Since Windows 11 24H2 update everything runs slow and takes longer to load

Anonymous
2024-12-10T18:50:22+00:00

Ever since this update, my system takes a long time before it's fully up to speed. I'm talking 10 minutes or more. Even the opening screen where I enter my PIN takes longer to come up. After entering the pin, it takes a while for the app icons to show on the desktop and even then the taskbar arrives later. I can't get Outlook or Chrome to launch right away. It can take minutes for them to load and be responsive.

Even after the system is functioning more normally, it is still slower than before the update. Emails take a few seconds longer to open up. Files take longer to open. Chrome tabs take longer to show.

I've checked Task Manager. My CPU is at less than 10% and my RAM at 59% with apps open. Hard disk doesn't show a lot of activity. I've looked at processes and don't see anything that's consuming a lot of resources. Nothing obvious is showing up. I've made sure to turn off a lot of apps at start up that were unnecessary.

I've also turned off sys.main. Before that, everything was even slower and more annoying than what I have already described. Two other annoying things I've discovered. Microsoft turned off Malwarebytes and turned on Defender anti-virus without my permission. It also turned on Edge. None of these things should have been activated without asking my permission. The update should keep every app the way it was either turned on or off.

24H2 has changed something in my computer that affects all activity and load times. It is not hardware related.

I have a fairly fast cpu, ram and SSD disk access speed. This is a gaming computer. It worked fast before the update. I've made a few adjustments to speed things up but those were not necessary before 24H2.

Don

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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Anonymous
2025-03-05T20:54:52+00:00

I do enjoy reading the replies...they will never just admit that their software is ****. Which is the reason for issues 90% of the time

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-21T05:42:35+00:00

    I as well am experiencing a general sluggishness, even after a few reboots and a whole day. Every mouse click in file explorer takes about 2 seconds. Other more active actions take even longer. Every single click! Watching task manager does not reveal any stress on the system. I've disabled Windows Defender and have no other AV installed. The sluggishness started right after the upgrade 2 days ago. There is something wrong with the 24H2 update.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-20T18:36:53+00:00

    What a complete waste of time. Unhelpful. You’ve sat there typing an essay with ChatGPT that didn’t really help anyone. Please actually help people instead of writing unnecessary comments that nobody is going to read.

    I responded to Craig's post in which he directly addressed me, the value (or lack thereof) of my post, and said he'd like to know some things from me. I responded the best way I know how - honestly.

    And not that I need to explain myself to you, I've NEVER used ChatGPT. My words are my own. The closest thing I've ever used to it is Adobe Firefly for generating graphics. I don't need your blessing to speak my mind here.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-20T17:12:44+00:00

    Hi BenTech,

    Thanks for your reply.

    I think for casual users who don't have a lot of apps and custom settings involved, reset and recovery are viable options.

    In my case, this is my work PC with over 40 programs installed that I use for my daily job 7 days a week, several with a lot of settings that would also need to be redone after reinstalling all of the applications that the reset would remove. That would be a painstaking 4-day long operation, and would put me incredibly behind on work.

    Please correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I'm aware there isn't a way to reset without having to re-install all of my programs and re-do my settings for each.

    Looks like I'll just have to wait for a potential bug fix from MS.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-20T17:12:40+00:00

    Despite BenTech's reply, I did actually appreciate your breakdown.
    The presentation, even if not changing anything about the information, shows that you're willing to work with people given the right input, and requests.

    Thanks for the polite and well worded reply.
    I appreciate it.

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