Help a lady out??

[CaptainLambino]

Morning all,

So I have been using my Sony Vaio for about a year and a half. Up untill a month ago I have been very happy with how it runs and really enjoyed my product. Unfortunatly the last few weeks, the whole thing has just become so sluggish. Simple regularly used programmes now freeze, lock up or lag, the start up sometimes grinds to a halt,  even typing on a word document enjoys an unhealthy dose of lag. 

I have tried all sorts, CCleaner, virus scan, cleaned up the system start up so only the essentials run, deleted large files, tried anti spyware software, checked for windows updates which also seems to be effected - only some of the downloads will initiate, the others just sit on 0%. Nothing seems to work, 

Has anybody got any ideas on solutions? I have pasted my system information below if that means anything

Thank you

Alison

OS Name Microsoft Windows 8.1
Version 6.3.9600 Build 9600
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name 
System Manufacturer Sony Corporation
System Model SVE1513V1ESI
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU 54527863
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3230M CPU @ 2.60GHz, 2601 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Insyde Corp. R0170D5, 14/11/2012
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Embedded Controller Version 1.70
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer Sony Corporation
BaseBoard Model Not Available
BaseBoard Name Base Board
Platform Role Mobile
Secure Boot State On
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United Kingdom
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.3.9600.17196"
User Name 
Time Zone GMT Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 5.95 GB
Available Physical Memory 3.10 GB
Total Virtual Memory 6.95 GB
Available Virtual Memory 3.82 GB
Page File Space 1.00 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

[Nobody-in-particular]

I always try to help a damsel in distress.
Have you tried to restore your PC to an earlier point in time?
These are the steps taken from the Microsoft site. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc#

To restore your PC to an earlier point in time

Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, then tap Search.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the top-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, then click Search.)

Enter Control Panel in the search box, then tap or click Control Panel.

Enter Recovery in the Control Panel search box, then tap or click Recovery.

Tap or click Open System Restore, then follow the instructions.

[CaptainLambino]

Why thank you 

I have considered this option but will this not cause me to lose all my work etc for the last few weeks? I use my laptop for work and would not be a happy bunny if I lost everything 😞

Thank you 

A