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@kalidogg, I understand. What you might try doing is turning it off, connecting it to an ethernet cable, turning it back on and letting it run overnight so it can do its updates and then use it over the wireless connection during the day. (Leaving it running continuously is not a good thing for updates or the operating…

Kalidogg, Moonweez is running the Vivaldi browser which is a Chrome replacement. Your problem is different from hers. Your machine has other processes running and you need to find out what they are. When the machine first boots up, many of the programs you've installed will go to the internet looking for updates. This will…

Left click the V in the upper left corner, then go to tools and left click extensions. Left click the three horizontal bars in the upper left corner and at the bottom of the window it will say go to the Chrome store. Vivaldi is 100% compatible with Chrome add-ons and extensions. The BITS should be the first "B" in the list…

moonweez, When you're getting the adblock plus for Vivaldi from the chrome webstore, also get Extensions Manager (AKA Switcher). It will put a little icon on the upper right of your screen which will allow you to quickly both enable and disable things you've added on to the browser.

Moonweez, All Chrome addons, including Adblock, run on Vivaldi without a problem. I'm concerned with this "Windows Problem Solver" which is something that should never be loaded during startups. Can you do a CTRL Shift ESC to go into the task manager, sort the processes by name and see if it is resident. If so, left click…

@moonweez @kalidogg Because we turned off the BITS, Windows will no longer go to the internet looking for updates during start ups. (This may have been causing your main startup problem). So, you will need to manually check for updates at least once/week. As Microsoft likes to release updates on Tuesday's, any day other…

@moonweez Only for you. LOL https://www.pcworld.com/article/3100057/how-to-remove-your-login-password-from-windows-10.html

moonweez, Did turning off search or BITS make any difference?

Did turning off search or BITS make any difference?

Hi kalidogg, A SSD is much faster than a mechanical drive and so you might not see the 100% problem. But, the 100% problem is the hidden running background programs and they are still present with the SSD. You can turn off a few Windows 10 items, which cause the slowness, and not need to worry any longer. As for the SSD,…

moonweez, There you are. You disappeared leaving me and your broken computer behind! I want you to also turn off Windows Search and the Background Intelligent Transfer Service. Do them as above. First STOP them and then switch them to Manual or Disabled. That should take care of the problem. After they're off, type winver…

Maryeden, Check your wireless port settings vs. mine on my ES15 1) Press Windows Key + R keys then type ncpa.cpl then left click OK2) Right click on your WIFI port3) Left click properties4) Left click configure 5) Left click advanced tab and you'll see the following options. Set yours the same as mine: Intel Dual Band…

Do you know someone who might have a usb wifi adapter like https://smile.amazon.com/TP-Link-Archer-T2U-11AC-Adapter/dp/B00K11UIV4/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2O4M6Q7H2WNQ7&keywords=usb+ac+wifi+adapter&qid=1559818856&s=gateway&sprefix=usb+ac%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-3 We need to eliminate the Intel hardware & driver by using something else for…

Maryeden, Could you try rolling back the driver for the wireless port? 1) Press Windows key and X 2) left click Device Manager 3) left click network adapters 4) right click on your wireless port device 5) left click driver tab 6) left click rollback driver After completing this, try the speed test again before Windows…

Hi Maryeden, You might try going to the following link and doing the "Temporarily turn off firewalls" , "Temporarily turn off any antivirus...." and then "Use network reset to reinstall network devices". https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/10741/windows-fix-network-connection-issues Al

Forget doing my last post. We know it's one of the two causing the problem. I can't remember if the problem was Sysmain or Superfetch, but you can check for both and permanently turn them off (you'll only find one in the list) by doing the following: 1) Press Windows + R, type: “services.msc” without the quotes and…

Hi moonweez, Perhaps there was an update which started the processes again. So, let's try turning them off: Hold the Windows key down and press X. When a box opens find Command Prompt (Admin) and left click on it. (If asked, answer yes to allow the program to make changes to your machine). When the prompt appears inside…

Seems silly, but try putting a blank DVD/CD into it and close the door. It may be hung in a loop awaiting the drive to go ready.

You can go to the following link and download a new ISO copy of Windows 10 1809. Once you have it, you can install it telling the installer to save your programs and data just like a regular upgrade. It will replace all the 1809 which came from Acer with a fresh updated copy directly from Microsoft. Microsoft must be…

From Crucial: "Somehow, a match for your system has eluded our industry-leading compatibility database. Our compatibility team will be searching for a solution if it is available, so check back soon!" Sneaked one past them! LOL