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Help needed with new laptop on windows 10

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Mon, Jun 6 2016 10:19 AM

  adeypa:

  @ Paulton.. Thanks for the bloatware info, I've now got rid of a quite a bit.  Me being a computer numpty I've got a question, how would I know what processes I can disable, and which ones I need to keep running ? As I write this, all I have running is Max browser, AVG anti virus, and task manager, and there are 57 background processes running, does this sound excessive ?

  I've just bought the exact same laptop! I looked at mine, I had about 60 processes running. I just looked through them and most seem needed. Did you check the start up tab, maybe some unwanted things starting up and running in the background?

  After doing all the recommended actions, I finished by running this free program, it's a cleaner but it does quite a bit more than CCleaner.

  Baidu pc faster  I only run this every few weeks but it's well worth a try.

  I'm using maxthon cloud and have absolutely no problems with my meter.

  Good luck man.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Mon, Jun 6 2016 10:33 AM

  adeypa:

  how would I know what processes I can disable

  Do not go there, especially if you don't know. Disabling the wrong process will cause you misery. You're better of going to the msconfig file. This is where you decide what you want to start up when you turn the computer on.

   

• WigerToods2010 8,448 Posts

  Mon, Jun 6 2016 11:03 AM

  Few links that may be of use of use to yourself (or others), Ade.

  Blackviper

  YT video

  Windows 10 forums

• stevietwotimes 1,327 Posts

  Mon, Jun 6 2016 12:19 PM

  Hey Ade,

  this might be a long shot because i play on an Imac, but i was having trouble with my meter for weeks until i got rid of Adblock+ extension then like magic it was as smooth as Anthony Martials right foot.... haha couldnt resist m8 :)

  i installed Light Adblock and have had no meter problems since...might not be the same for windows but might be worth a try...

  thx stevie2x

• ScottHope 10,610 Posts

  Mon, Jun 6 2016 1:38 PM

  Just an additional note to Stevie's post above, AdBlock and Adblock Plus are two different programs by two different companies.

• borntobesting 9,752 Posts

  Mon, Jun 6 2016 6:22 PM

  ScottHope:

  Just an additional note to Stevie's post above, AdBlock and Adblock Plus are two different programs by two different companies.

  And with the right browser version neither one of them is needed. The version of Comodo Dragon that I use has an exention called Priv Dog which blocks most ads. Maxthon has one called ad hunter. I'm sure there are other browsers as well that have their own integrated ad blockers.

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Tue, Jun 7 2016 5:28 AM

  borntobesting:

  The version of Comodo Dragon that I use has an exention called Priv Dog which blocks most ads.

  Adblock blocks every ad in CD for me.  :-)

• WillyMcCoy 11 Posts

  Wed, Jun 15 2016 2:30 AM

  Mine was qurkie like that and I installed remixos as a dual boot and have had great results. 99% of the qurks are gone.