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Alt-Tab becomes sluggish over time
Laptop specs (Dell Inspiron 15r 5537):
CPU: i5 4th gen mobile processor
GPU: integrated graphics
Ram:12 gb
OS: Windows 10 Pro
Hard drive: 500gb 850 evo SSD
So this problem has plagued me for several months, but I had never thought to ask online; I've only asked about it to several of my tech friends. Basically, after about a day or so of my computer being on (this means even through sleep mode, since I often put it into sleep mode), the alt-tab task switching function becomes really slow compared to when it was first booted. I've tried a lot of things to fix this, including getting rid of unwanted programs, completely wiping my hard drive and starting with a new windows 10 iso file, and checking other internet help forums on the matter. The cpu and ram usage in task manager are both acceptable, barely half the ram is being used and the cpu is generally around 5% usage. I do run a lot of programs all the time, but I've got the ram to support it, so I'm not sure why that would be a problem.
I have multiple different desktops and laptops, and I've never had a similar problem, and I don't do anything different among my computers; they all have about the same specs (or worse) and don't encounter this problem with the amount of programs I run and the amount of time I leave them on. This leads me to believe that it is a hardware problem, but I have no idea where to start with this and am just contemplating scrapping this laptop and using a different one. I want to avoid doing that because I like the touch screen and an i5 is really good for what I do.
Thank you in advance.