Video streaming is laggy after windows 10 upgrade

[AlanAlan]

I just upgraded to windows 10 and I notice that video stream has been very bad

How can I fix this problem?

[Enderman]

do a clean install

[Bubblez]

Yep, as Enderman just said, do a clean install. Its a pain in the butt to do, and you got to backup all your files you don't want deleted... but it is worth it. I was having a few bugs and just a really laggy system when I upgraded... I just did a clean install last week and have noticed a totally better system.

 

 

Of course, doing a clean install means that you would need to know your Windows Product Key. If you have your windows 7 or 8.1 Key around still, this will work and be recognized as a Windows 10 Key when you input it when asked.

 

 

*EDIT*  Your old windows 8.1 Product Key will work on the windows 10 install, I just did it myself last week. I can't personally speak to if a Windows 7 Key will work as I don't have one of those... but according to the internet a Windows 7 Key will work also.

[kirashi]

do a clean install

 

Yep, as Enderman just said, do a clean install. Its a pain in the butt to do, and you got to backup all your files you don't want deleted... but it is worth it. I was having a few bugs and just a really laggy system when I upgraded... I just did a clean install last week and have noticed a totally better system.

 

Can confirm. About half of my friends who've upgraded to Windows 10 have had various random issues with software or drivers.

After wiping their boot drive and performing a clean install, everything has resolved itself for the most part. Give it a go @AlanAlan.

[Cvdasfg]

as everyone else said a clean install is the way to go. 

[AlanAlan]

as everyone else said a clean install is the way to go.

Can confirm. About half of my friends who've upgraded to Windows 10 have had various random issues with software or drivers.

After wiping their boot drive and performing a clean install, everything has resolved itself for the most part. Give it a go @AlanAlan.

Yep, as Enderman just said, do a clean install. Its a pain in the butt to do, and you got to backup all your files you don't want deleted... but it is worth it. I was having a few bugs and just a really laggy system when I upgraded... I just did a clean install last week and have noticed a totally better system.

 

 

Of course, doing a clean install means that you would need to know your Windows Product Key. If you have your windows 7 or 8.1 Key around still, this will work and be recognized as a Windows 10 Key when you input it when asked.

 

 

*EDIT*  Your old windows 8.1 Product Key will work on the windows 10 install, I just did it myself last week. I can't personally speak to if a Windows 7 Key will work as I don't have one of those... but according to the internet a Windows 7 Key will work also.

do a clean install

I have a windows 7 product key and I created a windows 10 installtion disk for my new ssd and during the installation process at the installing windows 'copying files' part it froze I was on that part for 2 hours and it was still at 0%

What do you think is the problem?

[Enderman]

I have a windows 7 product key and I created a windows 10 installtion disk for my new ssd and during the installation process at the installing windows 'copying files' part it froze I was on that part for 2 hours and it was still at 0%

What do you think is the problem?

what kind of disk did you use?

try a USB drive instead

[Bubblez]

I have a windows 7 product key and I created a windows 10 installtion disk for my new ssd and during the installation process at the installing windows 'copying files' part it froze I was on that part for 2 hours and it was still at 0%

What do you think is the problem?

 

 

OK, so first you said that you are installing this on a new SSD. Is this a brand new out of the box SSD, or is it new to you? If your SSD is NOT a brand new SSD with absolutely no information on it, then forget about all the other stuff I say next... because you will need some different steps then what I will suggest.

 

 

1. Is your computer hooked up to the internet? The install pulls files off the internet so your going to need an internet connection.

 

2. Try creating a windows 10 bootable USB install instead of using a disk. You can download the Windows 10 install files, along with the Microsoft program to create a USB bootable drive from Microsoft's website By Clicking Here

 

3. Since your PC was running windows 7, I'm going to make an assumption (since you don't have your PC specs listed on your profile here) that your upgrading the Windows on an older PC. I don't know if you have upgraded your PC at all since purchase but if you haven't, and you're still running some older tech, then the install can take a very long time to complete. Hours in some cases. Mine took 40 minutes, and I have a brand new PC. There are reports on the internet of the install taking several hours... 5-10 hours for a very few unlucky people.

 

 

I think if you download the files from Microsoft and create a bootable USB instead of a disk, it will solve your problems.... its very possible that there was a problem with the disk when you where writing the information to it. There are so many things that can go wrong, in my opinion, with a disk rather than a USB.

