I bought a Toshiba Satellite S55-A5274 3 weeks ago. It came with Windows 8, and I had a spare copy of Windows 7 lying around, so naturally I decided to install Windows 7. However, I've noticed that my laptop takes about 4-5 minutes to load my desktop once I login--at least until my cursor stops displaying that spinning blue circle. Then, when I click to execute any program, the laptop takes another 20 seconds to load that program...
but then everything works completely normally.
I talked to my college's IT department/help desk, and they said that the initial lag I'm encountering is because most Windows 8 laptops are made so that downgrades to Win7 would be impossible or very buggy. Do you'all agree, or could something else be wrong? Keep in mind that I'm talking about a brand new laptop with a fresh install of Windows 7 and bare minimum apps installed*.
*Microsoft Security Essentials, Flash Player, Adobe Reader, Office , Opera & other browsers, etc. No games, No sketchy downloads, no documents, music, etc. Just the basic programs you'd install on a new PC.
but then everything works completely normally.
I talked to my college's IT department/help desk, and they said that the initial lag I'm encountering is because most Windows 8 laptops are made so that downgrades to Win7 would be impossible or very buggy. Do you'all agree, or could something else be wrong? Keep in mind that I'm talking about a brand new laptop with a fresh install of Windows 7 and bare minimum apps installed*.
*Microsoft Security Essentials, Flash Player, Adobe Reader, Office , Opera & other browsers, etc. No games, No sketchy downloads, no documents, music, etc. Just the basic programs you'd install on a new PC.