You can try https://github.com/Sycnex/Windows10Debloater and see what happens.
On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 3:12 PM Csaba Toth <[email protected]> wrote: > I also use process explorer as a partial malware deterrent. Many malware > writers know that it's better not mess with developers. So I've seen > multiple malware code which does not infect if it senses the presence of > the process explorer, because that can be a precursor of a stubborn > developer like me and thus bad juju: one major goal for the malware is to > remain stealth. These codes are along the ones which try to disable various > anti virus products and auto update. Just sayin' > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 8:59 AM Csaba Toth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Task manager is quite lame. Use Mark Russinovich's Process Explorer. It's >> a Microsoft tool bc Mark joined MS. Doesn't need installation, download it >> only from MS. It's also part of the sysinternals group of tools with which >> you can monitor disk IO, network and registry activity in details as well - >> to name a few. >> >> Things like stupid DropBox's syncing can bog down a Windows. That was one >> of the culprit for my wife's laptop. I also discovered that although my >> fortified LEDE Wrt3200 ACM works with everything (including a dozen of >> smart gadgets) my wife's laptop's wifi chip does not like it. So I wired a >> lan cable to her, that helped in a major way. Lastly, it needs an internal >> cleaning of fans and stuff, 4 years of gunk I think. >> >> On Thu, Sep 17, 2020, 7:27 AM Chris McQuistion < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It the sluggishness caused by the CPU? You’d be able to see CPU usage >>> in Task Manager. Could it be I/O issues causes by hard drive activity or a >>> slow hard drive? You can see that in Resource Manager. >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Sep 17, 2020, at 8:04 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> >>> I have an older, dual-boot laptop that is responsive when booted into >>> Linux, but noticeably sluggish when booted into Windows 10. It has plenty >>> of RAM, and I have virus-scanned it both from within Windows and from >>> within Linux, without finding malware. Does anyone have a suggestion of how >>> to find out what is hogging the CPU under Windows? It didn't use to be this >>> sluggish under Windows. >>> >>> -- >>> John F. 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