What I notice is, this can happen, then soon after, you get browser updates. I think MS works with sofware developers to keep things up to date.
Dafydd.
I read a lot of folks complain that Win Updates slows thing's down after installation .
Well, I did the new updates a couple of days ago and after rebooting the comp and the updates finish installing , thing's seemed sluggish .
I hadn't payed any attention What Was Really Sluggish .
So, I shut the comp down , cycled my modem and router , booted up and the same thing !
Than I said the heck with it and noticed my Chrome browser was CRAWLING while the FF browser was flying .
Than The Light bulb went off and I had an epiphany !
The Chrome browser wanted to be updated ! BINGO!
All Good Again !
I finally understand what you guy's are talking about how stupid stuff happens .
All that time I wasted blaming MS ..... (Sorry MS)
Anyway , I wonder if this isn't what a lot of folks do and than complain about MS when it's really something like letting the browsers catching up ?

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