Performance Issues on New Win10 Pro Laptop

I have a new laptop (Lenovo X1 Yoga, Win 10 Pro (64 bit), i5, 8G RAM, SSD, touchscreen). I have installed Verbum 7 on it, downloaded my library, and indexed (which took an unexpectedly long time given the SSD, roughly 4x than on my older laptop or desktop using SAS drives).

When I open Verbum, performance drops like a stone. CPU runs at over 50% (Verbum uses 30% to 60% of total CPU) and it takes several minutes for the application to open and get to a stable set of screens (when it does at all). I have no similar problems with any other application --- office, AV editing, etc. --- and they continue to run fine, if a bit sluggishly when Verbum spikes the CPU above 50%. This does not occur on my Windows 10 Pro desktop or older Win7 laptop.

This problem has continued even after a full uninstall/reinstall cycle. It also occurs after reboot with no other open end-user applications.

I am opening automatically to a workplace with a set of five windows and a total of about 60 open resources. Memory utilization by Verbum ranges from 450M to 1Gb depending on what else is running, but there is no memory swapping to the SSD, and disk IO for Verbum is negligible.

Any thoughts/recommendations?

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David Wanat

While I'm sure you already checked this, you don't mention it. So I'll ask: Has it finished indexing?

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A few obvious reminders:

Update all firmware - both system BIOS and the SSD (see Lenovo's product support webpage, or use Lenovo's utility). FWIW: I have one of the Samsung NVMe ssds and there have been no firmware updates but I did notice that other brands of ssd used in the Yoga have, in fact, been updated.

Update all drivers (see Lenovo's product support webpage, or use Lenovo's utility, or use something like SnailDriver or Snappy Driver Installer. Note that Lenovo is pretty good about keeping up to date drivers and software on their product support pages but Snappy Driver Installer and/or SnailDriver will give you even newer updates - especially system drivers.

Disable/delete unnecessary programs that startup with Windows (especially bloatware or cr*pware) by using Autoruns from Microsoft, or CCleaner from Piriform (Tools --> Startup --> Windows tab --> right click on any item for options).

Do nothing if you are unsure of any of these concepts or procedures.

Also, do you really need 60 open resources? I can't say with ontological certitude whether or not so many open resources would affect your performance (but I sure would suspect it).

Donnie Hale

I am opening automatically to a workplace with a set of five windows and a total of about 60 open resources.

I keep a lot of resources open, too. Try disabling all visual filters and "community" features in all your open tabs. Restart Logos and see if it's any better. That has made a world of difference for me, and it has been recommended by some of the Logos developers in the recent past. If it helps, then make sure to only enable visual filters where and when you want them enabled.

Donnie

Pieter J.

(Lenovo X1 Yoga, Win 10 Pro (64 bit), i5, 8G RAM, SSD, touchscreen).

The RAM is possibly 1866MHz and the GPU Integrated Graphics. A dedicated Graphics and DDR4 2133MHz should make a difference although I can't confirm this. An i5 is a great CPU for general use but I think RAM could be a huge drawback. This is one of those trial and error situations.

What is the READ and WRITE speed of the SSD?

Why 60 resources? Isn't it possible to optimize the Layout somehow, I'm just curious?

Pieter J.

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/901900#Comment_901900

Just a thought, does any of those 60 resources or open tools need internet access? If so, then it could help to limit the OS' bandwidth in gpedit.msc. I think it's accessable in PRO edition.