Very Slow Boot on Windows 10

Hi Guys
I have been reading similar threads regarding slow boot on Windows 10, and i was advised to start a new thread.
I was having the same problem, and tried pretty much all the 'fixes' recommended in the other threads.My Lenovo ideapad 305 was taking over 7 minutes to boot into Windows. 2 minutes to reach the bootmenu, then a further 5 minutes for Windows Explorer to start ... So i decided to do a Repair Install with an 'in-place upgrade' recommended by Shawn Brink in another thread. This took approx 2 hours to complete, but now my boot time has halved to just under 4 minutes.I know that its not fast, but its twice as fast as it used to be lol. But it still takes 50 seconds for the Windows boot menu to load, then a further 2 minutes to get to the login screen, then another 2 minutes to finally load Windows. I dont know when this problem first arose as i hardly turn off my laptop, but any further ideas would be appreciated.

Perform these troubleshooting steps:
1) open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste:
2) sfc /scannow
3) dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
4) chkdsk /scan
5) When these have completed > right click on the top bar or title bar of the administrative command prompt box > left click on edit then select all > right click on the top bar again > left click on edit then copy > paste into the thread

6) msconfig (in the pop up system configuration > move the dot from normal startup to selective startup > uncheck load startup items > click service tab > in left lower corner check hide all Microsoft services > in the lower right side click disable all > click apply or ok > do not reboot)

7) taskmgr (in the pop up task manager > click on the start up tab > click on status so that the column sorts with enable rising to the top > right click on each row with enable and change to disable)

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...oot-in-windows
How to perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 - TechNet Articles - United States (English) - TechNet Wiki

8) shutdown /r (you will reboot the computer so that it is in clean boot)

9) Evaluate the performance on your computer in clean boot during typical use.
a) Are the boots faster or slower?
b) Are the shutdowns faster or slower?

10) Read this link on clean boot troubleshooting software conflicts:
Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts | Windows 10 Tutorials
Perform a Clean Boot in Windows 10 to Troubleshoot Software Conflicts | Windows 10 Tutorials

11) download and install Windows performance recorder (WPR):
Windows performance recorder - Microsoft Community

12) Do not use the tool until communicated in the thread.
(The challenge will be finding someone to analyze the results)

13) Run the BETA log collector and post a zip into this thread:
https://www.tenforums.com/attachment...-v2-beta10.zip
Use the text and images in this thread in case there are any problems running the beta log collector: (post #5)
DM Log tool problem Solved - Windows 10 Forums

14) List all of the antivirus software products in use on the computer (manual and automatic)

15) Open the website for the computer or motherboard manufacturer > support > enter the computers product or serial number or model > select the operating system > view drivers > post a URL or hyperlink into the thread

You are very welcome.
Nice to see the progress.
The steps can be done out of order.
Please post 13 - 15 so that the logs can be troubleshooted.

Try using Autoruns to disable startup programs / service / tasks etc. instead of Msconfig.

You could consider replacing the hard drive on your laptop with a SSD. You should then be able to boot in under 20 secs and you overall laptop response will be much faster.

Hello!

I have recently been experiencing a problem with my boot up. The boot up seems to be stuck at the loading screen with the windows logo and the dots made of circles. it takes about 2 minutes to get to the log in screen. I have even tried a fresh windows install to no avail. below are my specs:

i7 8700 K
Z370 Strix E
32 gb corsair DDR4 3000 mhz
GTX1080 Ti
Samsung NVme 512 GB
Western 750 GB HDD

I have even removed the HDD in order to see if that's the problem but it still persists. I even tried many other solutions online and I still can't get it fixed. I think this started when I changed a power saving state in my BIOS (something with s4 and s5) because my mouse's lights were still on even after shut down, and I wanted to power off all my usbs. When i switched back the setting to disabled, the long boot up time didn't go away.

I ran all the tests here with services off and everything and I think the times got even longer. here are the results of the commands in cm:

C:\WINDOWS\system32>sfc /scannow

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.17134.1

Image Version: 10.0.17134.829

[==========================100.0%==========================] The restore operation completed successfully.
The operation completed successfully.

C:\WINDOWS\system32>chkdsk /scan
The type of the file system is NTFS.

Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...
952832 file records processed.
File verification completed.
46036 large file records processed.
0 bad file records processed.

Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...
2029 reparse records processed.
1039456 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.
0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found.
2029 reparse records processed.

Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...
Security descriptor verification completed.
43313 data files processed.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
41327336 USN bytes processed.
Usn Journal verification completed.

Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.
No further action is required.

499476479 KB total disk space.
94007436 KB in 190240 files.
120808 KB in 43314 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
1108607 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
404239628 KB available on disk.

4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
124869119 total allocation units on disk.
101059907 allocation units available on disk.

I actually have no idea what to do next..

do you not have a restore point from before those changes?

Sorry for bumping such an old thread, but I believe my answer will help someone

My BIOS boot times are good, below 17.5 seconds, but the Windows loading screen spun its circle loading icon for an additional 30 seconds each time. I tried all of the steps in this thread, including a restore point, to no avail.

And then I unplugged my USB HUB that had my flash drives on it and the problem went away completely.

nivex said:

Sorry for bumping such an old thread, but I believe my answer will help someone

My BIOS boot times are good, below 17.5 seconds, but the Windows loading screen spun its circle loading icon for an additional 30 seconds each time. I tried all of the steps in this thread, including a restore point, to no avail.

And then I unplugged my USB HUB that had my flash drives on it and the problem went away completely.

Welcome to the Forum
Thanks for sharing.
You may have a problematic flash drive.
Plug in only one drive and run chkdsk x: /f on each one, one by one. (replace x with the drive letter)

Megahertz said:

Welcome to the Forum
Thanks for sharing.
You may have a problematic flash drive.
Plug in only one drive and run chkdsk x: /f on each one, one by one. (replace x with the drive letter)

thanks. it was the hub. i replaced it and no more issues :)