How to Fix Windows 10 when It Is Very Slow and Unresponsive

Last Updated: December 8, 2021

Is Windows 10 lagging or failing to respond at all on your Dell computer? The issue could be because of third party programs on your computer or a driver failure. In this article, we’ll show you what to do when Windows 10 is slow and unresponsive.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:
Disable Draining Third-Party Programs

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Search and open Task Manager. Use the search bar at the bottom of your computer screen to search the app.
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Go to the Startup tab. Here, you should see a table listing your apps with their startup impact to the right.

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3
Disable high startup impact applications. Under the Startup impact column, some applications might measure “High.” Disabling these applications from running on startup will improve your system performance. To do this, right click the application name then select “disable”

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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:
Update Device Drivers

1
Search and open device manager. This will take you to a list of all of the hardware installed on your computer.
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Scroll to and select the category that is slow and unresponsive. Based on what functions have been slow or unresponsive on your computer, click the arrow next to whichever hardware category you would like to update. For example, if you’re noticing a lag while typing, you might select “Keyboards”
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Right click a hardware element and select “Update driver.” Repeat this process for each element under your selected category. ^{[1]
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