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Startup has become very slow
I’m using a Dell Inspiron i3670 desktop with a 1 tb single hard drive (not a ss drive) using win10 Home (x640) V2009, build 19043.1466. The hard drive has plenty of free space. I have about 8gb of RAM. I use the computer for routine work. I am not a gamer. Windows updates are current.
Over the years, startup has become very slow, and now I wait about 15 minutes after startup before attempting to use the computer. Even then, I have may have much hard drive activity and slow operation at my first attempt. It has become a 2nd computer, used when I want to look at two things simultaneously.
What should I do to make it a useful computer again? I hear that I should clean up my …., but what do I actually remove? I have compared these locations to another computer, and there is nothing that really stands out. I have heard suggestions that I should reinstall windows, but how to I proceed? Is there a means of not having to repurchase and reinstall my 3rd party software. Another thought is to just purchase another computer, but it would be nice to avoid spending $500+ for a decent computer. My other computers are old, but work much better. I don’t want a bottom of the line computer
I’m not a sharp IT person; I’m a person in my 90’s who has tinkered with computers for years.
Jim