yes it can get slower as it gets older - BUT
maybe worth doing a chkdsk and also a SFC /scannow - see below
Also we should look at all the programs that are in the startup list
Ccleaner - do you use the registry cleaner ?
The staff at Tech Support Guy generally recommend that registry "cleaners" not be used because many of the "errors" shown in scan results are actually incorrect or "false" detections and "fixing" them may cause serious problems. Some resulting issues can appear immediately while others may only become evident months or even years later when you discover that you can't uninstall a program or software you haven't used for a while doesn't work properly. Furthermore, fixing any "real" errors or attempting to optimize the system by tweaking it won't result in any significant gains in space on the hard drive and/or performance so it's best to simply avoid using these types of programs.
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How to post a list of StartUp programs
For Windows 10
To open a Cmd Prompt or an Administrator Cmd prompt from the Desktop.
Right Click on the windows logo - bottom left hand corner and choose
command promt (Admin)
For Windows 8/8.1
u]For windows version, XP, Vista, W7[/u]
Hold the Windows key and press R
Now type CMD
Now press Enter to open a command prompt box (A new dialogue box - black with white font, will appear on screen ):
In the command prompt window that opens, type the following command:
Note that there is a space before the /ALL, but there is NOT a space after the / in the following command.
wmic startup get Caption, Location, Command /Format:List > 0 & notepad 0
It will export the results into notepad and then automatically open the notepad and display on your screen.
Now all you need to do is copy and paste those results into a reply here
to do that:
From the notepad menu - choose
Edit -
Select all
all the text will now be highlighted
Next
From the notepad menu - choose
Edit -
Copy
Now go back to the forum - goto the reply and then right click in the reply box and
paste the results.
The results from the notepad should now appear in the forum reply.
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StartUp Utility
Post back a screen shot from the "Whats in Start Up" utility
You can also output a HTML file - View > HTML Report "all items"
and then save the file and attach here
Download the utility from here
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/what_run_in_startup.html
The download link is at the bottom of the page labelled,
"Download WhatInStartup"
Direct link to the program is here
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/whatinstartup.zip
This utility will run standalone - so will not be installed on the PC
unzip the downloaded file and double click on the file named:-
WhatsInStartUp.exe
a screen appears with a list of all the programs
Do
Not change or disable anything
If the screen is not maximised then click on the small square box in the Top right hand corner - next to a - and a X
in a reply please post a screen shot
To post a screen shot of the active window.
1) hold the Alt key and press the PrtScn key. Open the Windows PAINT application and Paste the screen shot. You can then use PAINT to trim to suit, and save it as a JPG format file.
OR
2) if you are using Vista/Windows 7 you can use the "snipping tool" which is found in Start> All programs> Accessories> Snipping Tool
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Run chkdsk
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/disk-error-checking-windows-8
https://windowsinstructed.com/run-chkdsk-windows/
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-chkdsk.html
If the program reports any errors - post back the report
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/96938-check-disk-chkdsk-read-event-viewer-log.html
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Lets do a system file check, and check the Windows files.
System File Checker - SFC /scannow
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-run-system-file-checker-analyze-its-logs-in-windows-7-vista
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/929833
For Windows 8 or Windows 10
To open a Cmd Prompt or an Administrator Cmd prompt from the Desktop.
Use Win + X and choose Command Prompt (Admin) from the list.
For windows version, XP, Vista, W7
open the command prompt as administrator
Start> All Programs> Accessories and then right click on Command Prompt, select "Run as Administrator" to open a command prompt.
(A new dialogue box - black with white font, will appear on screen ):
In the command prompt window that opens, type the following command:
SFC /scannow
This will take some time to scan and you will get 1 of 4 possible results
- Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations. - This means that you do not have any missing or corrupted system files.
- Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them.
- Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them.
- Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation.
If you do receive the message in 3 or 4
Lets see a log file
findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >%userprofile%\Desktop\sfcdetails.txt
- This will place a file on your desktop called sfcdetails.txt which contains the results of the scan.
- Copy and Paste the contents of the file into your next post.
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