Aspire E15-573G-5679 running very slow, lagging and not responding

Hi everyone,

I've joined this community to see if anyone could help me out as I don't know much about computers unfortunately. I've tried a few things already after watching some Youtube videos, with very little difference, no matter what. Even tried to do a factory reset a couple of months ago. I really don't understand what's happening here. It's been running very slow for a couple of years already and I'm quite fed up now.

Model: E5-573G-5679

Antivirus: Windows Security

Intel Core i5-4200U 1.6GHz with Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz

NVIDIA GeForce 920M with 2GB Dedicated VRAM

4GB DDR3 L Memory

500 GB HDD

Hopefully someone is able to help me. Please do let me know if you need any more info from me.

Many thanks,

Dev82

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Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1313080#Comment_1313080

Hi, the 4GB memory is the bottleneck running at 82% with little action, nothing you can do about the older CPU as it has the U suffix meaning it is soldered on the motherboard, the 500GB HDD is a spinner that you can replace with a much faster 2.5" Sata-3 SSD up to 2TB. I would not add another HDD/SSD in the CD/DVD slot with a caddy as that will run very slow. You are stuck with Windows10 22H2 that will no longer be updated other than the security so you may want to consider migrating to a Window11 laptop.
There are 2 memory slots that support up to 16GB, you have 4GB installed so you can either add a 4GB DDR3L PC3L-12800 1600 MHz SODIMM that will run in Dual Channel Mode, add an 8GB DDR3L module that will run in Single Chanel mode (slower), install 2x8GB (16GB) the maximum RAM supported or replace the 4GB for a 16GB module (not recommended). I suggest adding another 4GB module as 8GB is sufficient and that will run fastest but if you plan to use the GeForce a lot you want to upgrade to 12GB total RAM and add 8GB in the second slot. Kingston tested 4GB and 8GB modules in this laptop model: Memory for a Acer - Aspire E Series E5-573x-xxx - Kingston Technology

For upgrading the HDD I recommend the 2.5" Sata-3 Samsung 870 EVO V-NAND up to 2 TB.

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Dev82

Device name LAPTOP-M44NCTF3
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60GHz 2.30 GHz
Installed RAM 4.00 GB
Device ID 599ED4F9-8018-4748-B621-9DAE7AEB6D16
Product ID 00325-80555-73595-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

Edition Windows 10 Home
Version 22H2
Installed on ‎25/‎10/‎2023
OS build 19045.5131
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19060.1000.0

Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1313080#Comment_1313080

Hi, the 4GB memory is the bottleneck running at 82% with little action, nothing you can do about the older CPU as it has the U suffix meaning it is soldered on the motherboard, the 500GB HDD is a spinner that you can replace with a much faster 2.5" Sata-3 SSD up to 2TB. I would not add another HDD/SSD in the CD/DVD slot with a caddy as that will run very slow. You are stuck with Windows10 22H2 that will no longer be updated other than the security so you may want to consider migrating to a Window11 laptop.
There are 2 memory slots that support up to 16GB, you have 4GB installed so you can either add a 4GB DDR3L PC3L-12800 1600 MHz SODIMM that will run in Dual Channel Mode, add an 8GB DDR3L module that will run in Single Chanel mode (slower), install 2x8GB (16GB) the maximum RAM supported or replace the 4GB for a 16GB module (not recommended). I suggest adding another 4GB module as 8GB is sufficient and that will run fastest but if you plan to use the GeForce a lot you want to upgrade to 12GB total RAM and add 8GB in the second slot. Kingston tested 4GB and 8GB modules in this laptop model: Memory for a Acer - Aspire E Series E5-573x-xxx - Kingston Technology

For upgrading the HDD I recommend the 2.5" Sata-3 Samsung 870 EVO V-NAND up to 2 TB.

Dev82

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1313095#Comment_1313095

Thanks very much for the info Puraw, much appreciated. I will was hoping for an easier fix, but I understand there is no much I could to rather then replace those two components.

chevota

I suppose you could add a memory card, assuming there is a spot there to add one.

I have the best luck by deleting Defender, other misc [Content Removed], and turning off useless services. I have a similar old laptop to yours, an Acer E5-576G with 8G memory that idles at 9 to 11% usage and I've never seen it hit 50% usage. This is typical for my laptops after I delete and turn off all the useless [Content Removed]. Of course you also need to get rid of any bloatware and other Antivirus [Content Removed], which is a given. I install Windows myself to be sure all the oem bloatware is gone. I also use NTLite to strip the Windows installer of useless stuff before I install it. My work PC, for example, is bogged down with AV software and who knows what else, and it hogs 16G of its 32G RAM at idle. I mean my god! Despite its faster CPU, my 8 yr old stripped down laptop is faster at any task.

You should regularly backup your data regardless, but before tinkering you should also backup the OS. I'd use Ghost for that. Specifically this version: https://archive.org/details/norton.-ghost.-11.5.-corporate.-dos.-boot.-cd-ver2

You run that Ghost from a Live CD, or Live USB. Which is booting the PC from that instead of the OS on your PC. Once you make a backup copy you use that same Live CD/USB to delete Defender and anything else that needs to go away. Then boot Win normally, but don't let it connect to the net. Then turn off useless services, including Win Updates so it won't reinstall of any of that that [Content Removed]. Restart, verify Win Update is off, then you can connect to the net again.

If new to this sort of tinkering then it will take some time to figure it all out, and you will likely make mistakes and have to re-Ghost (reinstall the backup copy because you broke the OS). So it's probably easier to simply buy a new laptop, but I always do all this stuff to new PCs first thing, and it's always worth it.

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