Slow performance of a new laptop

Hey hi,
Can anyone please help me to know the reason why a new laptop runs slows.
My laptop is taking about a inute to boot.Installing a new app also takes time when compared to others.

Hi Nozy,
Welcome
Have you seen these articles?
http://www.lenovo.com/us/en/faqs/how-to-speed-up-your-computer/
You wouldn't have age problems on a new computer, but you could take a look at what programs you might not be interested in keeping. That includes an anti-virus if you are using one other than the one that is part of Windows.
Also see here:
http://www.softpedia.com/blog/How-to-Fix-Windows-8-1-Slow-Performance-Issues-396529.shtml
ThinkPad: T530 / X1 Gen 2 / Helix - Yoga: Tablet 2 Pro (Win) / Yoga 3 Pro
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