Thank you very much NavyLCDR and dalchina :)

Thanks for helping, but one question. I went into Update & Security tab and in the Activation tab it says that my Windows activation is a Digital License, will restoring Windows with the built in...

I am currently having problems with my laptop and would like to restore the laptop completely to the state it was when it was new. I understand you can restore Windows in the settings at the Update &...

Try using AdwCleaner too (which found 9 threats on my laptop even though I had done a scan with Malwarebytes and Windows Defender earlier):
AdwCleaner - Free Adware Cleaner & Removal Tool |...

Have you tried using Recuva (https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva)?
It's a program that lets you recover your deleted files.

"and are cheaper and less enviromentally damaging to manufacture."
Wow I didn't know that, thanks for the help jimbo :)

Wow, nice, thank you very much :)

Nice, thanks, Ill save up money to buy an SSD :)

Thank you, everyone, for the help. I have done what all of you said and my laptop is faster now :)

Thank you very much for the help dalchina :)

What do you mean with: "Remember to check a couple of points in post #5"?

I have used Hard Disk Sentinel, and the health of the Hard Drive is excellent.

Wow, thank you very much!

"How many processes do you typically have running? 60? Over 100?" Do you mean applications I have opened my self or everything in task manager?

I currently have 5 enabled which are: Cmtray,...

Hey ignatzatsonic, thanks for helping.

The laptop is very fast when starting up and shutting down.

No, the laptop has been slow for quite a while now.

Yes, I have used Dell's own hardware...

I have owned my laptop for a year now and I have noticed that its getting slower, it isn't as fast and responsive like it used to be. Is it possible to make my laptop as fast and responsive as it was...

The reason your computer is running so slow could be because you don't have enough usable memory for your computer and other programs to run well because you have so many other programs using it all...

I am not sure if it will work, but you can try to use Tweaking.com's Windows Repair tool which has lots of repairing tools which might solve your problem. There is a portable version of the tool so...

Thanks for the help asimpleman :)

I understand, thank you very much again for the help :)

Is there a reason you shy away from cleaning programs? Because currently, I am pretty confused. Because some people on the internet are saying that Microsoft recommends against using any system...

Thank you for the help CountMike :)

Is System Ninja a safe cleaning program to use? Can it cause problems with my Windows installation or any other program installed on my computer? I just scanned my computer with System Ninja and it...