Well, it’s a Lenovo Ideapad S145 with an Intel Celeron and 4GB of RAM. I’m writing this on it. I want it to be slightly faster at browsing the internet. I use Chrome, I know that’s awful xD
Well, it’s a Lenovo Ideapad S145 with an Intel Celeron and 4GB of RAM. I’m writing this on it. I want it to be slightly faster at browsing the internet. I use Chrome, I know that’s awful xD
Initial thoughts, which shouldn’t cost much if any money:
Check your hard drive: how full is it? Clear out caches and programs you never use. Maybe run a check for bad sectors. Way back in the day, I’d suggest defragging the drive, lol.
Update your definitions and run a virus check on your laptop: you may have picked up a virus or PUP that’s slowing you down.
Take a look at Task Manager at various times: are you close to maxing out RAM, processor, or disk cache? Figure out if there are processes running that you can kill.
Go through everything that’s set up for Quick Start and set it to non-Quick Start if you’re not using it regularly. [I just set everything to non-Quick Start.]
If your browser supports it, install Ublock Origin. If you can do it, install a pi-hole.
While you’re at it, check your router. This is a laptop, so I’m assuming it’s not wired to the internet, but if it is, try switching out the wire in case it’s worn. Check the cables between the router and the wall while you’re at it.
Unplug your router for at least a minute, then start it up again.
Are you running a lot of different devices that may be interfering with your connection, or running against potential high-bandwidth applications (streaming, livestreaming, torrenting)?
Is this problem specific to one or more areas? It’s possible that you’re too far from the router or there are things obstructing the signal.
Are there times that you get better speed (either times of day or times of the month)? Your ISP may be congested or they may be throttling your connection.
Did you leave your wifi open and other people are piggybacking off it? Is it running recent firmware?
Consider contacting your ISP and asking them to run a line test to see if there are issues external to your home. (Be prepared for them to try to upsell you.)
Switch to a lightweight browser like Firefox, Vivaldi, or Cromite.
Things that you can do that will cost money: increase the memory in your laptop (you have 4gb, it can take up to 12gb). If it’s not already on an SSD, switch to an SSD.