Windows taking too long to load

zbook said:

Every malware scanner has different definitions in their databases.

Run these on your drive:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...l-details.aspxhttps://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/tdsskiller



type defender in the left lower corner search > click on virus and threat protection > click advanced scan > place a dot in windows defender offline scan.

On reboot the offline scan will load then run a quick scan.

When you have completed the malware scans open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste this command:

chkdsk /x /f /r (this may take many hours to run, plan to run overnight)

Please post this chkdsk scan results into the thread:


Read Chkdsk Log in Event Viewer in Windows 10
https://askleo.com/chkdsk_what_is_it...w_do_i_run_it/
https://askleo.com/how_do_i_see_the_...t_ran_on_boot/
http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-find-...in-windows-10/ uses 26226 find



Run one of these drive SMART studies and post images into the thread:

http://crystalmark.info/software/Cry...o/index-e.html
http://www.hdtune.com/
https://www.hdsentinel.com/


Before running the Microsoft off line scan please turn off e Mcafee scanner. And please remember to turn it bac on when you are back on the desktop.

Hi zbook,
I have run all the scans you requested above and run an Extended Self-Test in Hard Disk Sentinel on the C: drive which I think it is what you mean by Run one of these drive SMART studies:

Kasperskytdss killer; did not find any malicious software.
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool; did not find any malicious software.
Windows Defender Anti-Virus; did not report any malicious software.

chkdsk /x /f /r
Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Wininit
Date: 21/06/2017 06:05:24
Event ID: 1001
Task Category: None
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: EMER
Description:
Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.
Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...
505856 file records processed.
File verification completed.
12456 large file records processed.
0 bad file records processed.
Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...
611178 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.
0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found.
Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...
Cleaning up 74 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 74 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 74 unused security descriptors.
Security descriptor verification completed.
52662 data files processed.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
14765280 USN bytes processed.
Usn Journal verification completed.
Stage 4: Looking for bad clusters in user file data ...
505840 files processed.
File data verification completed.
Stage 5: Looking for bad, free clusters ...
158640638 free clusters processed.
Free space verification is complete.
Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.
No further action is required.
862608225 KB total disk space.
227272564 KB in 243219 files.
154160 KB in 52663 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
618949 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
634562552 KB available on disk.
4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
215652056 total allocation units on disk.
158640638 allocation units available on disk.
Internal Info:
00 b8 07 00 01 83 04 00 c5 04 08 00 00 00 00 00 ................
3f 1b 00 00 ef 59 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ?....Y..........
Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Wininit" Guid="{206f6dea-d3c5-4d10-bc72-989f03c8b84b}" EventSourceName="Wininit" />
<EventID Qualifiers="16384">1001</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2017-06-21T05:05:24.903069900Z" />
<EventRecordID>4783</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>EMER</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>

Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.
Stage 1: Examining basic file system structure ...
505856 file records processed.
File verification completed.
12456 large file records processed.
0 bad file records processed.
Stage 2: Examining file name linkage ...
611178 index entries processed.
Index verification completed.
0 unindexed files scanned.
0 unindexed files recovered to lost and found.
Stage 3: Examining security descriptors ...
Cleaning up 74 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 74 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 74 unused security descriptors.
Security descriptor verification completed.
52662 data files processed.
CHKDSK is verifying Usn Journal...
14765280 USN bytes processed.
Usn Journal verification completed.
Stage 4: Looking for bad clusters in user file data ...
505840 files processed.
File data verification completed.
Stage 5: Looking for bad, free clusters ...
158640638 free clusters processed.
Free space verification is complete.
Windows has scanned the file system and found no problems.
No further action is required.
862608225 KB total disk space.
227272564 KB in 243219 files.
154160 KB in 52663 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
618949 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
634562552 KB available on disk.
4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
215652056 total allocation units on disk.
158640638 allocation units available on disk.
Internal Info:
00 b8 07 00 01 83 04 00 c5 04 08 00 00 00 00 00 ................
3f 1b 00 00 ef 59 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ?....Y..........
Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Result of Extended Self-Test;

zbook said:

Run one of these drive SMART studies and post images into the thread:

https://www.hdsentinel.com/

Remainder of the Extended Self-Test screen shots;

Type msconfig in the left lower corner search.
Click the services tab.
Count the number of boxes that are non-Microsoft services.
Which ones are currently checked?
Which anti-malware programs are currently running?
What is the status of any malware now?
Type task manager in the left lower corner.
Which items are enabled on boot?

Hi zbbok.
Information you requested above;
Count the number of boxes that are non-Microsoft services.
There are 42 Non-Microsoft services of which 6 McAfee are checked, these being;
Module Core Service, Validation Trust Validation Service, Service Controller, Firewall Core Service, Personal Firewall Service and AP Service.
Which anti-malware programs are currently running?
McAfee Security Centre (in real-time protection), Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (in real-time protection) and HitmanPro which does a quick scan on start-up. All these I had to get them working as I won’t go not the web without them active!
What is the status of any malware now?
Malwarebytes has not found any threats. HitmanPro nothing other than a couple of Tracking. Cookies
Type task manager in the left lower corner.
Which items are enabled on boot?
Just 3 out of 17 these being Fences Settings, Win Patrol Monitor. Malwarebytes Tray Application.

What is fences? does it need to be on boot?

There are 42 items that are non-Microsoft.
6 are Mcafee.
That leaves 36 non-Microsoft services unchecked on boot.
This is your baseline now. If you are happy with this boot you can leave it in selective boot or you can figure out which application(s) are prolonging the boot.

Many people prefer clean or select boot to have the best performance:
Windows 10 Performance and Install Integrity Checklist - Microsoft Community

To figure out which application(s) were impacting the boot you can now check 18 of the 36 unchecked non-Microsoft services.
If there is a significant change in the boot then you know that it was one or more of the 18 that were checked. If there was an insignificant impact on boot then you know that it was not the 18 non-Microsoft services that were just started on boot.
If the result was indeterminate or you want to see if there is a difference you can now uncheck the 18 that were checked and check the 18 that were not checked and reboot.
Once you find the group in which the non-Microsoft service is impacting the boot you then divide this group in half. You then check one group of 9 compared to the other group of 9. The process continues until you narrow down to one item.

This non-Microsoft service is then uninstalled and reinstalled to see if a fresh install has an impact on the boot.

Hi zbook,

Fences is an application that automatically organizes short cuts and icons on the desktop.

http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/

I did have selective boot before and still is on selective boot which I too prefer.

At the moment the boot time is satisfactory and much quicker than before. It is early morning here in the UK so I will try what you suggest in the next couple of days but I am happy as it is at the moment.

Thank you very much for all the help with this issue.

You welcome.