if needed to apply the settings.

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Create and run batch file.

Open a notepad and copy the entire content of the code box below.
Paste the txt into the notepad. Save the file to your desktop as [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]123.bat
Now you will right click the on [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]123.bat and run as administrator.

@echo off
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer" /v SmartScreenEnabled /t REG_SZ /d Off /f
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DataCollection /f /v AllowTelemetry /t REG_DWORD /d 0
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AdvertisingInfo /f /v DisabledByGroupPolicy /t REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip6\Parameters" /v DisabledComponents /t REG_DWORD /d 255 /f
wmic nicconfig where (IPEnabled=TRUE) call SetDNSServerSearchOrder ("1.1.1.1", "1.0.0.1")
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /registerdns
sc stop lfsvc
sc stop DiagTrack
sc stop dmwappushservice
sc stop RetailDemo
sc stop SysMain
sc config DiagTrack start= disabled
sc config dmwappushservice start= disabled
sc config lfsvc start= disabled
sc config RetailDemo start= disabled
schtasks /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\NetTrace\GatherNetworkInfo" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\BthSQM" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\KernelCeipTask" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Uploader" /disable
schtasks /Change /TN "Microsoft\Windows\Customer Experience Improvement Program\UsbCeip" /disable
pause
exit

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Limit how much windows update uses your bandwidth!

Click on the Start button (Windows icon) located on your taskbar.
Select Settings from the Start menu.
In the Settings window, click on Windows Update from the left sidebar.
On the right side of the Windows Update page, click on Advanced options.
Under the “Additional options” section, find and click on Delivery Optimization.
Click on Advanced options within the Delivery Optimization settings.
Here, you will see two main sections for configuring bandwidth:
Download settings
Upload settings

This is how I have mine set.

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Additional Considerations:

UblockOrigin.
Clean URL
Configure your router for ad blocking across all devices:
System Ninja to disable startups, and also clean the system of temp files.[/COLOR][/COLOR][/color]

[Bruce]

If the above doesn’t help, I would be wiping the new rig and reloading Windows from scratch.
New units, especially HP’s, come with a lot of bloatware pre-installed.
Starting from scratch not only removes the crap, but gives you a chance to get to know your PC better, plus you start from a clean slate that either fixes your issue, or at least allows you to move on to the next potential cause.

[Bruce]

@IonImplant - any update?

[Bruce]

No response.
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