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Excessive Windows slowness, not loading properly etc
Windows 10 22H2
Build 19045.2728
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My PC is a self build tower with a motherboard that's now about 6 years old but until now hasn't given any issues. I've 3 drives on board - a 256 GB SSD with Windows alone on it, a 2TB & 1TB SATA drives.
4 nights ago when I did my usual shutdown procedure going through Windows/Shut Down the computer was taking ages acting somewhat as if hung. It didn't indicate any issues, nor that it was updating Windows etc, so as I was in a rush, I opted to just shut down via the case button. So then the problems began the next day when I switched it on, and initially all looked ok, until it got to the Windows loading screen where it hung. After 15 minutes I got rather impatient and just restarted it again via the case (I know, I know!!). But 2nd time around, I decided to go do something else rather than watching a black screen with a wait symbol (new one to me!) and amazingly just as I was figuring I'd killed Windows completely, it loaded. However, it then took another age to get from password screen to loading anything else, but eventually did so. But the problems continue on.
If I want to open a program, regardless of which it might be, it again will take anything up to 10 minutes to load & sometimes even after loading will hang and I can't tell if it's a temp or permanent problem so give up eventually & just close it.
Also, while it will load ok from a cold start without any problems , I daren't restart for any reason, or it will behave again as if it just isn't going to load at all - took 20 mins yesterday to do so.
The 2TB drive is a Seagate Firecuda (ST2000dx002) and the 1TB drive a Western Digital wd10evvs & is the oldest of the 3 drives I think. I've checked out the drives for space issues but each has a decent amount of space on it - the SSD having around 90GB left on it as I've cleared so much off to ensure it wasn't a lack of space causing the issues. But I've just ordered a 500GB SSD to replace it to ensure it copes into the future. I do, however, tend to like partitions a lot so have the 2 HDDs partitioned into 7 or 8 each just to make it easier to separate stuff.
I do reasonably regular housekeeping in clearing caches etc, but haven't got off PC backups done as I no longer have an internal DVDR drive and so tend to just move backups onto the 2 TB drive.
I really just wanted to get some feedback on the issues likely being down to maybe a failing drive before I deal with whatever else might be the likely cause.