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"My Windows 10 Home is very slow at opening programs (such as Chrome, Firefox etc.) when initially starting up. It can take up 30 minutes just to open the Chrome application. Is there anything I can do to fix this?" --From Microsoft forum.
There are many reasons for the programs taking forever to open on Windows 10. Here we will assist you in this issue from two aspects: troubleshoot your Windows 10 to fix the issue and speed up the slow performance.
First of all, you should know why the applications/programs take a long time to load. Here we list several methods for you to troubleshoot and fix the app opening slowly issue.
Sometimes, when the programs take forever to open, it is none of Windows OS business. Perhaps something happens to the app/program itself. Therefore, you need to make sure the program is up to date and compatible with the Windows 10 operating system.
To update the apps manually, you can sign in Microsoft Store app on Windows 10 and click the top right three dots to get Downloads and Updates from the dropdown menu. Click it and you will go to the interface with a series of programs displayed. Afterwards, click Get updates button on the right top and wait for the result. If there is new update, it will automatically start downloading and install. If the app does not belong to Microsoft, you can go to its official website to check whether there is new update.
Except checking for the update, if there is always one app that needs long time to load, you can reinstall the app with following steps.
Step 1: Open Control Panel and select Programs and Features.
Step 2: Select the app that takes long time to launch and right-click. After that, you can select the Uninstall option.
Step 3: When the uninstall process ends, it is better to shut down the computer and start it again. Now, you can install the program again to check whether it can start up fast or not.
Windows has developed the Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter to detect the app problems. You can use it to check various issues with APPs.
Step 1: Click the Windows start icon and access Settings > Update & Security > Troubleshoot.
Step 2: On Troubleshoot interface, choose Windows Store Apps and click Run the troubleshooter button.
Step 3: When the troubleshooting process ends, you should restart the computer to verify whether the issue is fixed or not.
System File Checker – syc.exe can help you to scan all protected system files. If there is problem, it can find and solve it for you. You need to run command prompt as administrator and execute sfc /scannow command lines to conduct the system scan. After that, restart the computer and check.
The clean boot can help you to troubleshoot advanced Windows problems, which might help solve programs taking long time to open issue.
Step 1: Type msconfig in Windows 10 search box and hit Enter key.
Step 2: Minutes later, in System Configuration window, click General tap and select Selective startup. Besides, you need to make sure that only the Load system services and Use original boot configuration are checked under this section.
Step 3: Go to the Service tab and tick Hide all Microsoft service. Next, go to click the Disable all button.
Step 4: Click the Apply or OK button. Finally, restart the computer to check whether the clean boot state can help solve your problem or not.
If there is no problem for the program themselves, you may take Windows 10 storage into consideration. In general, if there are a great number of junk files or the C drive is almost full, the programs or games will need more time to startup. Thus, we offer two effective ways to speed up the slow performance of programs in Windows 10.
Cleaning junk files can help to release more available space so that the programs can run faster. You can use iSunshare System Genius to clean up the computer.
Step 1: Open iSunshare System Genius.
Step 2: Click the Scan button on the center of the home interface.
Step 3: You can glance at the scan result of the junk files and invalid registry. Also, you can know the amount of space you can get after the cleaning. Then, a simple click at the Clean button on the top right corner will start the cleaning process.
When you get the successful notice, you can close the software and reboot the computer.
As is known to all, if the C drive is almost full, the computer would run extremely slowly, let alone the program. It is intelligent to increase C drive space to speed up Windows. You can check the tutorial in this article to make it done: 4 Ways to Expand Windows 10 C Drive .
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