Windows takes a very long time to boot after update - about 15 minutes

Windows takes a very long time to boot after 18975 update - about 15 minutes to the Desktop!

CPU-Z shows CPU running at 3.2Ghz got 32GB RAM 2 x 2T SATA drives.

I've run SFC and all DISM commands probably 30 times each but neither find anything!

I even ran a repair install of this new version but no luck finding anything!

I've spent two days on this and found nothing that might be causing this.

Any ideas please anyone!!

Thanks.

Here is some info I have on how to debug slow boot problems.

Download and install the Windows ADK, which also contains the Windows Performance Toolkit.

1. Open a Administrator Command Prompt.
2. Type: cd "%programfiles(x86)%\Windows Kits\10\Windows Performance Toolkit"
3. Type the following command to start recording the boot trace:
wpr -start GeneralProfile -start CPU -onoffscenario Boot -onoffresultspath c:\wpr -numiterations 1 -filemode
4. The results should be in a .etl file under the C:\WPR.

You can also run this via the GUI:
Start Menu
..Programs
....Windows Kits
......Windows Performance Toolkit
........Windows Performance Recorder

More good info here: How to collect a good boot trace on Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 using WPRUI

See here for some hints on how to use the data: Analyzing a Slow Boot with Windows Performance Recorder & Analyzer

... and here: Windows Performance Analyzer step-by-step guide

There are one or two people here who are very good at analyzing boot traces but I can't remember names, sorry. Hopefully someone else can.

Sudden very slow boot times are often an indication that one of your drives is failing.

As a priority, back up critical data now.

Then check health of your disks.

Often, it can be as simple as one of the connecting cables is lose.

If you have a hardware issue, no amount of software changes will fix things.

So eliminating hardware as an issue should be your first diagnostic step.

Disk check- Crystal Diskinfo (free); Hard Disk Sentinel - includes SSDs - (full functional trial) - better.
@zinou is the expert. His guide:
How To Use Windows Performance Recorder - ZineTek

Occasionally slow booting has resulted from an accumulation of temporary files. 3 or 4 instances on tenforums.

If you care to search tenforums, you will see examples of the use of the WPA. Search tenforums for
slow boot
Windows Performance Analyser
etc

In this video, we delve into the common issue of slow boot times in Windows and how to effectively troubleshoot it using Process Monitor.

This thread is from 2019

Marie SWE said:

This thread is from 2019

Oh anyhow it will help others who have same problem more info does not hurt.