SOLVED All Apps on Windows 10 running slow

[Baz01]

I have just replaced my HDD with a Sandisk SSD and downloaded a fresh copy of Windows 10. I got at least 2 errors;
OOBE Welcome and OOBE Keyboard. I skipped both errors and eventually the Windows 10 loaded. I downloaded all the updates and immediately noticed that Edge was taking 10 to 15 seconds to open. I went to the MS website and downloaded another copy of windows ( incase the first download was corrupt) and the same errors appeared . I again skipped and Windows loaded successfully. Same problem exists, this time I download Chrome and Firefox. They took 10 to 15 secs to open. I went in to the trouble shooting menu and took the repair route and this seemed to clear the problem. I subsequently downloaded all my files and the only programmes i downloaded was MS Office and Norton 360. The problem comes back intermittently. Can anyone offer advice on how to clear this issue, as Windows tun OK on the old HDD

 

[Wolfie]

Hi Baz,

your main SSD connection should be in SATA 0 on the motherboard, is that the case?, the other drives are not so important!.

 

[Baz01]

Hi thanks for the reply, this is a laptop, and I just disconnected the old HDD and replaced with the new SSD

 

[Wolfie]

Hi Baz,

when you did the fresh install with the new SSD, did you allow Windows to create the partitions for you or did you create your own with a partitioning tool and if so, what format did you use?.

 

[Baz01]

I let windows create the partitions, however I have just checked and I only have a C Drive, could the other one be hidden

 

[Wolfie]

Hi Baz,

having only one drive is quite normal if you let Windows do the partitioning!.

What are the specs of your PC, IE: CPU speed, amount of RAM and are you using a 32 or 64 bit version of Windows?.

 

[Baz01]

Hi and thanks, this is an older laptop , spec is as follows
240GB SSD
4GB RAM
AMD V140 2.3 GHz
64 Bit system
Before I installed the new SSD, the older HDD ran windows 10 OK

 

[Wolfie]

Sandisk SSD

I just noticed you have an Sandisk SSD, I have had problems with this make myself, I had to replace 3 of them within a year of using them and have found that make to be very unreliable. Put your old HDD back in and see if the problems go away, if everything runs fine, I would ask for a refund ion the Sandisk SSD and replace it with a different make like Intenso or another brand!.

 

[Baz01]

Hi, apologies for the delay, I have solved part of the problem. I did a clean boot and found that the Goggle Updater was causing problems. When I remove the entries, the laptop is faster. However I would have thought the performance should have been better. I have downloaded the Sandisk dashboard and run a report and also the Crystsldiskmark software and have sent it off to Sandisk.

I might be asking too much from this laptop, but I’ll wait and see what Sandisk say.

I cant reinstall the old HDD as it was totally faulty. I had all my files backed up so this wasn’t an issue.

 

[Wolfie]

Keep us posted please.

 

[Baz01]

Hi, received the following reply from Sandisk;
Since the Sata negotiated speed is 3Gb/s the maximum that your drive reach while connected on Sata 2 is 280MB/s and the Crystal Mark speed shows 255 so it is very close to the maximum theoretical speed. The processor is single core AMD V140 so this could be a limited factor – especially if the amount of RAM is also low.
It looks like my ageing laptop is now on its last legs. I have disabled a couple of windows processes and the speed in opening webpages and files is considerably quicker. Also Firefox appears faster than MS Edge.

Thanks for your help.