Windows 10: Can I roll back to fix slowdown?

I have an Acer Aspire 3 that, over the course of a year, slowed down from operating normally to taking several minutes just to start up or to open a browser. I asked an expert who couldn't find anything wrong but said that newer Windows versions struggle for HDDs, as they are tuned for the use of SSDs. Two Questions, then. 1 Does this seem correct? 2 Can I fix the problem by just going back to an old version of Windows?

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Windows 10 slowdown

Hi Aman,

There are some factors that may cause the computer to slowdown, corrupt Windows system files, is one of the factor that can slow down the computer and cause other problems.

To isolate the issue, we would like to ask some information:

• Did you get any error messages?
• Have you done any changes on your computer prior to the issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

We will wait for your response.

 

camera roll

Hi Rosalyn,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft community.

I suggest you to follow the below steps for arranging the camera pictures in recent order and check if it helps.

• Press “Windows+E” it will open file explorer.
• Go to “This PC” and click on “pictures folder”.
• Then click on “camera roll folder”.
• And right click on the empty space and select “sort by” option.
• Then select ascending option.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

Programs not working

In post 26 there were steps listed to fix the operating system corruption.
Are you able to follow them?
In post 29 was the suggested dism repair command.