New Windows 10 update making everything slow

Anonymous
2020-01-17T00:52:20+00:00

So apparently Windows decided to automatically update itself while I was away from the PC. When I’m trying to log in, it takes ridiculously long (around 30-40 minutes). So I tried restarting, but startup is SUPER slow to the point that I’m stuck waiting for a black screen of death. Why is my PC slow after this recent update?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-01-13T05:00:06+00:00

    Seems to be a perpetuating problem since Windows 10 began. I to have had these many slow downs and spending hours and days to sort out their problems. I know we need security updates but why is there this constant need to change things every few months with stuff that doesn't work or isn't need. Every time I hear in my news feeds about another problem with windows updates I delay for the full 35 days. I had this currently on right now and see that there is an update but the 35 days aren't due till Jan 21, 2021. So they don't even wait the full time you have it delayed. I also heard the machine downloading on Dec 11, 2020, so I know they have pre-installed already. What I found with this was  when you went to remove the current updates that were installed  MS says it is past the 10 days and you can't uninstall the updates now. So I'm finding they are doing this more often so you can't delate the updates as easily as you could before. 

    I'm not computer whiz at 63 but have managed over the years to sort out my problems somehow but it seems the problems are so rampant that I can't understand and keep up with them as well now. This shouldn't be happening every time windows 10 makes an update and we have to phone for help and/or spend more money to solve a problem that shouldn't be there in the first! Can't windows just leave things bloody well alone and quite having so many stupid updates. I too am looking at alternatives. I would love to go back to windows 7.

    I'm scared to update this next version to find what doesn't work now. I have paused for the moment and wrote down the three Version 1909 KB4586878, KB4592449, KB4535680 for security and the main updates listed.

    I use and old program photos called the windows photo gallery 2005 and has worked but has been very slow the last 3 updates. The last update totally removed all the captions under the photos and all I see now are the pixel sizes. I have 10,000 pictures mostly ancestry stuff. I have to click on the picture to see what it is about. Do you have any idea how annoying this is now when looking at paper records showing no names????  I don't know if clearing out the computer and reinstalling photo gallery but you can't get the software for the essentials 2012 and photo gallery anymore. They removed any on the internet and you have to use a third party with no guarantees, if you can find them. So I really am hesitant to remove these programs before I did any major changes to windows 10. 

    Is there  a way to save these programs when you don't have the CD or DVD install discs as they were part of the original OEM? I think I tried to see about reinstalling from the disc which is for windows XP but you can't that I know of and the other one I don't have. I had managed to continue with photo gallery after switching to windows 10 from windows 7 and XP.  Is there another free or cheaper photo suite that is very similar to Photo gallery that could be a stand alone program outside of windows 10?

    I am just sick and tried of Windows 10 begin in every bodies business and screwing everyday lives of people that have really know idea where to begin to try and fix the constant errors. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-07-29T08:39:08+00:00

    ANOTHER LOAD OF CROCK!! I DID ALL THAT TO NO AVAIL. Microsoft needs to STOP RUSHING THESE FAULTY UPDATES OUT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TEST YOUR PRODUCT BETTER. 

    Each time I have searched and done every suggestion from Microsoft, it never worked. I alone sit behind 3 editing Rigs, only to have the Microsoft updates screw it all up. At the time of 1909 & 2004 the only thing that fixed it was to wipe the hard drive clean and install the OS with all updates, then lay in after the OS any and all software one might be using.

    So I call this post a CROCK of ****!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-07-24T18:54:26+00:00

    Better yet, would you buy a new car just to spent time figuring out why is sucks?

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-06-15T11:27:23+00:00

    Im having the same problems, slow, keeps kicking me out of applications/ websites etc

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-03-20T07:28:43+00:00

    I ended up fixing my systems. Your probably not going to like it though.  I ended up reinstalling Windows 10 Pro (Version I Own), the update that originally caused the problem was a part of the complete installation. So I didn’t have to worry about updating it after the fact.

    When it was installed as a whole, it resolved my issue. Literally it was taking close to 30 minutes before I was completely logged into windows.

    That all went away with a complete fresh Windows installation, as I previously stated, the update was a part of the whole installation, so once Windows 10 was installed, that was it, it runs like a champ now.

    More then likely not what you or anyone's else wants to hear, I know I didn’t want to wipe my machine and reinstall, but I had tried everything I knew and it was consuming to much time. So wipe it did and a complete re-installation and now I’m happy I did it.

    Good Luck, I hope you get the same good results I did.

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