{"id":4431,"date":"2020-03-16T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=4431"},"modified":"2020-03-16T06:57:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T10:57:47","slug":"new-pc-is-super-slow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/new-pc-is-super-slow\/","title":{"rendered":"New PC is &#8220;super slow&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4437\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/new-pc-is-super-slow\/slow-computer-concept\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/speed-me-up.jpg?fit=771%2C621&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"771,621\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;3d abstract style illustration depicting printed circuit board components with a computer speed concept.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Slow computer concept.&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Slow computer concept.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3d abstract style illustration depicting printed circuit board components with a computer speed concept.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/speed-me-up.jpg?fit=771%2C621&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/speed-me-up.jpg?resize=386%2C311\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4437\" width=\"386\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/speed-me-up.jpg?w=771&amp;ssl=1 771w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/speed-me-up.jpg?resize=300%2C242&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/langa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/speed-me-up.jpg?resize=768%2C619&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>More <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"New Zealand pix (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/langa.com\/?s=zealand\" target=\"_blank\">New Zealand pix<\/a><\/strong> are in the queue; but meanwhile, the newest<strong>&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">AskWoody Plus newsletter<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;is also now available!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In it, AskWoody subscriber Stan Palen requested help with a hard drive that&#8217;s continually busy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&#8220;Fred: I am running a fairly new windows 10 machine. 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