my acer nitro 5 runs slow, what can I do to make it run better?

Shady_Man

I already heard I should get 16 gigabytes of RAM, what else?

Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/706731/my-acer-nitro-5-runs-slow-what-can-i-do-to-make-it-run-better

• If you have a Gen3 SSD in a PCIe 4x4 slot upgrade that SSD to a superfast NVMe Gen4 SSD like the Samsung 990Pro.
• If you upgrade RAM to 16GB make sure you install a kit with 2 identical RAM modules that run in Dual Channel mode.
• Install the OS on the fastest SSD, make the Gen4 SSD your boot drive. Update your BIOS version
• Uninstall all pre-installed 3rd-party programs, trial versions and bloatware that runs at the background, Check in Task Manager processes tab what uses resources 24/7, disable Startup programs.
• System maintenance: check for Critical Errors in Event Viewer and Reliability History-Problem reports, try to fix these errors.
• Update Windows at least monthly, if you have Windows11 23H2 your version should be now: 22631.3672
• Get rid of junk files with Windows Storage Sense, click on the Temp. Bin at the bottom left and delete all temporary files like OldDos, update files, maybe several 100GB of junk you can safely delete.
• Refresh your Windows system image, go online and paste this command in the Command Prompt opened as Administrator:
  Dism.exe /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth press Enter and after completion paste this command: SFC /scannow that should end with "…did not find any integrity violations" Repeat SFC till you get that.

PlayerGab

• Hello, @Shady_Man.

• You can check the health and performance of your notebook with a few simple steps, which may seem complex, but are actually quite easy. After that, you will hardly need the help of a technician to check performance problems on your system (on the software side, at least). You can do the following steps on battery, but use the charger when checking files (in the steps 5 and 10).

• 1. Open the Task Manager and go to the Startup tab. The listed applications start together with the operating system, and may slow it down. Disable them all and leave only those related to graphics resources, audio drivers and antivirus enabled.

• 2. Press Win+R, and type "services.msc". Press Enter. The Services tab should open. Filter by name first, then by Startup Type. Here is a suggested list of services that can be completely disabled (without damaging the system):

• Parental Controls
  Connected User Experiences and Telemetry
  Fax
  Xbox Live Authentication Manager (unless you use Xbox apps)
  Downloaded Map Manager
  NFC/SE and Payments Manager
  OpenSSH Authentication Agent
  Remote registration
  Routing and Remote Access
  Save Games to Xbox Live
  Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service
  Spatial Data Service
  Resale Demo Service
  Geolocation Service (unless you track your computer)
  Windows Perception Service
  Xbox Live Network Service
  Sensor Service
  Windows Perception Simulation Service
  Telephone Service
  Windows Insider Service (unless you are part of the Windows Insider Program)
  Shared PC Account Manager
  WalletService
  Windows Mixed Reality OpenXR Service
  Xbox Accessory Management Service

• 3. Press Win+R again, and type "msconfig" (without quotes, always). Go to the Services tab and uncheck all the services mentioned above. Then click on the "Hide all Microsoft services" box and disable all program update services and other useless applications that you find."

• 4. Exit without restarting yet.

• 5. Open Notepad and enter the following text into the file (which you can name Diagnostics.bat, for example):

• chkdsk /f /r
  sfc /scannow
  dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
  pause

• 6. Run the file as Administrator, and type S (capital S) for the question in the first script. When all scripts are finished, press any key.

• 7. Open Revo Uninstaller and remove all useless programs from your system. There is a Windows Applications tab that can also remove tools already built into the system (like Cortana or Copilot, if you are on Windows 11).

• 8. From the Start Menu, enter Windows Update Advanced Settings. Pause updates until the maximum date allowed (if there are no important updates to install).

• 9. After that, open Defraggler. Then: Settings > Boot Time Defrag > Run Once.

• 10. Restart your PC. Defraggler must be run first, followed by the Disk Check that was scheduled in the first script.
  

• Verification should not take long if running on SSD. If you have more than one disk installed, it may take some time, so be patient (and don't interrupt the process, even if it seems to get stuck at certain times, as this could damage your disk).

• 11. After the computer restarts, log in normally, and finally:

• 12. Enter CMD as Administrator and type:
  powercfg -h off
  (This will disable your Hibernation File, as it generates unnecessary reading and writing on the system if you are using SSD. If you are using HD, you can skip this step).

• 13. Type "Performance" in the Start Menu and select the option that has to do with Windows performance and appearance.
  13.1 Select the option for best performance (which will uncheck all the boxes), and select only the last three boxes, and the one in the middle that has to do with thumbnails and icons. Apply the adjustments, press Ok and exit.
  13.2 Open Defraggler again, and perform a defragmentation of the entire disk (Defragment, not Optimize. They are different operations).
  13.3 If you want, you can see through the graphical representation in cubes the organization of your files happening on the disk.

• And so, you can completely optimize your system. I avoided more complex things like driver updates and installing library packages here. I can teach you more if these steps help you.