Create a separate user account specifically for programming or no?


WanhedaNC

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I was wondering if creating a user account specifically for programming / dev type activities would be useful or not. While I am working on my main rig to get it back up and running, my laptop has become my main machine for a little bit. I've been using it mainly for surfing and gaming and it has kept up fairly well, although I think it could be doing much better if I were able to clear a lot of the clutter. The majority of that clutter as I see it is due to all of the services and dependencies that get installed for VS and what not.
 
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System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    i3
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    8Gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel
    Sound Card
    Intel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1
Using a second user account might make a difference. Keep in mind, all those services and startup apps you speak of would probably be running on the new user as well if the apps installed for all users as most do. Before going that route why not make your current account as lean and mean as possible. Open task manager, click startup apps (4th icon down) and disable anything that is not necessary. Restart.

Also use task manger to find what is hogging your computer's resources.

Have you considered your laptop may have some sort of file corruption that is slowing it down. Here are things to try for that.
Make sure you have no corrupt system files that is causing this problem. Open a command prompt as administrator and type sfc /scannow
Pay attention to the scan results to see if SFC found anything it could not repair. If it found corruption it could not fix followup with this command (note the spaces)
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
Restart computer

(Note-you can follow up with another sfc /scannow command to make sure that dism repaired the files)

CLEAN BOOT

Perform a clean boot to eliminate software conflict causing the issue. If it doesn't happen in a clean boot, you have some software conflicting with Windows. Brink's procedure will help you weed out which one. Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 11 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts Tutorial
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 22631.3296
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
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    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 +256gb ssd+512 gb usb m.2 sata
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium

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