…… Windows 10 help

[Profit of Doom]

I use my laptop rarely nowadays, and I haven’t cleaned up history or whatever in quite some time, and it takes forever to boot from cold. Basically, I don’t know how any more with this version. Help would be appreciated.

 

[WalknTrot]

Install CCleaner (free) and let it do the dirty work for you.

Are you sure it isn't slow to boot because it's trying to do a ton of updates? Just thinking if it sits turned off, and it's set for auto-updates, it might be waaaay behind.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Agreed. Make sure updates are all caught up. After that, it depends on the number of processes that you launch at bootup. Over time, people install new software. Most of that software starts running at bootup.

Now, my Surface Pro used an SSD drive, so bootup is anyways less than 10 seconds. You might consider installing an SSD drive as your system disk drive, and boot from that. You’ll be glad you did.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Oh, and we have a room dedicated to computer help. I’ll move this thread in a bit.

 

[Profit of Doom]

Heard of CCleaner, but forgot the name. Leery of “free” utilities unless I’ve heard good things in the past.

 

[Griz3752]

Install CCleaner (free) and let it do the dirty work for you.

Are you sure it isn't slow to boot because it's trying to do a ton of updates? Just thinking if it sits turned off, and it's set for auto-updates, it might be waaaay behind.

Tripped over that about 5-6 weeks ago - seems to work well but if you save PWs your need to go into Applications to manage deleting those.

 

[Profit of Doom]

What are PWs?

 

[Dennis Olson]

Passwords

 

[WalknTrot]

Think I've been using Crap Cleaner (the original name for CCleaner) since it came out a long time ago.

I'm pretty sure it defaults to saving your passwords, or else each new update/version has picked up my settings.

 

[Profit of Doom]

I only really need to keep the primary log-in, I assume that’s safe?

 

[Dennis Olson]

Dude, WTF? Saved passwords to your various websites that you visit. Shake it off man, and wake up!

 

[Macgyver]

There used to be a program called PC decrapifier. Was a great name.
It mostly just automatically removed all the bloat that came pre installed.
Don't know whatever happened to it.

 

[Profit of Doom]

I have Norton 360. Is there something in there I can use for this?

 

[Dennis Olson]

No.

Use CrapCleaner

 

[WalknTrot]

I have Norton 360. Is there something in there I can use for this?

No help from me there. I haven't paid for, needed or used a Norton product in 20 years.

 

[phloydius]

I have Norton 360. Is there something in there I can use for this?

All of Norton's tools are pretty junky. The Antivirus part is pretty decent, but that would be the only part I'd trust. Use the CCleaner for cleaning up the PC.

If you need to take care of malware, I highly recommend MalwareBytes (the free version). It excels at that.

 

[Dennis Olson]

Yup. Norton has been awful for years now. MalwareBytes is what I use these days too.

 

[Profit of Doom]

Need to cancel my auto renew and become one with my hardware once again.

 

[night driver]

YUPPER!!

 

[subnet]

Turn off "Background Apps" can help win10 big time... sometimes.