Acer Nitro 5 AN515-54 acting slow for no reason

So I bought my Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-54) around 3 months ago, and lately it's been slow for no apparent reason. I wondered if it was because I had it close to a wall when I used it, but I decided it wasn't because of that as it has a good 3-4 inches of space. Not only do games load slow, but even just browsing the internet (I use Opera GX if that helps) can be slow sometimes, and even cause the fans to turn on with no other apps open. Once something is running it usually runs pretty smoothly, and I can easily set videos on YouTube to 4k no problem, but then if, for example, I were to click new tab, it lags. I do have many peripherals plugged in but I don't think that would be a problem. I have read some other questions but they were slightly different and I wanted to know for sure. It worked fine when I first got it but randomly started acting slow. Could this be a space issue? Or is it a driver issue? Help would be much appreciated. Thanks

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ChrisDawg370

try to optimize the SSD. hit the windows key type in (defragment and optimize drives) hit enter then optimize or update your GPU with NVIDIA GeForce Experience or reinstall its software

ChrisDawg370

you might even have to take the bottom off and clean your fans make sure your nitro 5 has proper air flow

William_mk2

bekkboi

Don't worry.. We are here to help you. It looks like a software issue.

Here are some of the steps to speed up your computer.

Try windows + r - on the run window - type msconfig - click ok

click on services

check - hide all microsoft services

click on disable all

click on startup

disable all the startup items

click on apply - ok - restart the computer. Loading process will be very fast now..

Note: You can always enable the services and startup items later or set it to normal startup from selective startup later on the General tab

Try windows + r - on the run window - type appwiz.cpl - click ok

it will show you the list of programs

remove all the unwanted third party programs.

Please don’t remove any drivers.

If you are not sure , please don’t remove it.

Try windows + r - on the run window type temp - click ok - it will show you the bunch of files - try ctrl + a - select all files - press the shift key and click on delete files

Try windows + r - on the run window type %temp% - click ok - It will show you the bunch of files - try ctrl + a - select all files - press the shift key and click on delete files

If you are not able to remove some files - click on skip and then click click on continue..

Try windows + r - on the run window - type cleanmgr - click ok

click on all the boxes except recycle bin and thumnail

Delete the items which are checked

Try windows x - on the menu - chose command prompt admin or power shell admin

click on yes

on the blue or black window type sfc /scannow

It will be running till 100 %

Try to do a chrome reset

open chrome

click on three dots on top right corner

click on settings

Scroll down - go to advanced

click on restore setting to default

you will see reset settings - cancel

click on reset settings

Open chrome

it will work faster now

If it is still not working then we have to do a refresh and reset

click on start - settings - update and security - recovery - reset this pc - get started

or

on start - type here to search - type reset this pc - click on reset this pc on the top - click on get started

It will show you keep my files and remove everything

chose keep my files

chose the account - type the password - click on local reinstall - click on reset

It will be in progress..

login to computer and start using the computer.

If it is still not working

click on start - settings - update and security - recovery - reset this pc - get started

chose remove everything

click on local reinstall - just remove my files - click on reset

It will be in progress

Note:

If you do refresh ( keep my files ) - all your personal files like pictures, music , documents , videos will still be intact. Only the applications will be lost

If you do reset ( remove everything ) - you are doing a factory default. It will become like a day one computer. It will wipe out everything and take your computer to day one like a new computer.

You can also do the recovery in an alternative way..

There are two alt keys on the keyboard. If you look at the bottom row of keyboard you can see the one on the left side of space bar and the other on the right side of space bar. The alt key on the right side will be looking like alt, alt gr or alt car. Turn off the computer. Hold the alt key on the left and tap f10 continuously. It will go to repair mode. It will show you chose an option, continue, troubleshoot. If it is not going to repair mode, turn off the computer. Turn on the computer. Hold the right alt key ( alt gr or alt car or alt ) and then tap f10 continuously. It will go to chose an option continue and troubleshoot..

