Since the web version is desired, this changes a lot regarding plan of attack.
First does using another PC change anything using your account?
If the issue can be associated with your laptop - packet transfer items need looking at.
As an example our laptop (wife's machine) has a really...
Well it seems you have a better understanding of how and what is bottling up.
Kind of a shame with laptops we are stuck with whatever GPU it's built with. It looks to me your testing is confirming your machines inability to run LR effectively.
If it's available to you and you have a fast...
Well computers can drive you nuts. Just be sure to do some full restarts before giving up.
If fast start is enabled I would disable that. With fast start Windows begins from a hard drive file instead of loading up as a brand new start. This saves a few seconds during start up but can "keep"...
Interesting, in my windows experience (all the way back to the beginning) if you received the newest driver from a trusted source (pc manufacturer site) I would try it.
When working on Windows machines and a non suitable display driver is installed a restart should give you enough display to...
Good thinking @Needa - There maybe something there being on board graphics
@Clovishound - you likely know this but the bios settings can "mess things up" if incorrectly set (no warnings usually) take notes and don't fret if you have a no boot. Just go back and change back what you try.
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Additional thoughts - If your PC has a standard HD and not a SSD that could be a limiter for sure.
For food for thought you could contact a trusted suppler of PC's for Photography (such as B&H) to see what their thoughts are to help with the slowness of light room. Someone like that could clue...
Assuming you are on Windows 11 if its there it should be here (see below) if its not there the on board graphics may not support HAGS
I looked at our lap-top and its not there - maybe try to toggle off optimizations for windows games as a test
Our clematis vine has a neat story, my wife has always loved plants and flowers and this vine was at our back porch with a trellis to grow on since we have owned our house (40 years) for our retirement in 2025 we removed the porch and added a sun room. I carefully dug out the clematis vine and...