Why are old computers so slow after starting them and why do they need some time/heat to work fast/properly again?
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Previous answers are all correct, so I’ll just try to summarize.
1. It has nothing to do with heat.
2. After a computer has just started up, it is still starting numerous additional programs that will run quietly in the background. So it’s still quite busy, which makes it slow to respond to you.
3. Older computers have slower processors and much slower hard drives (mechanical ones) so it takes them a while to finish this process. It can be up to a few minutes of starting various programs you don’t even see.
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