Windows 10 20H2 feature update causes lags, freezes, slow performance

Anonymous
2021-01-17T16:14:59+00:00

I installed the Windows 10 20H2 update about a week ago, and since then my computer constantly freezes. These tasks aren't computationally demanding - watching videos in the browser or Spotify etc. I read there were some known issues with the update affecting network connectivity as well as general performance issues, but I've tried to install the patches for this and they're "not applicable to my device".

I have a series of driver updates but nothing else in my "optional updates" section. Should I try these? Are there pending patches for this update yet to be released? Worst case scenario, can I just roll it back completely?

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-04-02T22:02:38+00:00

    I second this. 

    Coming from 1909, things were a lot faster.

    Not sure on desktop, but the sluggishness is remarkably obvious on a non-gaming laptop, such as this Lenovo Ideapad I am using. But then again, it was not slow back in version 1909. 

    Update:

    I just downgraded back to 1909 from 20H2. Best solution for me, so far.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-04-14T20:57:48+00:00

    I am very frustrated with this issue! I have run sfc /scannow and all of the DISM commands to no avail. I've uninstalled and re-installed Chrome. I'm going between Chrome and Edge. Also downloaded all driver updates from my computer manufacturer. Finally, last resort and spent time re-imaging and things worked just fine because I was on 1909. As soon as I was forced to reinstall 20H2 the slowness has started all over again. I really hope they push out a fix to this soon.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-04-12T00:23:01+00:00

    Experiencing similar issue, lag, overall slowness compared to prior to this update.

    Delays in displaying menu, pop-ups, applications are slow to launch.

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-03-19T16:37:48+00:00

    So switching from Chrome to FireFox fixed this issue of app's starting up slow? When on 1909, everything was quick but when on any of the 20** updates version, app becomes slow when starting up. 

    I think a few people (Still a lot) have this issue. 

    Also, this has been the case ever since they introduced version 2004.

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-04-03T12:07:01+00:00

    I also installed 20h2 update, 12 days ago. Since then, many apps, including Edge and Chrome, always take forever to start (10+ seconds). However, once the software is launched, I don't have any slowdowns, or freezes, it's only at startup. All my drivers are up to date, and my PC config is more than decent (intel 8700k, 32GB RAM, SDD M2, geforce 1080TI). So, why is it happening ? Why is there no clear official answer ?

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