Does browsing certain websites slow down my laptop?

So, I run a website for my school where I upload new study materials every single day. Today, my laptop is being incredibly sluggish—it’s basically crawling whenever I try to open anything. Could my Google Sites page be the culprit here? If it is, is there any way to fix this without just nuking the whole site😛?
Thanks!🙏

Other websites don't really have anything to do with what you mentioned... Is the whole computer running slow, or is it just happening when you're using your web browser?

Here’s everything I’ve gathered—the timing, the specs, all of it. Is this processor actually as pathetic as it seems, or am I missing the catch?🙂

Thanks,

Maybe try giving your router a quick restart first just to see if that clears things up, and while you're at it, you should really take a look at what's actually running on your PC once you boot up Windows, specifically how many different programs are set to launch automatically right when you sign in. It’s probably worth going through that list and disabling anything you don't absolutely need running in the background all the time. If you haven't done much maintenance lately, you might want to grab CCleaner to tidy things up, because it's pretty handy for clearing out digital junk, cleaning up the registry, and managing those startup programs, and the best part is you can do all of that with the free version without spending a dime. Once you've finished tidying everything up, just give the computer a full restart and see if that helps.

wiredbison272 said:Maybe try giving your router a quick restart first just to see if that clears things up, and while you're at it, you should really take a look at what's actually running on your PC once you boot up Windows, specifically how many different programs are set to launch automatically right when you sign in. It’s probably worth going through that list and disabling anything you don't absolutely need running in the background all the time. If you haven't done much maintenance lately, you might want to grab CCleaner to tidy things up, because it's pretty handy for clearing out digital junk, cleaning up the registry, and managing those startup programs, and the best part is you can do all of that with the free version without spending a dime. Once you've finished tidying everything up, just give the computer a full restart and see if that helps.

Thanks! Honestly, though, I'm a bit lost here—how am I even supposed to see which programs are launching with Windows 10?

I definitely know my way around CCleaner, though.🙂

If you take a look inside CCleaner, there’s actually a whole dedicated startup tab where you can just go through and toggle off everything that doesn't really need to be running in the background.

fadedbear92 said:Here’s everything I’ve gathered—the timing, the specs, all of it. Is this processor actually as pathetic as it seems, or am I missing the catch?🙂

Thanks,

I mean, if you don't mind me asking, what kind of specs are we actually looking at here? I guess it might not be all that surprising that your computer is running as slow as molasses in January!

I guess you might still be running Windows 10 on that machine, which means you’re probably dealing with those constant background updates, all those nagging antivirus definition refreshes, and that endless stream of telemetry data being sent out into the void!

I guess you might just want to give him a little bit of breathing room for a moment, because he could be busy scanning files, running some updates, or maybe even performing a quick defragmentation in the background!

Kenneth Cruz67 said:I mean, if you don't mind me asking, what kind of specs are we actually looking at here? I guess it might not be all that surprising that your computer is running as slow as molasses in January!

I guess you might still be running Windows 10 on that machine, which means you’re probably dealing with those constant background updates, all those nagging antivirus definition refreshes, and that endless stream of telemetry data being sent out into the void!

I guess you might just want to give him a little bit of breathing room for a moment, because he could be busy scanning files, running some updates, or maybe even performing a quick defragmentation in the background!

That being said, Windows 7 would probably run a lot smoother on that hardware.

Alright, I took some screenshots of all the programs running when I launch Chrome:

Honestly, I’d just ditch Norton. You’ve already got Windows Defender built right in, so why bother? Also, what’s with all those open tabs in Chrome? You really don't need that many hogging up your memory!

And honestly, I think it would be just as wise to get rid of McAfee too,

Plus, maybe we should look into killing off or at least putting some serious limits on uTorrent, because things can get incredibly frustrating when your whole system starts freezing up just because someone decided to piggyback off your connection to download torrents.

hiddenorca6 said:Honestly, I’d just ditch Norton. You’ve already got Windows Defender built right in, so why bother? Also, what’s with all those open tabs in Chrome? You really don't need that many hogging up your memory!

Kenneth Cruz67 said:And honestly, I think it would be just as wise to get rid of McAfee too,

Plus, maybe we should look into killing off or at least putting some serious limits on uTorrent, because things can get incredibly frustrating when your whole system starts freezing up just because someone decided to piggyback off your connection to download torrents.

I'll be there.

I honestly haven't a clue—I’m really not tech-savvy when it comes to this stuff, so I don't even know what all those open-source programs actually mean.🤷

I started uninstalling Norton—and then this popped up:

I can't see the image you're trying to share—it looks like the link might be broken or the file didn't upload correctly. If you could try posting it again, I'd be happy to take a look!

I’ve been seeing this specific warning pop up on my screen lately—it’s honestly such a headache. I was sitting here trying to get some work done when it just flashed right in my face! It feels like these alerts are getting more aggressive by the day. Has anyone else dealt with this particular glitch?

I’m starting to feel like the folks over at Norton might be out to get me—honestly, I just hope I haven't actually picked up some nasty malware.

fadedbear92 said:I'll be there.

I honestly haven't a clue—I’m really not tech-savvy when it comes to this stuff, so I don't even know what all those open-source programs actually mean.🤷

I started uninstalling Norton—and then this popped up:

I can't see the image you're trying to share—it looks like the link might be broken or the file didn't upload correctly. If you could try posting it again, I'd be happy to take a look!

I’ve been seeing this specific warning pop up on my screen lately—it’s honestly such a headache. I was sitting here trying to get some work done when it just flashed right in my face! It feels like these alerts are getting more aggressive by the day. Has anyone else dealt with this particular glitch?

I’m starting to feel like the folks over at Norton might be out to get me—honestly, I just hope I haven't actually picked up some nasty malware.

If I were you, I would just go ahead and uninstall it. But maybe, before you start the uninstallation process for Norton, you might want to disable everything within its own control panel first, and then perhaps try to kill off any active services and processes. Once you've finished the uninstallation, just restart your computer and make sure to turn on Windows Defender.

I've always felt that these antivirus programs tend to make up all sorts of nonsense just to prevent you from uninstalling them, and they really do seem to make things as complicated as possible.

As for McAfee, you probably ended up getting that bundled along with some other software; maybe just be a little more careful when you're installing new programs and look for those little checkboxes where you can opt out of installing McAfee.

In my opinion, McAfee is actually worse than a virus! You should probably do the same thing with it—turn everything off, kill those processes and services, and then finally uninstall it.

And regarding uTorrent, if you click down on the status bar where it shows your download and upload speeds, you can just limit both the download and the upload to about half of your total speed, so that if someone else jumps on the connection, you can still browse the web normally.

It feels like Norton always shows up bundled with Flash, and now they’re even pushing some other random site by default... honestly, you just have to get into the habit of actually checking what else is being offered when you download stuff. You know, uncheck those boxes for anything you don't want instead of just blindly hitting "Next-Next-Finish." If you don't, you usually end up installing two or three different antiviruses that end up fighting each other and absolutely eating your system resources.

I really can't buy the "I didn't know / I have no clue" excuse. Taking a little bit of time to learn the basics—especially nowadays when you can pick up any random skill in seconds—shouldn't be an issue. Plus, it's better for your computer, your sanity, and your wallet...