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Originally Posted by be-bop
I'm having problems with my desktop these days. ... I've scanned and checked for viruses and spyware and as far as I can make out the beast is clean.
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Base computer hardware works just as fast as it did seven years ago. But something is causing hardware to do more work. Maybe waiting on a peripheral. Maybe doing things it once never had to.
Always learn what you have before fixing anything. If the computer is from a more responsible manufacturer, then it comes with a comprehensive hardware diagnostic. That executes without any Windows - the only way to define hardware states. Dell and HP provide them. All computer manufacturers have them. But only some are willing to share.
View the system (event) logs. If you do not know where to look, then click on Windows Help to find them. Windows finds problems, stores the event in logs, and then works around problems. Then the problems are solved when it is more convenient for you. But you must view the logs.
Device Manager. Not a likely suspect. But you must still examine it looking for any stuck or failed functions / peripherals.
Ignore nonsense about memory. If you had memory problems, those would be reported in the event logs or report a BSOD.
Moving on. Load Task Manager. What tasks are consuming plenty of CPU time. Under the Processes tag, simply click on the CPU column until the processes most demanding CPU time are up top. Those are probably the processes consuming CPU time excessively or unnecessarily. May even be malware you never detected. What are these processes? Yes, record the name and report it here. If you right click on the process, then kill (terminate) it, does the system run faster?
Others complained about they system loading slower. Provided was how to restore that booting speed.
Any solution that does not first find the problem is how to make problems difficult - and how to become confuses. Provide is information that either identifies your problem. Or makes it possible to get assistance immediately. The most important facts are often the ones you do not understand or think irrelevant.