Slow Boot

Hey guys,

I have a Windows 10 machine that seems to take forever to boot. I'm fairly certain there's just too much stuff trying to run at startup, but I'm not sure what the best way to handle this is.

I5 processor running at 2.67ghz
16 gig RAM
Part Number: 141-LF-E658-KR
Part Desc: EVGA P55 FTW 200 motherboard
Part Number: 02G-P4-2662-KR
Part Desc: EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Superclocked video card

I had it overclocked at one point. After a Bios upgrade the settings I have no longer worked out. I don't game. I do a lot of digital photography.

 

Download CCleaner from here.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/ccleaner_standard.html

Open CCleaner > Tools > Startup.
Then click Save to text file... at the bottom right.
Upload the text file.

 

Sorry for the delay...I appreciate you're taking a look.

 

You have a lot of startup items. I have just 5. Apart from Avast, I don't have any of those you have.
But, only you can decide what you need to start with Windows. Carefully look at them.
Open Services and change those startup types to Manual - then those programs/services will start when needed.

 

Wow! I started down that list and some of it I'm not sure what needs to be running normally for windows and what doesn't. Some of it is pretty easy to pick out, some I don't know how changing it will affect the OS

 

Every startup item gets loaded, uses ram memory, and gets its portion of windows while the O/S asks it if it needs anything. Think of them, too, like gears in a gear train. Each one adds its own, slowing down the PC, and ironically, doubling the chances of problems or errors. I can often disable 45+% of the startup items with no effect on usability and a major change in speed.

I like to use WinPatrol (free) because you can right-click and disable the startup items with an easy option to re-enable it if you make a mistake. Further, if you google the "command" (second column), you can learn in a heartbeat whether you need it or not: http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html

 

I suggest you use WinPatrol as used by davismccarn.
Then you can exclude Windows services, and concentrate on the others.

 

Thanks for the help guys. I haven't been on this machine for a few days, I use it primarily for photography. I'm downloading WinPatrol and I'll take a look.

 

Disable or change to manual the startup type of 2-3 programs at a time. The next time you use the PC, do another 2-3.

 

Thanks for all your input guys. I'll start making a list of what I'm disabling and what I'm changing to delayed start. Any idea how long delayed start puts things off for?

 

That's anyone's guess. And Microsoft isn't telling...