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Foxen21
Jan 19, 2021Copper Contributor
Windows updates causing problems on lower end laptops
Each time i update my laptop (which is a HP 8gb ram intel i5-4300U laptop) it always has a problem, the update before the 2020 first update it gave me problem where my screen was black on start up af...
HotCakeX
Feb 13, 2021MVP
Hi,
some 3rd party programs can cause these problems too, the thing is, Windows allows for a broad range of customizations and programs can create conflicting changes in Windows that lead to an issue.
as an example, there is a notorious program called ccleaner, it Claims to fix problems, clean up registry etc, but in fact it's some kind of malware and can break Windows.
that's just one example, there are lots of these with false claims, people install these, break Windows functionality and then scratch their head, what happened.
anyways, I suggest to perform a Reset from Windows settings.
your laptop has 8GB of RAM which is not that bad.
some 3rd party programs can cause these problems too, the thing is, Windows allows for a broad range of customizations and programs can create conflicting changes in Windows that lead to an issue.
as an example, there is a notorious program called ccleaner, it Claims to fix problems, clean up registry etc, but in fact it's some kind of malware and can break Windows.
that's just one example, there are lots of these with false claims, people install these, break Windows functionality and then scratch their head, what happened.
anyways, I suggest to perform a Reset from Windows settings.
your laptop has 8GB of RAM which is not that bad.