slow boot windows 7

Danny75 · 21 Apr 2016 at 15:33

Reality|Bites said:
I'd rather buy windows 10 and have a physical copy on hand, what happens when it comes to having to reinstall? I suppose you could create a drive image but still....

No need. Can download an ISO onto a USB pen drive or DVD, install Win 10, use the Win 7 key to activate, and then keep the pen drive or DVD for any reinstalls or repairs.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Rilot · 21 Apr 2016 at 16:00

Run system file checker:
Open CMD and type sfc /scannow

Try deleting the identity store:
Go to C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Roaming\PeerNetworking\ and delete idstore.sst

aj1soad · 21 Apr 2016 at 16:49

thanks for all the replys. after seeing that some of the error messages in the event viewer were related to pnp i disconnected a few things and it boots up fine now after i disconnected a NorthQ card reader. should i upgrade to windows 10 anyway? thanks for all the help

alphaomega16 · 21 Apr 2016 at 22:23

aj1soad said:
thanks for all the replys. after seeing that some of the error messages in the event viewer were related to pnp i disconnected a few things and it boots up fine now after i disconnected a NorthQ card reader. should i upgrade to windows 10 anyway? thanks for all the help

If you are still having troubles try what I suggested if possible.

Edit
nvm, guess I didnt read the whole thing yesterday lol

rodt99 · 21 Apr 2016 at 23:01

I would take the upgrade to Windows 10. Microsoft removed a lot of bloat which makes it load a lot faster than 7. Also, it's the future of Windows, like it or not, and Windows 7 is reaching end-of-life.

The Start Menu is still less than ideal though.