After defragmenting my C and D drives a couple of days ago i find that Windows 10 is slow to load. Even more annoying is that when I try to open Word or Excel they take so long to open that Windows asks me if I wish to continue or close the program. If I try to open an Excel file via Computer Excel opens with a blank page. I don't know if this is significant, but Spybot Search and Destroy, Malwarebytes and other such programs all come to a stop before finishing. They don't freeze but appear to be examining one file for an interminable period.
I also cannot restart or shut down from the desktop (nothing happens). My only solution is to turn off the computer by switching it off at the box. When I turn it back on and I find that the computer is working at its normal pace. I mentioned defragmentation at the begining of this post but it was only after I did this that the problem began.
Should I do a System Restore or is the another way of correcting the problem?
I also cannot restart or shut down from the desktop (nothing happens). My only solution is to turn off the computer by switching it off at the box. When I turn it back on and I find that the computer is working at its normal pace. I mentioned defragmentation at the begining of this post but it was only after I did this that the problem began.
Should I do a System Restore or is the another way of correcting the problem?