Brand New Laptop Very Slow

Hi

(I am waiting for a new fan for my old laptop, but it's possible that has died completely). In the meantime I am using the new laptop I actually bought just for my creative stuff. And already, despite it being almost brand new (and I deleted what bloatware I could), it is very slow. Nearly everything I click online shows the in progress rotating circle for ages.


The laptop is also only using just over half of the 8GB RAM according to this screenshot below. So really, it's not much better than my old laptop was before it died.




How do I make sure it uses all the RAM possible please?

And what else can I do to optimise the system please?

Thank you


Microsoft Windows
Version 2004 (OS Build 1904.1083)
Intel Core i3-5005G1 CPU @ 1.20GHz
64 Bit operating system x64-based processor
8GB RAM
Intel Core i3-5005G1 CPU @ 1.20GHz

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This is possibly solved ...Fingers crossed!

It turns out there was an issue with my Wifi adaptor settings. I let windows magically fix it, and now my laptop is fast and the connection hasn't dropped since. (That was happening regularly).

I saw Wifi adaptor settings mentioned in another thread where someone had connection issues. And it worked for me too. But I can't find that thread now. It might have been deleted.

But thank you whoever suggested that!

Pleased you got it sorted
Re this

The laptop is also only using just over half of the 8GB RAM according to this screenshot below. So really, it's not much better than my old laptop was before it died.

Do not concern yourself too much with that, the ram use will change when you run apps, office, graphics etc, and have multiple web pages open
Windows 10 will use most available ram, but that shown as standby will be released as it is required.
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Thought you may find this useful -
so you may see what to expect as performance wise in various games
Intel Core i3-1005G1 processor review: CPU specs, performance benchmarks

automatic boost frequency of processor is 3.4 GHz
CPU is locked to prevent overclocking. Total number of cores - 2, threads - 4. Maximum CPU clock speed - 3.40 GHz. Maximum operating temperature - 100 °C

keep your eye on the temps of the laptop when on heavy use.