Laptop Freezes after upgrade to SSD

[Danny207001]

I have a laptop which I bought 5 years ago. it became slow and the lag time between pages or running apps was upsetting. I changed my HDD to a SSD and now my laptop freezes, it is faster but really annoying because it freezes every 2 seconds. I didn't change the memory which is still 4GB and I was told to upgrade to maybe 8GB, I really do not know if memory is the issue. I tried a couple of tips such as changing the power mode and turning off hard drive but it didn't work. I need your help on what to do. Is there anything else to do? change the memory? or, am I SOL?.....anyone?

[Echo_Lake]

@Danny207001

Thank you for posting on HP Support Community.

Don't worry as I'll be glad to help, I have a few troubleshooting steps we could try to fix the issue:  

Firstly, perform Windows Update and HP Support Assistant: (do not skip any troubleshooting steps if you feel steps are repeating) 

To check for updates now, select the Start button, and then go to Settings  > Update & security  > Windows Update, and select Check for updates.

Install updates from HP Support Assistant: Go to Download HP Support Assistant to install the tool.

1. To open HP Support Assistant, double-click the HP Support Assistant icon .
2. Click My devices in the top menu, and then click Updates in the My PC or My notebook pane.
3. Click Check for updates and messages to scan for new updates.
4. Review the list of updates. Updates with a yellow information icon are recommended. Updates with a blue information icon are optional.
5. Click the update name for a description, version number, and file size.
6. Select the box next to any updates you want to install, and then click Download and install.

And, also run BIOS Update: Follow steps from the link: https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c00042629

Hope this helps! Keep me posted for further assistance.
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