The laptop starts up very slowly after months of inactivity and is generally extremely slow. It wasn't like that before. Why is that.
It's probably a hdd inside
He makes updates, build an SSD. It's faster.
As Jensen1970 already wrote, these can be software updates. But dust in the cooling can also slow down the start, as the CPU is throttled due to the higher heat load.
Is there an SSD in there? If not, I would put one in. This makes your laptop many times faster, both when starting up and when starting the program. The SSD prices for 256GB usually start from 30 euro. If you need a faster one, you can quickly get 50-60 euro, which is really worth it.
https://de.ifixit.com/...fixit.com/ you will find instructions for most laptops for exchanging hard drives.
Take a look in the "Task Manager> Processes" to see whether the CPU or the data carrier is heavily used by Windows processes.
Due to the months of non-use, some Windows updates should be made up for.
Thanks for the star! ⭐️