i contacted support, they adviced do a reset install with no settings. The reset did not seem to help but u had the h121 update installed. after a restarted i am back to normal.
so backup and do a reset, windows needs a refresh.
good luck
Windows 10 extremely slow after upgrade to version 21H1
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I have just upgraded to Windows 10 Version H21H1 but the system has become extremely slow. When I click on a program icon on my desktop, it takes quite a while for the program to open. And even web pages take a while to open and at times do not respond at all. What could be the problem or do I roll back to the previous version?
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2021-08-29T05:13:54+00:00 I'm not sure about the update 21H1 if it's installed or not, still my pc is working like hell.
Even the windows update tab is taking ages to open and its difficult to even check for updates.
Please someone suggest some simple solution for this issue as pc is too much lagging and causing trouble.
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Anonymous
2021-08-30T04:22:28+00:00 Just a final update on this.
The reset initially didn't seem to help, but I had windows update install the latest cummulative updates and this has restored my laptop to original performance, albeit I had to re setup a few things again.
So strongly suggest, consider the clean reset.
Setup the Restore drive from update>restore settings and follow instructions. Make sure you have backup of your data.
good luck.
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Anonymous
2021-08-30T19:47:03+00:00 I am seeing some fairly length answers here. But having experienced the same myself, I discovered that the feed of news and weather updates etc., pinned to the bar at the bottom right of my PC was slowing everything down. All you have to do is turn it off. Its very simple. I think I just right clicked on it and selected turn off. Do a Google search if that doesn't work, but it is definitely just a simple turn off. And the difference is amazing. I have my old PC back again. Typical Microsoft loading up my PC with things you didn't ask for or want.
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Anonymous
2021-09-01T15:45:55+00:00 Regarding the action of turning off "News and Interests". Because this feature was causing me some slight annoyance, a few days ago I turned it off. The notebook pc running Win 10 21H1, with 2021-08 Cumulative update KB5005033, has 2 users. It was after turning OFF "News and Interests" for both users, then rebooting the pc (next day), that the response became very slow, although I did not associate the cause and effect at the time. For several days the pc has been all but unusable, it was so slow.
Having today seen the discussion concerning "News and Interests" causing similar issues to those I was experiencing, I decided to do the reverse, and Turn ON "News and Interests". I did this with each of the 2 users of the pc, with no noticable effect. Then I shut down & restarted the pc. Immediately the pc rebooted, it was totally back to nornal. No juddering of the mouse pointer. Thunderbird, Firefox, Word & Excel starting & closing normally.
So, whatever "News and Interests" is doing, it may be just as disasterous to turn it off as to turn it on.
I have just typed this message with no problems at all, something I couldn't have done only an hour ago!!!
Microsoft, SORT THIS OUT.