Why Is My Laptop So Slow?

Are there any background processes running?

Is there any program running which you are using and is taking a lot of resources?

Check the task manager. Is there any extra program running which is not in use?

Are there any startup programs configured in your system?

Using an antivirus software, scan your laptop. Is there any virus showing on the scan?

Check for any spyware or malware. Is there any spyware or malware showing on the scan?

Check your laptop for temp files by typing "%temp%" in search column of start bar. Are there multiple temp files present in your computer?

Is there at least 200-500MB of free hard drive space in your main partition?

Run any software to check the quality of the hard drive. Is there any fault in the hard disk?

Is there any error in the arrangement of data in your hard disk? You can check this by running specialized software.

check the device manager. Is there any error being shown with a component?

Did you recently update your windows?

Is your CPU cooling fan working?

Does your computer have the needed quantity of ram? You should check which ram is best suitable for your laptop online.

Some software require a lot of resources which in turn slow down your laptop. What you can do is while using such software close all the other software which are not being used.

You may terminate all such programs as these processes take a lot of ram to run.

You may terminate some of the startup programs that are not in use or that important. These programs while starting take up a lot of resources which in turn slows down the laptop.

Check your laptop for antivirus processes as they take up a lot of space. You may wait a while for the processes to end or terminate the program.

Take appropriate actions against the virus such as quarantine it or delete it as a virus takes up resources and destroys them which slows the laptop.

Take appropriate actions against the not needed software such as quarantine it or delete it as these software slow down your laptop as well as are a security threat.

You may delete all the files which are not in use as these files some time slow down your laptop as they take up space in the ram.

Free up some space as a laptop requires at least this much space for it to create temp files which are used by the software running.

You should change your hard disk as the cause may be a malfunctioning hard drive.

Run the windows internal feature of de-fragmentation which should help in increasing the speed of your computer.

You may trouble shoot the error as sometimes the laptop slows down due to a conflict in hardware.

You should install all the recent windows updates as the latest updates are made to be less resource hungry which may increase the processing speed of your laptop.

First clean the internal hardware using a soft brush or a blow dryer and make sure the fan is working as if your CPU heats up it slows down the laptop.

You should add another chip of ram. If you use high requirement software you should add a bigger RAM.

For any further problems you should contact a professional as the problem may be with your processor. You may take action after getting the laptop diagnosed from a technician.