[A CA Guy]

Quick question.
Niece has a new quad core laptop with windows 8 and 6 gigs if ram.
She says the computer is running slow.

I am going to check it out, but I am going to make sure stupid things are turned off through msconfig and I am also going to make sure some lame virus program isn't running.

I've been dealing with computers since punch cards and have even android tablets these days and am not a total fossil when dealing with electronics, but in regard things to turn off and look out for with w8, any serious suggestions?

I told her already to get a different browser, and if need be we may wipe 8 out of her computer if I don't speed it up the traditional way.

[oh8eleven]

I am going to make sure stupid things are turned off through msconfig
The only program I allow in the Start Up list is the anti-virus program ... and I probably don't even need to do that.
I do not use IE, I use Waterfox (64 bit version of Firefox) as a browser.
Have you checked her PC with Malwarebytes?
Have you tried What's Running?

[GeronL]

They likely have dozens of programs running in the background, a lot of younger people do that and wonder why it goes so slow.