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Harodman
Jul 07, 2026Silver Contributor
System slows down over Timeon Windows 10
Over time, my Windows 10 system gradually slows down, experiencing longer load times, laggy performance, and delayed response when opening applications or navigating through files. Despite restar...
Jamony
Jul 07, 2026MCT
I’d watch Task Manager after the PC has been running for a while, especially CPU, Memory, Disk, and Startup apps. If memory keeps climbing and never settles, that can point to a leaking app or driver.
Also check free disk space, Storage Sense/temp files, disk health, and what is running in the background. A clean boot is a good next step because it lets you start Windows with non-Microsoft startup items disabled and see whether the slowdown still comes back.