Windows 10 load time jumped from 5 secs to 50 secs

Harry Flatters · 18 Feb 2021

Paul Black said:

Hello @Harry Flatters,

I wonder if anything has been added to your Startup. Let us see what you have loading [ Apps/Programs/Services/Utilities/etc ].

MSConfig

[1] Press the Win + R keys together to open the Run dialog box.
[2] Type msconfig in the Run dialog box > Enter.
[3] Click the Startup tab.
[4] Expand the Startup Item and Manufacturer columns so that ALL the data is showing.
[5] Sort the Startup Item column so that ALL the enabled items are at the top [ click Date Disabled column ] .
[6] Post a screenshot . . .

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I hope this helps.

Here's the screen shot and I'll try and do the Clean boot ASAP.

Windows 10 load time jumped from 5 secs to 50 secs-capture.jpg

Paul Black · 18 Feb 2021

Hello @Harry Flatters,

Out of interest, have you tried Disabling Dropbox and Google Chrome to see if that makes a difference?

You can always Re-Enable them afterwards.

W10 Tweaker · 18 Feb 2021

Harry Flatters said:

Here's the screen shot and I'll try and do the Clean boot ASAP.

I'll bet your clean boot test will successfully start your PC much faster.

Looking at the number of items 'enabled' to start with Windows, I'm not surprised it's slow to start.
Consider that most apps implant themselves into the Start Menu and truly don't belong there. Unless it's directly related to Windows, not much needs to be enabled.

CCXProcess is Adobe Creative Cloud Suite and is known to cause delayed starts. I've disabled most items in mine, the program will start when I choose.

Harry Flatters · 18 Feb 2021

OK clean boot done and delay is still there

W10 Tweaker · 18 Feb 2021

Harry Flatters said:

OK clean boot done and delay is still there

Interesting. Did you remove all non-microsoft items?

Try booting to Safe Mode.

Boot into Safe Mode on Windows 10

Harry Flatters · 18 Feb 2021

I am no expert - clearly - but I'm pretty sure that startup items are not causing the delay.

Essentially, when the machine 1st boots and brings up the Windows logo, the 'whirly gig' used to do about 1 and a half cycles, now it does nearly 13.

If you look at the log files I submitted under WPA, there is a 49 second delay in the "Session Init" phase, way before login and before any of the startup progs get going.

Screen shot here....

W10 Tweaker · 18 Feb 2021

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Harry Flatters · 18 Feb 2021

W10 Tweaker said:

Please complete the 'My Computer' info to better assist us in helping you. Do you have a HDD or SSD for your OS?

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Done!

W10 Tweaker · 18 Feb 2021

Harry Flatters said:

Done!

Thanks Harry.

Another quick item to check is Startup delay in System Properties.

Windows 10 load time jumped from 5 secs to 50 secs-1115-set-startup-delay.jpg

Win key + R, type systempropertiesadvanced + enter. Select Setttings in Startup & Recovery.

Confirm 'Time to display operating system' is set to less than 5 seconds. Most PCs with an SSD allow a setting of 1 second.

Paul Black · 18 Feb 2021

W10 Tweaker said:

Confirm 'Time to display operating system' is set to less than 5 seconds. Most PCs with an SSD allow a setting of 1 second.

Strangely enough, I was just starting to post about that!
That is what mine is set to, and what a difference it makes.