Why are Windows 10 bootups and program starts so slow?Hi everyone. I upgraded to Windows 10 shortly after it became available for download. As this computer came with Windows 8.1 installed, I wanted to get rid of it ASAP, I would have put Windows 7 on it but I didn't want to purchase a 64 bit version of Windows 7 when the upgrade to Windows 10 would be free.All in all, Windows 10 isn't all that much different from Windows 7. With a little effort, I have it set up to run just like Windows 7 was on it. The main problem with Windows 10 is that it boots REALLY SLOW, and it is also really slow at starting programs.
As far as the start up programs that run in the background not counting my virus, and spyware programs, there are about 10 programs. Try as I might, I just can't figure out how to get rid of them. There are two that are brand name specific which I'd LOVE to get rid of, or stop from starting, and the rest seem to be just background programs that Windows 10 just seems to HAVE to have run.
May 16, 2019 Programs slow to open in windows 10 I use Firefox and when I click the icon it is slow to open. I can leave the room do something-come back and it still has not opened. Even turning on the computer certain programs start and one will sometimes start an hour later. In Windows 10 you can run Edge or Internet Explorer 11 (Start Button - All. While searching around for some tweaks, I came across a thread on the Microsoft Community forums and one suggestion was to change the settings for the Paging File to fix Windows 10 slow performance. By default, in all versions of Windows, it is set to allow the system to manage it. How To Fix Windows 10 Slow Performance.
Other than those things, I think that Windows 10 is a lot better than Windows 8.1 ever was.Any suggestion on how I can speed up the bootup process and solve the slow program startups? Thank you.-Submitted by Art C. This is more of a question then a reply, I run True Image on my computer(s).I have yet to have a problem cloning from 1 disk to another even with SSD.Once every 6 months I click it on and boot from it and update, then I disconnect again, after all it is meant as backup. I use to have Ghost which worked well back in 2001 - 2004.This are programs that you want and you will probably use it once with the exception of incremental backups.I want to try something New, I am going to look at this Paragon.I cloned all from my 500GB SATA to my 250GB SSD drive, no issues what so ever.
I have a 8 year old Dell and was determined to install a SSD as the primary drive. The older computers, such as mine are not SSD friendly. I needed to find some AHCI drivers which I located on a Lenovo web site, after installing those my computer allowed the installation of the SSD. However cloning the hard drive was an issue as well, I had to buy some software (Acronis) to get the job done, the free versions kept failing to complete the task.
I have a bunch of programs that load automatically, mostly security stuff, but I have others as well. So saying that some/many people have a bunch of programs loading in the background, my boot up went from almost two minutes to less than one minute after installing the SSD. Besides decreasing the number of programs loading in the background, its always a good idea to ensure your computer is running clean, removing all the junk files, cleaning up the registry, scanning for malware is always a good place to start. Finally if you are using a standard hard drive find a program that defrags the hard drive, these are available free or you can buy something if you want more detail. In any event my 8 year old computer runs nicely, the SSD (its a Samsung 500GB) gave it quite a boost. I have not tried Macrium Reflect but will keep that in mind, the Acronis was slow but I was so happy that it worked that I didn't mind at the time.
I was trying all the free stuff and the Samsung software as well. The Samsung software kept telling me I had disk errors and to run Chkdsk which I did multiple times, that made several fixes to my old hard drive but the Samsung software continued to report that I had disk errors, so maybe my old hard drive was on its way out when I cloned it with the Acronis. Anyways, the Acronis, paid version, worked and for that I was grateful. It makes my old computer run more a like a new computer. I would have preferred simply to buy a new computer but working a couple of jobs and feeding a houseful of kids leaves me with a tight budget. I have licensed versions of both Acronis and Macriium.Acronis was great, and still I believe that it is great.
But I lost faith in it because of its after sales service. The online or Telephonic service is over within one month. This period is not enough for any novices to learn the problems that they could face. The f orum archtecture is not helpful enough.
Very difficult to search and find out the required topics of help. More over even if we put in certain issues no email notification is received if some body happens to reply to particular issue.About Macrium I never had to contact help and support. My upgrade from W-7 from a cold start you first have to power up by selecting the Start Button, enter my PIN and then wait for the Desktop to load.
