Fern wrote:

The system is so very slow to load and get ready for me to work. Does
that mean a defrag is needed or something else ?

Boot in Windows' safe mode. That eliminates loading of all the startup
programs you've installed. Check responsiveness of your setup while in
safe mode.

Once in safe mode, use Task Manager to see how much system memory is
free. Do the same when you boot into Windows normal mode.