Windows 10 Speed issues [SOLVED]

Operating Systems & Open Source
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Okay so this is going to sound really dumb. But I'm having general windows 10 speed issues. BEFORE YOU CLICK OUT listen to what I have to say. I have windows running on a WD black. Here's the thing. It completely locks up every hour or so. Everything but the system UI work. When I try to search things in the start menu, nothing pops up. And sometimes it decides to flat out set my background to black. Now here's my question. Is this a hard drive speed issue. Or is it the fact that windows 10 is a buggy piece of garbage? If so is there any way to fix this? Also I honestly don't want to reinstall. I've heard of refreshing, but I'm not 100% on how that works. Thanks for the help in advance.

SPECS:

Intel core i5 4690k
Nvidia GTX 760
WD Black
Some Asus Motherboard
8 gigs of ram don't remember the speed.

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Did you upgrade anything in your system prior to the issues starting?

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No. I updated to 10 after my last upgrade.

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Well here is a guide on how to refresh Windows 10: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4090-refresh-windows-10-a.html

I don't usually advise people to just re-install the OS when they run into a problem; although in this case it may be the best option. You could be running around in circles forever trying to figure out what's wrong, when it could just be a bad OS installation.

There are ways to fix an OS gone bad (recovery media, system file check, etc...), however unless the OS has been installed for a significant amount of time (with lots of programs installed and custom setting etc...) it is usually just easier to re-install the OS.

If you really do not want to re-install the OS, or the problem still persists after re-install, here are my suggestions. Make sure the correct drivers are installed; most importantly but not limited to motherboard and GPU drivers. Check the health of you HDD with CrystalDiskInfo. Check the health of your RAM with MemTest86. Not applicable to clean install: Perform a system file check (admin command prompt > sfc /scannow), which will check the integrity of the system files and attempt repairs. Use recovery media.

If you do chose to re-install the OS, I would advise performing a clean install using a USB stick, if possible. FYI here is the Windows 10 download page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

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I second what @Tim734 said, otherwise the only issue I can think of is your HDD is on its way out.

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I've only had my hard drive for about 2 years, With pretty minimal use. I haven't downloaded a huge game in about a year. Anyway, should I get an ssd, new hard drive and backup drive? And just install windows on the ssd?

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Can you still open taskmanager and monitor cpu,ram and hdd usage?

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It doesnt matter, HDD, like all other kinds of technology; just break sometimes. What I would suggest is getting an SSD, put your OS of choice on the SSD, then mayhaps use the current HDD as a secondary/backup drive. And if you need to get another drive.

Alternatively, they make a disk utility for windows to check the longevity of the disk for errors.

You can get that utility, here.

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When It decides to freeze up, no.

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Thanks. I'll try it.

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