Pc started to lag today

6_6_ · May 18, 2024

I played some minecraft today and i noticed that my pc would sometimes lag a lot. I then watched some yt and saw that my browser is lagging too
It only happened today
Idk if i have some kind of virus or what pls help me

Berton · May 18, 2024

Did you restart the computer after seeing the issue? Could be that will clear it up.

antspants · May 18, 2024

Possibly your internet connection is lagging. Both of what you mention are net reliant.

Rollback_Jockey · May 18, 2024

6_6_ said:
I played some minecraft today and i noticed that my pc would sometimes lag a lot. I then watched some yt and saw that my browser is lagging too
It only happened today
Idk if i have some kind of virus or what pls help me

What sort of Disk Drive do you have? Have you checked for fragmentation if it's a rotating platter type? Are there any updates downloading or executing in the background?

6_6_ · May 19, 2024

It doesnt seem to be lagging anymore today
Ill update you if something happens
Edit: Nothing seems to be happening my browser is just lagging

6_6_ · May 19, 2024

Rollback_Jockey said:
What sort of Disk Drive do you have? Have you checked for fragmentation if it's a rotating platter type? Are there any updates downloading or executing in the background?

I have a hdd and an ssd
Idk how to check the other 2

antspants · May 19, 2024

When it lags, do a speed test right away, check your ping/speeds.

jumanji · May 19, 2024

Speed test: Speedtest by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test

SSD: Do not defragment the SSD.( Is it your system disk?)

HDD Health monitoring: Trial version of Hard Disk Sentinel Trial version - HDD health and temperature monitoring Do monitor periodically. You will be able to catch a failing HDD intime. ( A failing HDD also can drag your system)

6_6_ · May 19, 2024

jumanji said:
Speed test: Speedtest by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test

SSD: Do not defragment the SSD.( Is it your system disk?)

HDD Health monitoring: Trial version of Hard Disk Sentinel Trial version - HDD health and temperature monitoring Do monitor periodically. You will be able to catch a failing HDD intime. ( A failing HDD also can drag your system)

Ι have windows on my ssd

6_6_ · May 19, 2024

antspants said:
When it lags, do a speed test right away, check your ping/speeds.

i just ran it and it says 11 ping and 60 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload
but my browser still loads websites slowly

Berton · May 19, 2024

May need to clear/empty your Browser's cache.

antspants · May 19, 2024

And try turning off your router for about 30 seconds and turning it on again.

antspants · May 19, 2024

Also try another browser to see if it’s the same

6_6_ said:
i just ran it and it says 11 ping and 60 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload

It’s that what it’s supposed to be? 60/10

ShamrockRig · May 19, 2024

Try an offline single player game, same result then it aint you're internet, Do other programs feel sluggish at all or act in a similar manner?

6_6_ · May 19, 2024

antspants said:
Also try another browser to see if it’s the same

It’s that what it’s supposed to be? 60/10

its the same on other browsers too and on steam

6_6_ · May 19, 2024

ShamrockRig said:
Try an offline single player game, same result then it aint you're internet, Do other programs feel sluggish at all or act in a similar manner?

I played some sonic but saw that i had some freezes in some places but the game ran perfectly fine
Also i used steam to download a game and my steam lagged a bit too

6_6_ · May 19, 2024

Berton said:
May need to clear/empty your Browser's cache.

i did but its the same again

antspants · May 19, 2024

6_6_ said:
its the same on other browsers too and on steam

Did you turn off your router for 30sec - 1min?
The idea is to let your ISP re-establish with your router.

Are you connected to your router via WiFi or Ethernet cable?
Just because your connection states 60/10Mbps doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem with the line.

If restarting your router shows no improvement, I would suggest you call your ISP.
There are many reasons why your internet connection could be degradated.
- Perhaps your provider is “unintentionally” throttling your connection.
- They will trouble shoot with you.
- They will most likely check the line between you and them.
- They will have a checklist to go through with you.
- There may be a setting that is possibly needed in your router. Some ISP’s have different requirements.

RJARRRPCGP · May 19, 2024

antspants said:
When it lags, do a speed test right away, check your ping/speeds.

Same with a packet loss test. Even though it could just be packet loss at the route between you and the game server.
Common in the world of Halo.

TechnoMage2021 · May 21, 2024

When was the last time you did Junk Collection on your PC?
That's something that Windows does not do by itself, but depends on YOU the operator.
I've increased the speed and efficiency of Hundreds of PC's, just by removing all the Junk files on the PC, that have collected over time.

I even wrote a Cleanup batch file, to speed up that process. Takes only a few seconds, to remove thousands or even millions of junk files.
I run it on my own PC, daily, to remove tens of thousands of temp files, etc.

And then, of course, checking to make sure that there are no programs running in the background that are not Absolutely, Positively necessary.

Once you learn how, computer maintenance is really a simple matter.

Good Luck,
TM