PC been running slow since feature update to 21H2

MajorFoley · 14 Jul 2022

Hi guys so running my machine with windows 10. I just put in another NVME SSD. A Samsung Evo plus 2TB after my PC did the feature update to 21H2 (i was on 20H2 before that)
However i noticed especially after only one sleep my machine has gone much slower than it was on the previous version i had. Now i did make an image backup before the feature update installed (although i believe it was downloaded so not sure what the interaction will be there) so if i need to revert i can.
Now i do tend to have a lot of chrome tabs open so im sure a pagefile is also being used even though my memory isn't at 100% and according to the virtual memory page its automatically managing the page file size which i assume would also spread it around my HDD's/SSDs. I notice anytime i try to interact with anything, especially chrome, my HDDS start spinning up like mad even though its installed on the SSD, especially my 4TB which is admittedly starting to run out of room (350gb left of 4tb). But i am wondering if anyone had issues like this when they first jumped onto 21H2 and were there updates later that fixed it? I haven't done any other update checks yet since. Because before on 21H2 my HDDs werent going nearly as hard and my pc didnt seem to freeze for 10 seconds when i tried to move a chrome window across my monitors!

Thanks.

SPECS ARE
Ryzen 7 3700x
32GB DDR4 3600MHZ G.skill trident Z neo
RTX 3070 ASUS TUF
ASUS x570 prime pro motherboard
RM750x PSU
2 WD HDDS 1x4tb 1x2tb
3 SSDS 1x1TB NVME OS drive, 1x SATA 1TB SSD, 1x2TB NVME SSD (new one)

dalchina · 15 Jul 2022

Please respond to each point in order.. this makes it so much easier. Thanks!

Because before on 21H2 my HDDs werent going nearly as hard

You need to take this issue apart- starting with your PC - basic elimination and simplification.

a. Disk check.
Given your comment above: have you tried any disk checks? Start with the most basic things.
Get a copy of Hard Disk Sentinel (supports SSDs too) - portable version available.
There'll be a tab per disk on the left. Click on each in turn, look on the right. Green is good.
Advise if all disks are ok or not.

b. System disk alone.
Now try a simple reality check. Disconnect all disks other than your system disk.
Does your system still boot? Any change in responsiveness?

c. Boot time
How long does it take from cold boot to lock screen?

d. Task manager
Boot normally and log in. Wait a couple of minutes. Do not open additional programs.
Post a screenshot of your task manager clearly showing resource usage organising columns high to low as appropriate.

e. Disk space
How much free space do you have on C:

f. Page file settings.
Are these still as default?

g. Content of non-system disks
Are all these data disks? Any special configuration e.g. RAID, Storage Space?