Diagnose a slow PC from my Task Manager numbers
Reads the Task Manager figures you paste, ranks the likely causes of a slow PC and gives safe checks to run first, with warnings on risky fixes.
Task:
Assess the Task Manager figures below and tell me the most likely reasons my PC is slow.
Context:
The slowness happens when [when it happens]. My PC is a [model or age and RAM if known]. I am not technical, so explain terms the first time you use them.
Rules:
- Rank at most four likely causes, each with the figure from my material that points to it.
- Separate what the figures show from what you are guessing, and say which extra figure would settle it.
- For each cause give one safe check first. Before suggesting any fix that ends a process, changes a setting or deletes something, explain what it does and warn me if it is hard to undo.
- Do not tell me to end a process unless you can say what it is for.
Result:
A verdict of one sentence first, then a numbered list of the causes with evidence, confidence (high, medium or low) and the first safe check.
Material:
[paste the CPU, memory, disk and top process figures from Task Manager here]