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hi everyone,

I find when I have several tabs open, my computer gets deadly slow
response, slow mouse movements, etc..&..can someone tell me ...wat should i do for this..??

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This kind of short, sharp slowdown with several browser tabs open usually points to one of three bottlenecks: low physical memory causing heavy paging, disk I/O saturation, or a runaway background process. described the symptom; ’s instinct to check RAM is sensible, and while mentioned tune‑up software, was right to urge caution with registry fiddling. Start by measuring before you change anything.

Quick checks to run now: open Task Manager with Ctrl+Shift+Esc, look at the Processes and Performance tabs (memory and CPU). For deeper detail run resmon (Resource Monitor) and watch the Disk, CPU and Memory panes to see which process is using most resources and whether the disk queue is long.

Common causes and targeted fixes:

  • Memory pressure: if free RAM is very low and the system is paging, you’ll see frequent spikes in disk I/O and pauses. Close heavy tabs/extensions, use a “suspend inactive tabs” extension, or add more RAM if you regularly keep many tabs open.
  • Disk activity or errors: if disk I/O is constantly high, run chkdsk C: /f (will need reboot) and defragment only spinning drives. Check drive health with wmic diskdrive get status. A failing HDD or an upgrade to an SSD will make the biggest difference here.
  • CPU or process spikes: identify the offending process in Task Manager/Resource Monitor, disable or update the offending plugin/extension, and update graphics or chipset drivers. Browser hardware acceleration can be toggled off to test.

If the cause isn’t obvious, do a clean boot with msconfig (disable non‑Microsoft services/startups) to isolate third‑party software, run sfc /scannow to check system files, and run an up‑to‑date malware scan. Avoid registry cleaners as a first resort — measure, isolate, then fix. If you can post the Task Manager or Resource Monitor findings, that will make targeted advice much easier.

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How much RAM is installed?

Member Avatar for John Jordan

dude,

I think u should fully optimize ur PC...as may be registries also responsible..which slow down ur PC as they takes a big space in background...there is this one application named Advanced System Optimizer..which can definitely help u in optimizing PC..as has loads of features.. like..
Registry Cleaner
Registry Optimizer
Disk Tool
Disk Optimizer
System Cleaner
System Protector
Driver Updater..
i m also using it for regular maintenance for my laptop.. it a best tuneup tool i used so far..! i haven't face any prob..after using this application..!!
It increases my PC performance effectively..booting time reduces from 5 to 2to3 min.!!
can download it 4m Cnet.

Member Avatar for happyguy142

I personally like to stay away from the registry optimizers myself. Only time you should be doing anything in the registry is if you are having actual problems that are related to the registry. but if your problem is the computer is running slow the registry does not need to be touched. A good place to start is good ol hijackthis. It can be used for more then just virus infections. If you can see if you can post a hijackthis log here. Can take a look at what startups and services you have running that don't need to be running, along with any bho's and toolbars we can clean out.

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