Sorting in Task manager is extremely slow.

Anonymous
2021-09-02T02:26:24+00:00

Task manager sorting is extremely slow when I switch from sorting by name to performance metrics or vice versa.

For example - I can sort by name and if after that I decide to sort by one of the performance metrics - it's going to take about 3 seconds to do so. After that - I can freely sort by any of the performance metrics and I will experience no lag, unless I try to sort by the name again. In which case I will see another lag, also about 3 seconds. And from this point the cycle repeats.

I have had this issue before - the only resolution I have found - was to reinstall the windows, but it's not a solution I find sustainable.

TLDR

Sorting by CPU takes 3 seconds, after that, sorting by name takes 3 seconds, if I try to sort by CPU again - I will get another lag of the similar duration.

What can be done about it?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-01-24T21:33:17+00:00

    I have this issue as well. I have a two PC build, my old PC works just fine no issues with task manager, my brand new PC does have issues with Task Manager.

    They are both on Windows 10, fully updated including bios and firmware updates. Both also share the same "case" as they are built inside of a desk: Lian Li DK-05

    New PC with Task Manager issue - Specs:
    Intel Core i9-11900K 3.5 GHz 8-Core Processor
    NZXT Kraken X73 RGB 52.44 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
    Asus ROG MAXIMUS XIII HERO ATX LGA1200 Motherboard
    G.Skill Trident Z Neo 128 GB (4 x 32 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory
    Western Digital Black 6 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
    Asus GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB STRIX GAMING OC Video Card
    Asus ROG STRIX G 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

    Old PC with no Task Manager issues - Specs:
    Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor
    Corsair H110i 113 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
    MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
    G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 64 GB (8 x 8 GB) DDR4-2133 CL15 Memory
    Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
    Western Digital Black 5 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
    Samsung 950 PRO 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
    Corsair HXi 1000 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

    Thanks

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-01-29T18:27:52+00:00

    Hmm, in the meantime I upgraded to Windows 11 and the lag remains, haha. The things I have in common with your new build are the ASUS Motherboard (ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero) and the Samsung SSDs. I wonder if this issue is not somehow from Armoury Crate or Samsung's Magician software. Do you have any of these installed?

    klepp0906 also mentioned having two problematic builds, both with an ASUS Mobo.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-01-30T06:14:18+00:00

    For myself, I have an MSI motherboard, and two Samsung SSDs: a Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB, and a Samsung SSD 860 EVO 2TB. I don't have any Samsung software installed though.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-02-04T09:58:34+00:00

    I have Armoury Crate installed but I don't have Samsung's Magician software.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-02-16T12:26:54+00:00

    So my drive died. I brought it to a data recovery place and they recovered 99% of it and stated that there were 48,141 unreadable sectors. I now no longer have the task manager issue with my new harddrive / install. I don't know if my issue was due to my drive being on its way to death or if it was unrelated, but figured I'd update incase other have bad drives too and thats what is causing this issue for all of us.

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