N/T - slow computer

[jklcpa]

For the past few days my computer has been so slooooow when browsing the internet and slightly slower launching programs and files. Tonight when I woke it from sleeping I had no mouse or keyboard, so the first thing I did was to unplug the USB receiver and use a different port.  Instantly my browsing was back to normal speed. Could someone explain why that would make such a difference?

[Lee B]

First your receiver drivers may have needed updating or some files were missing.

When you used a different port, the drivers probably updated.

[jklcpa]

22 minutes ago, cbslee said:

First your receiver drivers may have needed updating or some files were missing.

When you used a different port, the drivers probably updated.

Yes, true, it did act like it recognized it as a new device. I'm surprised it affected the browsing so much.

[Lee B]

14 hours ago, jklcpa said:

Yes, true, it did act like it recognized it as a new device. I'm surprised it affected the browsing so much.

If the signals from your mouse and keyboard are slowed down to a crawl, then everything that depends on those directions will also be very slow.