• @ChunkMcHorkle
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    01 year ago

    WHY IS IT SLOW.

    Because it is a data collection/ ad delivery system before it ever gets around to being your OS and doing what you, the user, need it to do.

    If you were to install a 3rd party firewall or a packet sniffer on that machine you could see for yourself just how much of your OS is dedicated to collecting data and sending it home to the mothership. But you couldn’t turn it off without a lot of tinkering, if at all, because MS apps often require ongoing verification to remain active, especially Office 365. And on top of that, you mention

    chrome (no choice) and acrobat

    Google is equally horrible, and Acrobat is almost as nasty. I’ve had rashes that were less persistent than Google Update and Acrobat Update services. You can turn them off, it’s easy to do, but expect them to be turned on again with every Windows Update. Those are sucking down some serious CPU cycles and network bandwidth too.

    Turn off what you can of these. It will help . . . some.