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2. 5 reasons why your computer could be running slow - AOL

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   To check this on a Windows computer, click your Start button and then — depending on your operating system — go to My Computer, Computer or This PC. After selecting your main disk, you can see ...

3. Why is my computer so slow? - AOL

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   Why is my computer running slow? Several factors may cause a computer to run slow. Consider the age of your computer; older computers may struggle to run newer, resource-intensive software.

4. What to do when your computer is slow or freezes - AOL

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   It’s frustrating to deal with a slow, lagging computer day in and day out. If your PC is unresponsive, here are some tips to get it back up to speed.

5. System Idle Process - Wikipedia

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   In Windows NT operating systems, the System Idle Process contains one or more kernel threads which run when no other runnable thread can be scheduled on a CPU. In a multiprocessor system, there is one idle thread associated with each CPU core. For a system with hyperthreading enabled, there is an idle thread for each logical processor.

6. Hang (computing) - Wikipedia

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   In many cases programs may appear to be hung, but are making slow progress, and waiting a few minutes will allow the task to complete. Modern operating systems provide a mechanism for terminating hung processes, for instance, with the Unix kill command, or through a graphical means such as the Task Manager's "end task" button in Windows (select the particular process in the list and press "end ...

7. Why is my brand new computer so slow? Here are the 5 top ...

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   It's frustrating when a brand new PC loads web pages at a snail's pace or randomly freezes and crashes — but it's also probably a quick and easy fix. Why is my brand new computer so slow? Here ...