Why is my PC so slow?

Doesn't seem to be serving any purpose.

That CPU is from 2012. That's 9 years old which, in PC time, is ancient.

But, as I said, upgrading your HDD to a new SSD is the solution to your problem.
 
I see my SSD is always on 0% usage.
I think I'm not using it correctly.
Windows 8 came installed on this machine. The apps would open faster, I remember.
I installed Windows 10 myself. Maybe I didn't setup up the SSD correctly.
 
UrBaN963 said:
Doesn't seem to be serving any purpose.

That CPU is from 2012. That's 9 years old which, in PC time, is ancient.

But, as I said, upgrading your HDD to a new SSD is the solution to your problem.
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It's only slow in opening apps. After that it works as good as my new PCs.
 
Dafaq said:
It's only slow in opening apps. After that it works as good as my new PCs.
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This is precisely the purpose of an SSD - it speeds up the entire functionality of the PC, from booting into Windows to opening programs to general responsiveness.
 
UrBaN963 said:
This is precisely the purpose of an SSD - it speeds up the entire functionality of the PC, from booting into Windows to opening programs to general responsiveness.
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Can I do the installation of a new SSD myself?
I'm not a IT person. But I do know the basics.
 
Dafaq said:
Ok if that was the standard size, why did they put it here?
What function is it serving in this system?
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I'm guessing you (or someone) has formatted and reinstalled that laptop before. The 16GB SSD was almost definitely in there as a "cache" drive, where it's configured to operate as part of the bigger disk (Google for Intel® RST) - You might be able to enable that after the reinstall using Intel's software. Good luck!
 
bullzeye.za said:
I'm guessing you (or someone) has formatted and reinstalled that laptop before. The 16GB SSD was almost definitely in there as a "cache" drive, where it's configured to operate as part of the bigger disk (Google for Intel® RST) - You might be able to enable that after the reinstall using Intel's software. Good luck!
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I have RST installed but I don't know what this all means.
 
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