Lenovo ThinkPad A285 Slow Performance or Unresponsive

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Below are some common solutions; more than one of these methods may be needed to completely resolve the issue. From top to bottom are the most likely to fix slow performance or unresponsiveness. Before you begin make sure you have restarted your computer. If you notice the continued slow performance quickly after the restart, then the following suggestions may help resolve the problem; it may take more than one of these tips to fix the issues.

The first thing to do is to check for excessive background activity through the task manager. To access the task manager, right click on the windows icon, then click task manager. Once in task manager, check if CPU, Disk, or Memory usage are high. If any of them are high, start by closing any unnecessary applications.

The next thing to do may be to click on the startup apps within the task manager, here it will show how much the individual programs impact the CPU and disk activity. Use the disable startups option with caution, only disable things that you know are unnecessary to have startup automatically.

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The ideal number of tabs open is no more than 9; however, depending on the contents of each tab and processing power of your device, the number of tabs may or may not be the problem. To test if too many tabs is the problem, try closing all tabs but one to see if there is an improvement in your device's performance.

Here is a link to a page that addresses this exact issue: Lenovo ThinkPad A285 Overheating - iFixit

To diagnose if this is the problem, Click on start button, Type in file explorer, Under file explorer there are folders on the left side, click on This PC, there you can see how much storage is being used and how much storage there is total, If you have less than 25% of your disk space left then following these next steps may help.

• Delete unnecessary files
• Uninstall unused programs
• Free up space by using the built-in Disk cleanup tool

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Start by checking what operating system your device it is using, to do this, click on start menu, go to settings, click on system, then go under the about folder, there you can see what windows version you are using.

Fixes include:

• Check for updates and install latest updates
• Upgrade to a newer version

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If this is the problem start checking by clicking on windows, open windows security, click on viruses and threat protection, select the type of scan such as "quick scan" and click to start the scan. Once the scan is complete it will indicate whether any viruses were detected.

• If any viruses or malware are detected, disconnect your computer from the internet, power it off, and reach out to a local expert.

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To find what is recommended, go to windows and type in tools, once in windows tools, type in "Defragment and Optimize Drives" or simply "optimize drives". Select your SSD (Solid-State Drive), then click analyze. It will now show the current fragmentation level and if it's recommended to defragment your drive.

Defragment / optimize your data drives in Windows - Microsoft Support

Common signs of a failing hard drive can be slow performance, system crashes, errors when accessing files, data corruption.

If all else has failed, replacing the SSD may be the best solution. Before replacing the SSD, save your data then you are ready to replace the SSD.

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