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12-19-2023 04:22 AM
After updates from THE Microsoft Windows 10,
start up process is like this :
"pressed the power button
after 14 seconds of dotted spinner loading screen,
a greay black empty screen shows for 14.74 seconds,
lockscreen shows and again wait for 34.79 seconds to be able to input pin/password,
now 01.26 minutes after pin input, again some loading continues,
after 01.03 minutes desktop wallpaper shows up and taskbar icon are still loading."
Sums up to 3.56 minutes just to get start, and then again wait if you start any application. even a right click on file takes more than 5 seconds to show context menu.
These time spans are noted without any keyboard or mouse input except for password (you may exclude 2 seconds for that).
Even the shut down process take around 1.5 to 2 minutes or sometimes more.
These are the features of a legit microsoft windows installed with key on a SSD upgraded device.
For first 3-4 days after windows installation, this whole process would take only 11-12 seconds and you are ready to go and used to shut down in 5-7 seconds only.
So you cant blame hardware issues.
Over all configuration of laptop is:
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6500U CPU @ 2.30GHz
Ram : 4.00 GB (3.86 GB usable)
Type : 64 bit
Startup enabled as per Task Manager:
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Windows Security notification icon
Rest all are disabled.
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02-13-2024 09:10 AM - edited 02-13-2024 09:17 AM
Hello folks (frustrated from windows update)
I have finally found a method to solve this issue.
Actually during windows update, when it installs any graphic drivers that manage power management, that particular updates slows down the machine.
Now you do not need to uninstall these updates, or disable the updates.
Follwing are the steps to resolve the issue of slow machine after Windows update:
- Click on Windows Icon on bottom left corner.
- Type Control Panel and Open it.
- Change the View By otion on top to Category.
- Then select Hardware and Sound
- Under Power Otptions, you will have a sub option of Edit Power Plan. Click on it.
- Then Click on Change Advanced Power Settings.
- Select PCI Express in new opened popup window.
- Then select Link State Power Management.
- Under this option, there will be two options: On Battery and Plugged in. Change the values to Moderate and Off respectively.
- Click on Apply and then OK button.
Now you may see instant speed change of your machine, or shutdown and start the machine again (recommended).
Leave a Thumbs-Up and Share this post to all your friends. 9 out of 10 Windows Users suffer from this issue. Merely Changing a single setting can save you from false promises made by System Managers, that upgrading RAM is the only solution. Some even suggests you to upgrade motherboard, increase SSD capacity, or new battery etc.
01-26-2024 03:13 AM
Hello Readers, those who are also suffering from this type of slow performance after windows updates, be it any version, I analysed that some settings that the user allow and refuse during windows installation or later in Settings, for example Sending Diagnostics Data, notify to restart if updates require a restart, some may also have toggled (disabled) the Windows Update Service from Services Management (services.msc) and other likely settings. These affect the proper installation of updates, as a result some files may get corrupted or damaged.
After reading many available suggestion on web, like me you may also have done various steps as following:
SFC scan,
Disk Cleanup,
DISM /Cleanup-Image,
Update Troubleshoot,
Disable Startup services (of no use, as the system was doing good even begore update),
etc.
Some steps may affect performance to a little extent. In my case, after doing Disk Cleanup, and DISM /Cleanup-Image and SFC scan, some system curropted system files were fixed, but still the performance does not gets any better.
Another personal experience, Once another new Windows update came and my Laptop started running smooth, gets ready to use after 12 seconds pressing power button, and shuts down in 5-6 seconds. Then again a week later new update came and again dameged System.
After that following another web suggestion, I uninstalled the last updates, (performance still bad), then re-installed specific update packages, but this time manually through Windows Update Catalog. This increased the system performance by a great extent, but not totally smooth. Now I am waiting for another update that make all system files in good condition to use, and then I will disable the Windows Update Service again permanently. I will try to post all the log updates to this thread in future too.
I analysed that digging deeper in programming may help a user to overcome these issues one by one. But as the BIG Windows developers themselves can not provide smooth updates, then how can we do anything to solve this issue, and for how long you can waste your time just to configure windows settings.
At last, you may resort to install a fresh windows image, which takes time and the user also have to install the other softwares for use.
02-13-2024 09:10 AM - edited 02-13-2024 09:17 AM
Hello folks (frustrated from windows update)
I have finally found a method to solve this issue.
Actually during windows update, when it installs any graphic drivers that manage power management, that particular updates slows down the machine.
Now you do not need to uninstall these updates, or disable the updates.
Follwing are the steps to resolve the issue of slow machine after Windows update:
- Click on Windows Icon on bottom left corner.
- Type Control Panel and Open it.
- Change the View By otion on top to Category.
- Then select Hardware and Sound
- Under Power Otptions, you will have a sub option of Edit Power Plan. Click on it.
- Then Click on Change Advanced Power Settings.
- Select PCI Express in new opened popup window.
- Then select Link State Power Management.
- Under this option, there will be two options: On Battery and Plugged in. Change the values to Moderate and Off respectively.
- Click on Apply and then OK button.
Now you may see instant speed change of your machine, or shutdown and start the machine again (recommended).
Leave a Thumbs-Up and Share this post to all your friends. 9 out of 10 Windows Users suffer from this issue. Merely Changing a single setting can save you from false promises made by System Managers, that upgrading RAM is the only solution. Some even suggests you to upgrade motherboard, increase SSD capacity, or new battery etc.