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‎06-17-2018 01:01 AM

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Product: HP Laptop 15-BW0xx
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Ever since I bought this laptop, I've noticed that its performance isn't the best. I first thought it would be because it was installing windows updates, but I discarded that hypothesis after seeing how some things took longer to install than other older obsolete machines. 

 

I installed the latest BIOS yesterday, only to find out it made matters way worse; the computer was almost impossible to use. I tried everything I read on this forum and it seems like HP doesn't want you downgrading/rolling back on BIOS firmware. 

 

I managed to find a fix that made it the way it was before (Which is still slow if you ask me) by disabling Spectre/Meltdown protection somehow. 

 

Please have a look at this video I recorded, I do not think it's normal for a 2018 laptop to have such a limited performance running lightweight NES emulators on chrome. 

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/H77oh36Gqr9tPm15A

 

Nothing but Chrome seems to affect the CPU usage. 

 

BTW: I still have my warranty active, but I don't know if I should take it to HP, they might think it works well and refuse to exchange my laptop. 

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