Lag in W8

[jslim2]

Hi all,

I've been noticing that my notebook lags during startup, and the lag lasts for a while even after I get all the way to the desktop screen. This happened only after I upgraded my OS to W8 from W7 HP. Laptop itself is slightly over 1 year old, hardly used. The specs are as follows:

i-7 3520M
8GB RAM
Integrated GPU
W8 Pro

Can anyone advise me on what's causing the lag?

 

[aerosmiths]

you have to explain what you mean by lag. also, what exactly lags during startup, do you mean startup takes a long time? does it 'lag' after reaching desktop still, will the lag ever stop eventually?

anyway, i am guessing you dropped your laptop?
another guess it you should clean install windows 8, not upgrade.

 

[Pokémon]

Did you do a clean install of W8?

 

[jslim2]

you have to explain what you mean by lag. also, what exactly lags during startup, do you mean startup takes a long time? does it 'lag' after reaching desktop still, will the lag ever stop eventually?

anyway, i am guessing you dropped your laptop?
another guess it you should clean install windows 8, not upgrade.

Yup the lag stops eventually, and no I haven't dropped the laptop before. The lag which I was referring to was the slow response clocked by the pc itself - right clicks or any launches takes like 10 secs to register. I'm thinking it might be due to the clean install portion as mentioned. Is there a way which I will be able to rectify this issue now? Would a reformat be of use in this case?

 

[spinning_quirK]

You may want to try a Refresh, then if that doesn't work, a Reset to Factory. Don't need to do a reinstall.
But it sounds like you might want to try updating your drivers.

 

[jslim2]

You may want to try a Refresh, then if that doesn't work, a Reset to Factory. Don't need to do a reinstall.
But it sounds like you might want to try updating your drivers.

Thanks for the tip! I'll give it a try to see if it works!