What besides CPU and RAM usage could make my computer react slowly?
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In some situations (which I haven't figured out yet), my computer acts slowly.
The mouse pointer doesn't move fluently anymore, but in "steps" and very slowly.
Applications show "Not responding" in their window title.
When I take a look at TaskManager, I don't see anything special.
CPU is like 20%, and RAM usage is only 20% of available RAM.
After some minutes, everything is back to normal.
How could I investigate what makes a computer slow in such situations?
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In some situations (which I haven't figured out yet), my computer acts slowly.
The mouse pointer doesn't move fluently anymore, but in "steps" and very slowly.
Applications show "Not responding" in their window title.
When I take a look at TaskManager, I don't see anything special.
CPU is like 20%, and RAM usage is only 20% of available RAM.
After some minutes, everything is back to normal.
How could I investigate what makes a computer slow in such situations?
windows-10 performance
asked Nov 19 at 19:50
tmighty
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Hard drive, RAM, problems with CPU / motherboard. Try running a few tests to find out
– Eric F
Nov 19 at 19:56
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Do you still use a rotating harddrive?
– Eugen Rieck
Nov 19 at 20:14
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Just an anecdote, but Windows 10 did something like this for me. It was older hardware, so I expected some "slowness", but I could never completely figure out what was going on. I did find that Windows Update was constantly trying to phone home, among other apps. I could never really catch it in the act because my system would freeze up for a bit while it was happening. I fixed it by installing Linux. You might want to check your hardware and see what programs are running when the issues occur.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Nov 19 at 20:41
@EugenRieck Yes, I do (for data backup), but my "C:" is an SSD.
– tmighty
Nov 19 at 22:17
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In some situations (which I haven't figured out yet), my computer acts slowly.
The mouse pointer doesn't move fluently anymore, but in "steps" and very slowly.
Applications show "Not responding" in their window title.
When I take a look at TaskManager, I don't see anything special.
CPU is like 20%, and RAM usage is only 20% of available RAM.
After some minutes, everything is back to normal.
How could I investigate what makes a computer slow in such situations?
windows-10 performance
asked Nov 19 at 19:50
tmighty
787
In some situations (which I haven't figured out yet), my computer acts slowly.
The mouse pointer doesn't move fluently anymore, but in "steps" and very slowly.
Applications show "Not responding" in their window title.
When I take a look at TaskManager, I don't see anything special.
CPU is like 20%, and RAM usage is only 20% of available RAM.
After some minutes, everything is back to normal.
How could I investigate what makes a computer slow in such situations?
windows-10 performance
windows-10 performance
asked Nov 19 at 19:50
tmighty
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asked Nov 19 at 19:50
tmighty
787
asked Nov 19 at 19:50
tmighty
787
asked Nov 19 at 19:50
tmighty
787
asked Nov 19 at 19:50
tmighty
787
787
Hard drive, RAM, problems with CPU / motherboard. Try running a few tests to find out
– Eric F
Nov 19 at 19:56
1
Do you still use a rotating harddrive?
– Eugen Rieck
Nov 19 at 20:14
1
Just an anecdote, but Windows 10 did something like this for me. It was older hardware, so I expected some "slowness", but I could never completely figure out what was going on. I did find that Windows Update was constantly trying to phone home, among other apps. I could never really catch it in the act because my system would freeze up for a bit while it was happening. I fixed it by installing Linux. You might want to check your hardware and see what programs are running when the issues occur.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Nov 19 at 20:41
@EugenRieck Yes, I do (for data backup), but my "C:" is an SSD.
– tmighty
Nov 19 at 22:17
add a comment |
Hard drive, RAM, problems with CPU / motherboard. Try running a few tests to find out
– Eric F
Nov 19 at 19:56
1
Do you still use a rotating harddrive?
– Eugen Rieck
Nov 19 at 20:14
1
Just an anecdote, but Windows 10 did something like this for me. It was older hardware, so I expected some "slowness", but I could never completely figure out what was going on. I did find that Windows Update was constantly trying to phone home, among other apps. I could never really catch it in the act because my system would freeze up for a bit while it was happening. I fixed it by installing Linux. You might want to check your hardware and see what programs are running when the issues occur.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Nov 19 at 20:41
@EugenRieck Yes, I do (for data backup), but my "C:" is an SSD.
– tmighty
Nov 19 at 22:17
Hard drive, RAM, problems with CPU / motherboard. Try running a few tests to find out
– Eric F
Nov 19 at 19:56
Hard drive, RAM, problems with CPU / motherboard. Try running a few tests to find out
– Eric F
Nov 19 at 19:56
1
1
Do you still use a rotating harddrive?
– Eugen Rieck
Nov 19 at 20:14
Do you still use a rotating harddrive?
– Eugen Rieck
Nov 19 at 20:14
1
1
Just an anecdote, but Windows 10 did something like this for me. It was older hardware, so I expected some "slowness", but I could never completely figure out what was going on. I did find that Windows Update was constantly trying to phone home, among other apps. I could never really catch it in the act because my system would freeze up for a bit while it was happening. I fixed it by installing Linux. You might want to check your hardware and see what programs are running when the issues occur.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Nov 19 at 20:41
Just an anecdote, but Windows 10 did something like this for me. It was older hardware, so I expected some "slowness", but I could never completely figure out what was going on. I did find that Windows Update was constantly trying to phone home, among other apps. I could never really catch it in the act because my system would freeze up for a bit while it was happening. I fixed it by installing Linux. You might want to check your hardware and see what programs are running when the issues occur.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Nov 19 at 20:41
@EugenRieck Yes, I do (for data backup), but my "C:" is an SSD.
– tmighty
Nov 19 at 22:17
@EugenRieck Yes, I do (for data backup), but my "C:" is an SSD.
– tmighty
Nov 19 at 22:17
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Hard drive, RAM, problems with CPU / motherboard. Try running a few tests to find out
– Eric F
Nov 19 at 19:56
1
Do you still use a rotating harddrive?
– Eugen Rieck
Nov 19 at 20:14
1
Just an anecdote, but Windows 10 did something like this for me. It was older hardware, so I expected some "slowness", but I could never completely figure out what was going on. I did find that Windows Update was constantly trying to phone home, among other apps. I could never really catch it in the act because my system would freeze up for a bit while it was happening. I fixed it by installing Linux. You might want to check your hardware and see what programs are running when the issues occur.
– SiXandSeven8ths
Nov 19 at 20:41
@EugenRieck Yes, I do (for data backup), but my "C:" is an SSD.
– tmighty
Nov 19 at 22:17