Guys, I have a problem...
My laptop is new, 3 months old, and well, it was running really great. Perfectly fine.
Specs:
i5 950m
Until I downloaded this update a few days ago
KB4013429 security update
Since then I have issues with Steam, the fan is a lot louder while idling, but the worst of all the laptop takes forever to boot... like 8-10 minutes! It took a minute before, it was really fast.
The icons on my desktop are also kinda loading slowly after booting up. It's odd.
So my question is what happened?
I'm now removing this update, but not sure if that's gonna help? I hope it does.
And how do I proceed then? Any tips?
EDIT So, I deleted that update, first time it would still take a long time to boot, tried again and it was a lot faster. Also the fan doesn't seem to be as loud and erratic anymore.
I haven't tested much stuff as I'm tired and not in the mood, but generally it felt snappier again - I think it has worked...
But what now? I can't update windows anymore? I just know this'll happen again when I try... Even if not right away, but I just don't trust it anymore.
Windows 8 or 7?
@Robin. Ironically how you want your laptop is exactly how mine was (is)...
I can hear the fan, but it only goes up when I do something, like play a game, maybe watch a movie, just something... when it's idling it goes down again and also the laptop stays pretty cool even after hours of gaming usually.
Crazy theory time: could it be that windows updates just sometimes get messed up and it *looks * like everything is fine, but really the update just didn't install correctly. So every time you update it keeps those settings and kinda gets worse over time? Because before I deleted that update my fans would go up, the harddrive kept spinning, the laptop got hot while doing absolutely nothing...
Actually, I think this theory isn't all that crazy maybe, oh well...
Also btw it also depends on your specs.
My laptop is midrange and well, I hear the fans spinning, while gaming it gets rather loud (more than my PS3), but I bought a laptop for a family member, i3, low end graphics card, SSD. I don't hear that thing at all. Occasionally the fans will go up shortly then silent again it's pretty awesome.
Sorry for the essay but this windows update mania is infuriating like hell...
But anyhow - I still need help, I really hope someone can give me a few tips how to proceed now....?