Will Reinstalling Windows Help?

[muff13]

I have been suffering from a very slow laptop for some time. At present I have Windows 10 installed but the problems first stated some time ago before I upgraded from Windows 8 although it is getting worse. The disk shows 100% usage on start up and can be that way for differing times from ten minutes or up to an hour or so. After that, the laptop does get a bit quicker and disk usage drops to varying amounts but, often, not less than 75%. At times it reverts back to 98% or 100%. I have been looking for solutions and have tried various common fixes. Disabled superfetch, disabled Windows search, altered settings in Skype and some others suggested.

My question is this. Is it worth the hassle and work of reinstalling my Windows operating system and all the extra programs thereafter or is my problem likely to be there still after all that?

I should add that, although I am happy to play about with the settings etc on the laptop, I am not that computer savvy so need clear instructions before I will tackle anything.

Thanking people in advance for any advice.

[muff13]

Thanks for that but I read about that yesterday and did reset my virtual memory as you suggested. Fingers crossed, the laptop is better tonight - it took a while to drop disk usage after I started but it has not been too bad, fluctuating between 2% and about 70% so is not slowing things down too badly. Thank you for your advice.

[grahammlong]

Hi M13

You could try this , this works for a HP laptop [ This will reinstall Windows but will not delete your personal files ] :
Turn it back on and tap F11 repeatedly until you see the keyboard language selections. Select your language and then click Troubleshoot > Refresh your PC > Next > Windows 10.

This will reinstall Windows but will not delete your personal files. It will uninstall any software, and automatically reinstall the software that came with your PC and any apps you've downloaded from the Windows Store.

Let me know if this works. Regards GL.

[muff13]

I thought that i had replied last night but must have failed to hit Submit. I had altered my virtual memory a couple of days before as had read that it could help. Laptop seems slightly better today so, fingers crossed, I will soldier on as it is. Many thanks for your help and suggestions.