It will show you chose an option, continue, troubleshoot

Go to troubleshoot - click on reset this pc

click on keep my files ( only applications will be lost ) chose your account and type your password - click on local reinstall - click on reset

It will be in progress

If the keep my files option is not working

Go to troubleshoot - click on reset this pc – click on remove everything – click on local reinstall – just remove my files – click on reset

It will reinstall windows.

If the just remove my files is not working..

Go to troubleshoot - click on reset this pc – click on remove everything – click on local reinstall – Fully clean the drive – click on reset

It will reinstall windows.

Note: You can also go to chose an option , continue , troubleshoot by holding the alt key + tapping f10 or alt gr + tapping f10 on the keyboard while turning on the computer. Once you see the troubleshoot option, you can stop tapping the f10 and stop holding the alt key. Then you can try the keep my files and remove everything ( just remove by files and fully clean the drive ) by following the steps which was mentioned above.

StevenGen

bekkboi said:

So I bought my Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-54) around 3 months ago, and lately it's been slow for no apparent reason. I wondered if it was because I had it close to a wall when I used it, but I decided it wasn't because of that as it has a good 3-4 inches of space. Not only do games load slow, but even just browsing the internet (I use Opera GX if that helps) can be slow sometimes, and even cause the fans to turn on with no other apps open. Once something is running it usually runs pretty smoothly, and I can easily set videos on YouTube to 4k no problem, but then if, for example, I were to click new tab, it lags. I do have many peripherals plugged in but I don't think that would be a problem. I have read some other questions but they were slightly different and I wanted to know for sure. It worked fine when I first got it but randomly started acting slow. Could this be a space issue? Or is it a driver issue? Help would be much appreciated. Thanks

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Activate TRIM in windows for your SSD to work faster, keep your OS up to date and your graphics of NVIDIA and Intel graphics drivers up to date, for the Intel drivers on your AN515-54 use the "Intel Driver & Support Assistant" as that will keep all your Intel drivers up to date, clean out rubbish files with "Disc Clean-up", don't use anti virus intensive software as that slows systems down, only use embedded MS security, also have adequate RAM for the applications that you use, as that contributes to slow applications performance. Doing all this should increase the performance of your AN515-54

bekkboi

thank you for all the answers! I will try these and let you know if it helps

bekkboi

William_mk2 said:

bekkboi

Don't worry.. We are here to help you. It looks like a software issue.

Here are some of the steps to speed up your computer.

Try windows + r - on the run window - type msconfig - click ok
click on services
check - hide all microsoft services
click on disable all
click on startup
disable all the startup items
click on apply - ok - restart the computer. Loading process will be very fast now..

After trying this, when I try to log in, it says my pin isn't available and I am unable to log in. Please help. Also, will any of these delete my data?

bekkboi

Nevermind I was able to sign into my computer using password

Commodore_1995#

Does your laptop come with an ssd or a hdd? Is the power plan configured for high performance?

Yashwin

i deleted my users file accidentally while deleting unwanted files and now my laptop is not functioning properly and its now slow and take long time to boot...i am not aware of what to do...i bought my laptop around 4 months ago and i am scared as hell...so someone please help me out

bekkboi

Yashwin said:

i deleted my users file accidentally while deleting unwanted files and now my laptop is not functioning properly and its now slow and take long time to boot...i am not aware of what to do...i bought my laptop around 4 months ago and i am scared as hell...so someone please help me out

you should definitely ask about that. Start a new thread and hopefully you will get some answers. good luck!

bekkboi

yo quick update about a year later i decided my hard drive was failing and finally got it replaced. That was the issue

JackE

I was forced to use a charger with too low wattage (my original one broke after it was tripped on).

Thanks for reporting back.On your latest problem, proper chargers are commodity items, inexpensive and readily available for this model. Google search 'AN515-54' 'charger' 180 or 135 watt for vendors who ship to your location. The 180watt charger should be about $35usd. The 135watt about $20usd.

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