Power up to PW went from 20 seconds to 100 seconds

Hi, Zine. I looked at your tutorial but I don't think it applies to my issue. I can get the boot trace file using a command line that I got here last year. I put it into a batch file that reads:
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rem run a boot trace from with Win SDK
c:
cd %programfiles(x86)%\Windows Kits\10\Windows Performance Toolkit
wpr -start GeneralProfile -start CPU -onoffscenario Boot -onoffresultspath c:\wpr -numiterations 1 -filemode
pause
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This just gave me a new boot trace file.

What I can't figure out is how to get to see the boot sequence the way you did (and attached in screen shot) earlier in this thread.

Problem solved. Panasonic had issued a safety notice that was a popup that appeared after booting Windows and loggin in, with some startup programs running. It warned that I needed bios and controller firmware updates to protect against possible battery overheating.

I just installed the updates from Panasonic. My time from power on to password screen is back to 24 seconds.

I do not think this showed up in the boot trace. It seems odd that my slowdown was before the password prompt appeared. As noted, the Panasonic popup didn't show until after I logged in to Windows.

This is an excellent site for finding the best IRST driver https://www.win-raid.com/t2f23-Intel...QL-v-WHQL.html

Steve C said:

This is an excellent site for finding the best IRST driver https://www.win-raid.com/t2f23-Intel...QL-v-WHQL.html

I went to that site and found the 64-bit driver with the number that Zine said was what I needed. That is, v. 12.9.4.1000.

The message I got when I tried to download was:
The file you are trying to download is no longer available.
The account that created this link has been terminated due to multiple violations of our Terms of Service.

When I ask Device Manager to look for an update, it says I have the latest but might find something else at my manufacturer. Hah! (see comment below)

Also, when I looked at the controller in Device Manager, I noticed two things. First, it doesn't say it is 32-bit or 64-bit. I assume since my system is 64-bit that is what I'd need. The second was the following details, which I do not understand:

Device PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1E03&SUBSYS_833810F7&REV_04\3&11583659&0&FA was migrated.
Last Device Instance Id: PCI

Finally, my system is now working and booting fast (20 seconds from power on to PW prompt, 5 seconds from entering PW to Windows desktop. Is there some benefit to updating the Intel driver, assuming I can find it? The laptop manufacturer, Panasonic, has never offered it. Then again, Panasonic pretty much dropped support for my model the same year I bought it, then with Windows 7.

Thanks, Zine. I have never seen the Driverscape website before. On the actual Panasonic.com website, there is no indication I ever found of a newer driver for my SX2. I do appreciate your showing it to me.

Now that I have downloaded the newer drivers, would you recommend I run SetupRST.exe from the download file or use DeviceManager/Update from hard drive, and point to where the 64 bit driver files are now stored? The .INF file seems to imply RAID storage, which I do not have. Just a single, 1-TB ssd drive.

Merci encore.

It is 11.1.0.1006, as you noted in a previous post. I assumed you knew it because it was in the boot trace.