General System Slowness

Modified on Fri, Aug 4, 2023 at 11:49 AM

Is your computer running slowly and acting sluggish?


Check Task Manager by pressing Ctrl-Shift-Esc up the left side of your keyboard.


Make note of the CPU, Memory, and Disk usage percentages and send these to the Service Desk when submitting a ticket.  This will help our support team troubleshoot your issue.  If any of these numbers are too high, that can contribute to your system being slow.


Click on the column headers for CPU or Memory to sort the list of running applications by highest CPU or memory usage, to determine which app(s) may be using the most resources.


Example:


If you see that Sophos Endpoint or Sophos File Scanner is using a lot of system resources, please note that Sophos runs a full system scan on all computers at 12:00 noon every Wednesday.


If you are working remotely on the VPN and experiencing slowness, see also our help article on VPN Latency Issues: https://fmhc.freshdesk.com/a/solutions/articles/47001142285 

Was this article helpful?

That’s Great!

Thank you for your feedback

Sorry! We couldn't be helpful

Thank you for your feedback

Let us know how can we improve this article!

Select at least one of the reasons
CAPTCHA verification is required.

Feedback sent

We appreciate your effort and will try to fix the article