Laptop doing my head in now...

Laptop which runs on Windows 7 has started doing the following...


1. In the past when I shut laptop down I would occasionally get a notice come up saying "Do not switch off computer updates to install", this notification is now coming up every time I switch off computer, sometimes computer is taking about half an hour before it switches off, then what's even worse, next time I switch it on, up comes a notice saying "Configuring updates", this process can take up to about fifteen minutes, very annoying when you just want the thing to switch on...


2. In the past I could walk a way from the computer for about ten minutes before it shut itself down, then when I returned to it I just hit the on/off button and the screen would return to where I left off...  Not now, leave it for a minute or two and it shuts down, then when I hit the on/off button it goes through the whole start up procedure, meaning whatever I was looking at/doing is lost...


Computer was also running very slow in all aspects, internet, loading pictures, word documents etc, I ran C-Cleaner and Malwarebytes and that seems to have fixed the speed problem, but the above two remain the same...


Any suggestions...


 

Have a look at this website  Soluto It gives you the option to delete stuff that is safe to delete (it tells you you don´t have to figure it out yourself)  

Stuff that is potentially removable (it tells you how many other users have got rid of it or how many think best to leave alone) and

Stuff that is required and you should not touch.

You have the option to move stuff that is slowing down your start up so they either start after the machine has booted or when you want to use them.  Oh and it is FREE.  Once you are used to it you can all your other laptops, etc

  YEH

Thanks Gypsy, will have a look at that tomorrow, just about to get fed and watered pre pool night so don't want to start with it now...

Minty, hit the big "Start" button (the blue one on the bottom left with the windows logo on). Then click "All programs", scroll until you see "Windows Updates". Check all the boxes that say "important" and download them. Wee tip, when you switch your PC off, where it says "Shut down", if there is an exclamation mark next to it, it means there are updates. Once the updates are downloaded, the laptop needs to be switched off completely, not just put to sleep or hibernation, then when you next start it, the updates will be "Configured".

Just tried that Cam, says there are no important updates and six optional ones...

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