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Computer is really slow. It gets normal with task manager

by May 25, 2018 11:41AM PDT

I had this problem for a month now. I used some scanners (norton and malwarebytes) to find the problem. I thought it was a malware related problem. It usually found a few malwares. It got good for a couple days and it gets worse again. Now the problem is back but none of my scanners find anything.

It also gets better when I disconnect the internet. Task manager itself shows nothing out of the ordinary. I also have a minor problem about my desktop shortcut not getting dowloads. When I try to start one on desktop it says C/Users/(Username)/Desktop shortcut does not exist. It might not be related but it might be so I thought it would help a little bit.

I am using a Nvidia GTX 1050 with a Ryzen 1500X and it is Windows 10.

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To clarify
by Vox_Maris May 25, 2018 12:05PM PDT

When I open the task manager it gets fast and when I close it it gets slow

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The problem is W10's peer to peer update sharing.
by May 25, 2018 12:12PM PDT
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(NT) That seems to solve it for some weird reason.
by Vox_Maris May 25, 2018 12:37PM PDT
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not too weird
by James Denison May 25, 2018 12:56PM PDT

It stops Microsoft using it's windows 10 system on your computer from sharing updates through your computer across your bandwidth to others around the world, often to more than just one at a time. We've seen speccy reports where 10-20 others are downloading updates that your computer has to their computers all at the same time.

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