I have a Program that times my Startup that shows how long it takes and asks if I wish to make changes to 5 programs. The time shown is 47.35 seconds. Remember that the time to log on is not included in that time. The programs listed hardly affect boot time. Shutting down takes longer as it saves some files or updates some programs.The Win8.1 takes somewhat longer to boot to the desktop.
However shutting down takes only about 15-20 seconds. None of my Computers have SSD's, After booting up on all of my Computers load additional programs AV, CCCleaner, Weather, Win Patrol (use it to see what programs boot and select if you want to delay some, block or remove those programs that you don't know what they are probably crapware that came with the Computer.I highly recommend installing a tiny program unchecky that will when installing new programs uncheck possible crapware and ask you to check the box to allow. You didn't mention much about the system drive (HDD) or the amount of RAM. I have heard that Win 10 uses a bit more disk space than previous versions.
I would suggest taking a look at your disk usage to see if you are running a bit low as compared to your 8.1 installation. Sometimes it may be a case of having all of the installation files left around due to the nature of the upgrade process. Many users have suggested creating a boot DVD from the ISO and wiping the machine and starting from scratch but this might require you to reinstall all of your applications. Also, check on how much RAM you have because the requirements for a faster system may be to increase your RAM. While at it, I would also check on the size of any paging file.
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If it was set to a 'fixed value', you may want to increase it or let the system manage it.So HDD availability, RAM and paging file are things you might want to look at. You mention 'slow program startup.' In what manner are you launching the programs that respond slowly? If it's via keyboard shortcuts (as opposed to clicking on or tapping a shortcut) then you may have encountered a Win 10 bug, which is known to Microsoft.To overcome it, click START. In the search window type 'services.' (No quotes)Scroll the list to locate SUPERFETCH and double-click on it.STOP the service.DISABLE the service.No harm will come of this, and it can always be enabled in the same manner.
So I am not alone, sometimes I feel sorry to upgrade but here is a trick to overcome that frustrating flaw of Windows 10. Hope this works for you.Cold start by pressing the power button, let those little dots spinning for few seconds, turn off the machine using the power button, listen for hard drive stops spinning, it takes only 1 or 2 seconds then power up again, it will boot up Windows 10 very fast.I find this trick accidently after searching all over the internet looking ways to solve the slow boot problem of Windows 10, Honestly, I did not want to spend any more time to reinstall Windows 7 again, left alone those regular updates. I just want a computer always ready to do work not to stare at the screen every time I sit in front of it.I didn't see any security update from Microsoft website really protect my computer from harmful while surfing the internet. Even after updated and reboot, using the computer for a little while then running a scan with a third party security software, it still capable find out many junks or garbage in the system.Here is my big question, when will Microsoft release a near perfect version of Windows?I miss my Windows 7 Professional 64 bit, it was a stable version next to XP.
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Modern hard drives mount the magnetic heads at a fixed 'fly height' about a micron above the platter that is cushioned by air flow that is dragged by the platter as the platter spins. (The interior of a hard drive is not a vacuum) You can potentially cause damage to a hard drive if you shock it like a drop while it's spinning. But losing power will not cause the heads to land onto the platters - it's simply impossible. Initially when Windows boots it's reading hundreds of megabytes of OS files into memory and initializing data structures, all the while writing out data to the Windows Event Logs. Killing the power during a write operation will (usually) trigger the NTFS file system leave the partially written cluster remain available for overwrite but it won't do any permanent damage.
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I have updated many laptops & desktop computers from Win 7 to Win 10 and have generally noted better boot speed and performance. The secret is a clean install of Win 7, 8 or 8.1 prior to the Win 10 upgrade. Read this article to force the Win 10 update and reveal the Product Key.The problem with upgrading a system that has been in use even for 6 months is Registry Problems & Malware collected along the way that aren't apparent but transfer on to Windows 10 and spoil the install. Once you have a clean Win 10 install make a System Image so it's easy to reinstall.
This post shows you how to do it.