Hermitkrab
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I've noticed that most apps launch slower than usual. Is this a sign of a degrading hard drive? Thanks.
Toshiba laptop, Windows 10 Pro
Toshiba laptop, Windows 10 Pro
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The thread discusses concerns about slow app launch times, with the original poster questioning whether a failing hard drive might be the cause. A responder suggests checking the HDD's smart data or running a PowerShell command to assess disk health. The conversation concludes with the original poster acknowledging potential drive issues due to aging hardware but confident in their recent backup devices as alternatives.
The thread discusses concerns about slow app launch times, with the original poster questioning whether a failing hard drive might be the cause. A responder suggests checking the HDD's smart data or running a PowerShell command to assess disk health. The conversation concludes with the original poster acknowledging potential drive issues due to aging hardware but confident in their recent backup devices as alternatives.
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That can be one cause of degraded performance. You can run any number of applications that look at the HDD smart data and see if that's the case.
You can also run the following from an elevated powershell prompt to get a quick disk health status
Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\wmi -Class MSStorageDriver_FailurePredictStatus
You can also run the following from an elevated powershell prompt to get a quick disk health status
Get-WmiObject -Namespace root\wmi -Class MSStorageDriver_FailurePredictStatus
Hermitkrab
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Thanks, Nemobeer. As my trusty Toshiba is getting long in the tooth, I would expect problems to eventually appear. I have a new iPad and bluetooth keyboard as a backup, which I'm fully confident can replace my Toshiba when necessary. 
