Hi all ,
This is really strange , I have messed around with PC's for a few years and have never come across an issue quite like this , I have done plenty of " Googling " to try and find an answer but have got to the point where I am going around in circles , so now I need some help from a kind geek
It's my other half's Laptop that was originally Win 7 Home , Packard Bell TK85 with Intel HD graphics , Intel 2.4 Ghz Dual core , 6 GB RAM , WD 640 GB 5.4K drive .
Here is a quick description of what I started with to where I am :
I had WIN 10 pro from Microsoft on USB key ( 1804 ... I know early version but I have 80 MB Internet so to download the updates and apply is quick ) , got a new Win 10 pro key , used a Live Ubuntu CD to completely wipe the drive and format , removing ALL partitions , then loaded Win 10 pro and activated fine with key .
All seemed good BUT when it took the 20H1 update we got this strange EXPLORER activity in the background that seems to make everything lag , it varies fron 5-25% if I look at it in Task Manager , tried leaving it over night to see if it would eventually correct itself , tried running a SCAN with Defender , tried a sfc/scannow , tried chkdsk/r , still happens ?
Then it offered the 20H2 update so in a hope it may have something to correct the issue I took the update still the same , after many hours of Google and trying lots of suggested tweeks I gave up and used the feature in Win 10 that allows RECOVERY / RESET THIS PC , chose to not keep any user files or programs and download a fresh install from the CLOUD ,
it wiped the Windows partition and loaded Win 10 20H2 fine , but still the strange lag !!
OK so most would now say Win 10 doesn't like your PC as its too old BUT WAIT
This I discovered by accident : If I simply press CTRL+ALT+DELETE then CANCEL and choose NOT to go into Task Manager or other things on menu , ALL activity stops !! The PC runs fine CPU activity down to 1-2 % , until I restart then I have to do same trick again to stop activity . Previously I had right clicked task bar and opened Task Manager to see what was active ( I discovered this on the previous build , this is why I gave up and reinstalled fresh copy )
So in conclusion we have a fresh install of Win 10 pro 20H2 (19042.1081 ) , activated and a virgin install with nothing added , EGDE was opened to finish its install and I clicked on eBay to see if it would load web pages ok , that is first and last time its been online ( other than updates )
Device manager is happy ( no driver issues ) and it has recognised all hardware correctly , Intel HD graphics are on newest available driver 8.15.10.9000 .
I have disabled Cortana via COMPONENT SERVICES ( gpedit ) as many suggest this can causes issues on old machines
and as she will never use Cortana , decided it wouldn't be an issue.
So how do I find what is causing this activity that disappears if I use CTRL+ALT+DELETE and then CANCEL ?
It's more of a Internet Browser / You Tube and social media thing for her , not as though she is gonna run Adobe Photoshop or CAD 3D , it's runs super cool now I have blown out fan housing etc , I just can't bring myself to bin it as it's such a clean machine that does do exactly what she needs , when activity is stopped !
Maybe I could cheat with a .bat file or something after boot up that applies CTRL+ALT+DELETE then cancels but doesn't show on screen ? anybody know if that's achievable easily ?
This is really strange , I have messed around with PC's for a few years and have never come across an issue quite like this , I have done plenty of " Googling " to try and find an answer but have got to the point where I am going around in circles , so now I need some help from a kind geek
It's my other half's Laptop that was originally Win 7 Home , Packard Bell TK85 with Intel HD graphics , Intel 2.4 Ghz Dual core , 6 GB RAM , WD 640 GB 5.4K drive .
Here is a quick description of what I started with to where I am :
I had WIN 10 pro from Microsoft on USB key ( 1804 ... I know early version but I have 80 MB Internet so to download the updates and apply is quick ) , got a new Win 10 pro key , used a Live Ubuntu CD to completely wipe the drive and format , removing ALL partitions , then loaded Win 10 pro and activated fine with key .
All seemed good BUT when it took the 20H1 update we got this strange EXPLORER activity in the background that seems to make everything lag , it varies fron 5-25% if I look at it in Task Manager , tried leaving it over night to see if it would eventually correct itself , tried running a SCAN with Defender , tried a sfc/scannow , tried chkdsk/r , still happens ?
Then it offered the 20H2 update so in a hope it may have something to correct the issue I took the update still the same , after many hours of Google and trying lots of suggested tweeks I gave up and used the feature in Win 10 that allows RECOVERY / RESET THIS PC , chose to not keep any user files or programs and download a fresh install from the CLOUD ,
it wiped the Windows partition and loaded Win 10 20H2 fine , but still the strange lag !!
OK so most would now say Win 10 doesn't like your PC as its too old BUT WAIT
This I discovered by accident : If I simply press CTRL+ALT+DELETE then CANCEL and choose NOT to go into Task Manager or other things on menu , ALL activity stops !! The PC runs fine CPU activity down to 1-2 % , until I restart then I have to do same trick again to stop activity . Previously I had right clicked task bar and opened Task Manager to see what was active ( I discovered this on the previous build , this is why I gave up and reinstalled fresh copy )
So in conclusion we have a fresh install of Win 10 pro 20H2 (19042.1081 ) , activated and a virgin install with nothing added , EGDE was opened to finish its install and I clicked on eBay to see if it would load web pages ok , that is first and last time its been online ( other than updates )
Device manager is happy ( no driver issues ) and it has recognised all hardware correctly , Intel HD graphics are on newest available driver 8.15.10.9000 .
I have disabled Cortana via COMPONENT SERVICES ( gpedit ) as many suggest this can causes issues on old machines
and as she will never use Cortana , decided it wouldn't be an issue.
So how do I find what is causing this activity that disappears if I use CTRL+ALT+DELETE and then CANCEL ?
It's more of a Internet Browser / You Tube and social media thing for her , not as though she is gonna run Adobe Photoshop or CAD 3D , it's runs super cool now I have blown out fan housing etc , I just can't bring myself to bin it as it's such a clean machine that does do exactly what she needs , when activity is stopped !
Maybe I could cheat with a .bat file or something after boot up that applies CTRL+ALT+DELETE then cancels but doesn't show on screen ? anybody know if that's achievable easily ?
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