Best way to restore boot times?

Veradun · 24 Aug 2012 at 18:18

I only built this PC in mid March I believe and the boot times we're nice and fast to say I was using my old hard disk. I could be browsing the net within <30 seconds of hitting the on button.

5 months later, and I've noticed it's slowed drastically, especially in the last 4 weeks or so. It can take around 1 minute minimum just to boot Windows then even if I open any programs, they hang for about another 30 seconds to a minute until they work.

So long story short... I've gone from <30 to around 2 minutes in 5 months, I want my quick boot back

theheyes · 24 Aug 2012 at 18:45

Check for unnecessary startup programs and malware. Autoruns is a good tool for the former.

KIA · 24 Aug 2012 at 18:55

sniffy · 24 Aug 2012 at 20:26

Start -> Run -> "msconfig" -> Start-up -> Untick EVERYTHING that isn't essential.

Phil2008 · 25 Aug 2012 at 00:20

I would go through the "add/remove programs" first

Mattus · 25 Aug 2012 at 00:56

Just use sleep mode, or failing that hibernate? 0-30 seconds to resume, 0 seconds to reload apps.

I don't get why people are so attached to rebooting every day.

PCZ · 25 Aug 2012 at 07:03

The best way is to be more carefull when installing.
Most software today is loaded with garbage that runs at startup.

You could do a fresh install but that would only be temporary relief unless you learn how to keep your PC clean.