 

 

*EDIT* you need a computer running windows 7, 8.1, or 10 in order to use Microsoft's tool to create a bootable USB. Any older version and Microsoft won't let you download the files... I know, its stupid, but when has Microsoft done something that wasn't stupid. If you don't have access to a computer running Windows 7, 8.1, or 10, and you have absolutely no way to gain access to a computer running one of those OS, then post here and I will help you out. There is a work around if your running an older OS on another computer (that was my problem, my back up computer was running windows vista, it was hell trying to make the bootable drive, until I figured it all out a few hours later)

 

Hopefully this information helped. I'll follow this post so I can make sure you're up and running. I've done complete clean installs 3 times within the last week (long story) so I feel like a bit of an expert on clean installing windows 10 now... feel free to ask for help if you need it, I'll try my best.

[AlanAlan]

what kind of disk did you use?

try a USB drive instead

DVD disk

[AlanAlan]

OK, so first you said that you are installing this on a new SSD. Is this a brand new out of the box SSD, or is it new to you? If your SSD is NOT a brand new SSD with absolutely no information on it, then forget about all the other stuff I say next... because you will need some different steps then what I will suggest.

 

 

1. Is your computer hooked up to the internet? The install pulls files off the internet so your going to need an internet connection.

 

2. Try creating a windows 10 bootable USB install instead of using a disk. You can download the Windows 10 install files, along with the Microsoft program to create a USB bootable drive from Microsoft's website By Clicking Here

 

3. Since your PC was running windows 7, I'm going to make an assumption (since you don't have your PC specs listed on your profile here) that your upgrading the Windows on an older PC. I don't know if you have upgraded your PC at all since purchase but if you haven't, and you're still running some older tech, then the install can take a very long time to complete. Hours in some cases. Mine took 40 minutes, and I have a brand new PC. There are reports on the internet of the install taking several hours... 5-10 hours for a very few unlucky people.

 

 

I think if you download the files from Microsoft and create a bootable USB instead of a disk, it will solve your problems.... its very possible that there was a problem with the disk when you where writing the information to it. There are so many things that can go wrong, in my opinion, with a disk rather than a USB.

 

 

*EDIT* you need a computer running windows 7, 8.1, or 10 in order to use Microsoft's tool to create a bootable USB. Any older version and Microsoft won't let you download the files... I know, its stupid, but when has Microsoft done something that wasn't stupid. If you don't have access to a computer running Windows 7, 8.1, or 10, and you have absolutely no way to gain access to a computer running one of those OS, then post here and I will help you out. There is a work around if your running an older OS on another computer (that was my problem, my back up computer was running windows vista, it was hell trying to make the bootable drive, until I figured it all out a few hours later)

 

Hopefully this information helped. I'll follow this post so I can make sure you're up and running. I've done complete clean installs 3 times within the last week (long story) so I feel like a bit of an expert on clean installing windows 10 now... feel free to ask for help if you need it, I'll try my best.

Does it have to be a clean flash drive? I tried two DVD drives I mount the ISO to it and it still froze and I upgrading this computer for someone else's

[PalladianPD]

It's probably a bad DVD write. If you have tried installing several times and no luck, try creating a new installation DVD or, for speed and general excellence, use a USB drive. To do this you need the Windows ISO which it sounds like you have already, a USB drive of at least 4 GB and either Microsoft's own USB creation tool or, I personally prefer Rufus. Both approaches will format your USB drive so make sure you've backed it up. If using Rufus be sure to choose MBR for BIOS or UEFI.

[Bubblez]

Does it have to be a clean flash drive? I tried two DVD drives I mount the ISO to it and it still froze and I upgrading this computer for someone else's

 

 

Hi AlanAlan. No, it does not have to be a brand new USB drive. Just make sure there is nothing on the USB that you want to keep, as turning it into a bootable USB will format/delete all files on the USB drive.

[AlanAlan]

Hi AlanAlan. No, it does not have to be a brand new USB drive. Just make sure there is nothing on the USB that you want to keep, as turning it into a bootable USB will format/delete all files on the USB drive.

Can I move all my info of the flash drive and install windows 10 and put my files back ?

[Bubblez]

Can I move all my info of the flash drive and install windows 10 and put my files back ?

 

Yes... move all your files that you have on your flash drive somewhere safe (your backup computer if you have one) and then once you are done with the Windows Bootable USB all you have to do is format the USB. This should reset the USB to factory settings, completely deleting your Windows install files that you had on the USB.

 

I'm making the assumption that you know how to format the USB after you are done. If you don't know how feel free to ask.

 

 

Edit* I may have misunderstood your question. You can not have your files on the USB drive at all once you create the windows bootable USB. Only the windows install files should be on the USB. Once you are done with the USB installing windows, then you should format the USB too delete all the windows files on it, and reset the USB to factory settings. Only after you format the USB can you put your files back onto it.