Serious performance issues for running Windows 10 (factory installed was Windows 7)

[mdklassen]

> So in nutshell how to get latest Windows10 ...

See:  https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

to download Windows 10, and to copy it either to a 8GB USB memory-stick, or to a few DVD-recordable disks.

If your computer is currently running Windows 10, Microsoft has granted you a "digital entitlement" to reinstall Windows 10, by clicking "skip" on the "enter the product-key" page, during installation.

[mdklassen]

>  it seems malware/virus keeps making machine more sluggish as one tries more cleaner alternative/s one after another.

As soon as you connect a "fresh" install of Windows 10 to the Internet, Windows Update will start to run, as a "background" task.  This task will consume much of your Internet speed (as it downloads all the latest security updates), and will keep your disk-drive busy (during both the download and the installation of the updates), thus making your computer appear to be "slow".

Just let Windows Update run, update, and then reboot.  After this, Windows will run much better.

[y2ken]

Please follow the suggestion by @mdklassen and use the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool.

If you wish to create USB installation media choose the option to "Create Installation Media for another PC". 

[RanbirParmar]

Dear @mdklassen, @y2ken, thanks for your valuable time and suggestions.

But as I have used the weblink suggested by MDKLASSEN to upgrade/reinstall earlier on Feb19/20, but it did NOT work.

As given my internet speed of 256kbps at the best 512kbps - it took good 11+ hours to downlood and run the whole gamut of the tool but at the end of all the exercise this upgrade/re-install and later Windows refresh Feb 20/21 cycle (even longer update cycle), I am unable to see the WIndows performance improvement at all.

I can try downloading to USB flash Windows 10 as suggested on same weblink and endorsed by you, but I highly suspect it will work. Any gotchas of which I have to beware of to keep in mind as these are long time cycle activities for in my case and it is better to break up it in two parts - download and then update/upgrade/reset and then reboot???

Any ways any thoughtful useful suggestions are welcome because so far what ever we have brain stormed and tried out, has NOT worked out - sad smiles !!! Sincerely - Ranbir

NOTE: as a good exercise while wait to hear from HP support folks, I will try downloading W10 to USB media. 

[y2ken]

You are quickly running out of options!:smileysad:

With your very slow connection it may not be practical to try and download a multi-gig Windows 10 .iso file.

Perhaps you can visit a location with a faster connection?

Do you have an internet cafe, library, university, etc., nearby?

Even though you prefer to use a USB recovery drive you may not have any other options remaining except to purchase recovery CD/DVDs in the original OS Windows 7.

You can try these third party vendors:

RestoreDisks.com

ComputerSurgeons.com

**I don't know if these companies ship internationally.

[mdklassen]

> this upgrade/re-install and later Windows refresh Feb 20/21 cycle (even longer update cycle), I am unable to see the WIndows performance improvement at all.

Disconnect the computer from the Internet.

Reinstall Windows 10.

From:  http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01533413

your computer is "beefy" enough:

* 2.00 GHz AMD Turion X2 RM-70 Dual-Core Mobile Processor

* 3 GB RAM

* 500 GB disk-drive (5400 RPM? 7200 RPM?)

to quickly run Windows 10.

After the "reinstall", before connecting to the Internet, try the computer, to see how fast it really is.

Connect to the Internet, and run Windows Update, and let it complete.

Disconnect from the Internet, and reboot.

Again, try the computer, to see how fast it really is.

At this point, I presume that you have not installed any other software, e.g., commercial anti-virus software, nor Adobe Reader, nor Adobe Flash, nor Java, nor Microsoft Office.

Install one of those programs, and again try the computer, to see how fast it really is.

Measure, measure, measure.

[RanbirParmar]

Dear @mdklassen, Thanks for your prompt response.

Pointed out http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01533413 is unhelpful as my machine is HP Gt-60 500 CTO PC notebook. So the hardware config given below is uncorrect but in certain ways, similar - which ususally does NOT work when one is looking for exact/precise process for one particular type of hardware product. Any ways, kindly let me know what info you will be needing to prpose your solution for my pestering problem here.

Further I understand your point/s of reasoning and methodology to go about. But what I was trying to point out for some strange reason proces of update/upgrade/reinstall Windows 10, it seems like, is NOT downloading any real image - only a hoax UI is running through out and at the end of all there is no expected result  - obviously seen - scornful smiles !!!

How did I come to this conclusion - for last 3+ hours I am running media tool to download image to USB media. The media tool UI is showing 27% progress for ongiong Windows 10 download currently. But chosen F: drive (USB flash drive) is still as empty as I formatted just before the download. So again ghost process/es on both end is/are running without any image transfer - so any idea why it is happening and how to circumvent/prevent such happening?

Sincerely - Ranbir Parmar 

[andriuskarpas]

Mate ill give you an advise, win 7 upgrade to win 10 is awesome step only it has to be next followed with clean install of win 10. Upgrading from win 7 to win 10 gives you win 10 license . Your hardware is digitally signed with microsoft licensing server service. Next step download win 10 from  microsoft make you intsallation media and intsall fresh intallation of win 10 ant it will be auto activated for you once connected to microsoft. After that you pc will be fast with no problems at all and in teh next few weeks you will love it you will never go back to win 7

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10

[RanbirParmar]

Thanks for chiming in mate @andriuskarpas.

But that is the whole point of hot discussion here that for my notebook update/upgrade/refresh of Windows 10 is NOT working. And for strange reason even download of Windows 10 to USB media is seemingly unsuccessful so far - hope I am clear on that.

To get the hang of the magnitude/graveness of the problem, kindly go through the whole forum-discussion thread of the matter to suggest "real" useful, thoughtful and effective proposed solutions. Thanks for being understanding and regret any inconvenience.

Sincerely - Ranbir Parmar 

[mdklassen]

> for last 3+ hours I am running media tool to download image to USB media.

> The media tool UI is showing 27% progress for ongiong Windows 10 download currently.

> But chosen F: drive (USB flash drive) is still as empty as I formatted just before the download.

> So again ghost process/es on both end is/are running without any image transfer -

> so any idea why it is happening and how to circumvent/prevent such happening?

Easy to explain: 100% of the download must complete *BEFORE* anything gets written to the USB memory-stick.

There probably is a "hidden" step, namely to produce a "checksum" for the download, and compare it to the expected "checksum", to verify that the download did not introduce any errors.

Probably, another "hidden" step is to verify that the writing to the USB was 100% successful.

There is no way to "circumvent" nor to "prevent" that multi-step process: download, verify, write, verify.

"It is what it is".