Weird issues since last update probably ?

Hey friends

I'm not sure if my issue is related to latest updates or not but anyways here it goes...

Earlier - when I turned on my laptop - the manufacturer page "Lenovo" used to start with a circling dots one for a few seconds before coming onto "Welcome" screen, now a days, Lenovo page barely lasts half a second but takes a bit of time in the Welcome page, sometimes upto half a minute or so - when the delay happens, notifications popup on my face all of a sudden with all the email updates, unlike the usual turning on - where it would take a few secs to start popping up.

Shut down - When I click Shut down (even Alt+F4), mouse & screen freezes for half a second - never had it before.

Then, it proceeds with the shutdown process. Usually before the final screen, it used to show if any tasks are still closing - now it shows but before I could see what they are, screen goes dark. As I have my keypad light turned on - I can see the laptop hasn't shut down for a few seconds at the least, as the power button & keypad light glow for a bit before going dark.


I am not sure if I have to be concerned with the new changes. I tried running sfc /scannow to check, if there are any issues & I didn't find any.

I would appreciate any feedback.

Code:

OS build- 19043.1110
Version - 21H1