Performance Problems after system running for two or more

Jimfof1913

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System is a Gateway with 4GB of memory running Win 8 Pro.

System is placed in hibernation daily.

After two days the system performance degrades to the point of making the system unusable. Applications will take 5 minutes to load, even Internet Explorer. Network performance degrades. Task Manager shows multiple instances of programs that were launched but not running, even Chrome. The only fix is to shutdown and restart the PC.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 2.70Ghz
    Motherboard
    unk
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    unk
    Screen Resolution
    1930x1080
    Keyboard
    Wireless
    Mouse
    Wireless
    Internet Speed
    25Mbs
Wow..... that ain't funny :eek:. I've never experienced this since I quit using Windows 98SE.

What kind of programs do you have running in the background? I'm sure it's not Windows that makes the pc turn slow. It must be a program or an app you've installed that is flushing your memory.

Did you encouter this problem right after the installation of Windows? Or did it occur recently? Try to figure out what you've installed since then and try removing those programs/ apps to see if it upgrades the performance of your pc.

Good luck with it!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Media Center Edition
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Made
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 750
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD 7750
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Iiyama ProLite B2481HS-B1
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1x 120 GB SSD Samsung 830;
    1x 1.5 TB HDD Seagate;
    1x 2 TB HDD Western Digital;
    1x 3 TB HDD Seagate
    1x 80 GB SSD Vertex 2
    PSU
    Corsair CX 600
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 300R with Side Window
    Cooling
    Intel RTS2011 LC
    Keyboard
    DasKeyboard (blue switches)
    Mouse
    Wacom Baboo Tablet Pen & Touch
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbit FullDuplex Fiberglass
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    I also own the following Microsoft devices:
    * Surface Pro 2 128 GB
    * Windows Phone HTC 8X
This problem is very recent, around 2 weeks ago. I have not install any NEW programs but have upgraded two or three of them. Other that the monthly Windows updates no other changes have been made.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    Intel Pentium 2.70Ghz
    Motherboard
    unk
    Memory
    4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    unk
    Screen Resolution
    1930x1080
    Keyboard
    Wireless
    Mouse
    Wireless
    Internet Speed
    25Mbs
Have you done a virus/malware scan?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 7 / Win 8
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo T510 / HP ProBook 4540S
    CPU
    Intel i5-510m / Intel i3-3110m
    Memory
    4GB / 8GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6"
fwiw
Win8pro upgrade here would slowly use up more and more memory.
I thought maybe it was most frequent prog cache building but it builds forever,
until I reinstalled the Intel rapid storage driver. Which was shat was using all that memory.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    lenovo
Have you done a virus/malware scan?

Have you run a FULL virus/malware scan yet? Perhaps your pc is infected?

Did you do a clean install of Windows 8 or an upgrade from a existing Windows 7/ Vista installation? In the latter case you might want to consider uninstalling ALL the DRIVERS and reinstalling them. By doing that the drivers are properly configured for Windows 8 usage only.

In my case this did the trick for a semi-crappy videoperformance while playing Civilization V. Just uninstalled all the drivers and reinstalled them.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64 Media Center Edition
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Made
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 750
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD 7750
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Iiyama ProLite B2481HS-B1
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    1x 120 GB SSD Samsung 830;
    1x 1.5 TB HDD Seagate;
    1x 2 TB HDD Western Digital;
    1x 3 TB HDD Seagate
    1x 80 GB SSD Vertex 2
    PSU
    Corsair CX 600
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 300R with Side Window
    Cooling
    Intel RTS2011 LC
    Keyboard
    DasKeyboard (blue switches)
    Mouse
    Wacom Baboo Tablet Pen & Touch
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbit FullDuplex Fiberglass
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    I also own the following Microsoft devices:
    * Surface Pro 2 128 GB
    * Windows Phone HTC 8X
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