Tim, Thanks for that. Is there a cure or do I have to hunt down a replacement during Black Friday, which now seems to be a two week one day sale. My current one is using Windows 10.1.
You can tune up a flagging Window install, but it takes a fair amount of technical knowledge to avoid screwing things up. If your laptop is older than a couple of years then it's often easier just to buy a new one. If you want to get a more durable solution, consider switching to Apple kit. Their Unix-based operating system is a much better prospect in my view.