astrohip Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 My XPS 17 (9710) has become sluggish to start/shutdown. When I first got it, from start to desktop was about 12-14 seconds. Now it's almost a minute. And shutdown was even quicker, and now it's even longer. So I'm thinking a fresh install of Windows might help. What's involved in doing this (I've never done a Windows re-install before)? I'd love to be able to keep all my data & files. I'd also love to be able to keep my installed programs, although I understand that may be the issue, and I might have to re-install them after Windows refreshes. For those of you who've done this before, is this more trouble than it's worth? Your thoughts and feedback appreciated! Happy Fourth to those who celebrate. XPS 17, 64GB RAM, 2 4TB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron44126 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 There is a Windows “reset” feature that you can access from Settings that basically does this. There is an option to keep your files. You won’t be able to keep installed programs and achieve the “fresh reset” that you are looking for. You might have to install some drivers but just one run of Windows Update should take care of that. (If the WiFi driver is required first, you can get that from the Dell support site.) 2 Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch, 2023 (personal) • Dell Precision 7560 (work) • Full specs in spoiler block below Info posts (Windows) — Turbo boost toggle • The problem with Windows 11 • About Windows 10/11 LTSC Spoiler Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch, 2023 (personal) M2 Max 4 efficiency cores 8 performance cores 38-core Apple GPU 96GB LPDDR5-6400 8TB SSD macOS 15 "Sequoia" 16.2" 3456×2234 120 Hz mini-LED ProMotion display Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3 99.6Wh battery 1080p webcam Fingerprint reader Also — iPhone 12 Pro 512GB, Apple Watch Series 8 Dell Precision 7560 (work) Intel Xeon W-11955M ("Tiger Lake") 8×2.6 GHz base, 5.0 GHz turbo, hyperthreading ("Willow Cove") 64GB DDR4-3200 ECC NVIDIA RTX A2000 4GB Storage: 512GB system drive (Micron 2300) 4TB additional storage (Sabrent Rocket Q4) Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 15.6" 3940×2160 IPS display Intel Wi-Fi AX210 (Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3) 95Wh battery 720p IR webcam Fingerprint reader Previous Dell Precision 7770, 7530, 7510, M4800, M6700 Dell Latitude E6520 Dell Inspiron 1720, 5150 Dell Latitude CPi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrohip Posted July 5, 2023 Author Share Posted July 5, 2023 Thanks! 1 XPS 17, 64GB RAM, 2 4TB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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