Nothing is more annoying than waiting for your computer to slowly boot up when you need your computer in the pinch of the hour. In this article, we have listed the top 6 ways to solve the slow boot issues in Windows 11 or 10. If you experience even the slightest slowdown while booting, you can quickly make these fixes to reduce effective boot time.
Fix 1 : Disable fast startup
The fast startup option may sound like a quick start of the computer, but in some special cases it does the opposite.
1. First, just press the buttons at the same time? Windows key + R .
2. Now write " powercfg.cpl " and then click " OK ".
3. On the left panel, tap " Choose what the power buttons do ".
4. You will find that all settings are greyed out.
5. To change the settings, you need to click on " Change settings that are currently unavailable ".
5. Next, under " Shutdown settings" , uncheck the " Turn on fast startup (recommended) " option.
6. Then tap " Save Changes " to save the power settings.
After turning off fast startup, shut down your computer. If you did, start it again.
Fix 2 : Remove some startup items
If many applications (like Skype, OneDrive, antivirus software, etc.) start automatically at system startup, the boot process will be significantly slower.
1. First, press the Windows key+X keys at the same time.
2. Then tap on " Task Manager " to access it.
3. When Task Manager opens, go to the " Start " tab.
4. Here, right-click the items that you do not want to autostart and click Disable to disable autostart of the respective items.
5. Repeat these steps for any apps you don't want to start automatically.
When you're done, close the task manager and restart the computer to see if the boot time should improve significantly.
Fix 3-Disable Linux subsystem
You can easily disable the Linux subsystem that provides a Linux environment for Windows users, but it can slow down the system boot time.
1. First, press the Windows key+R keys at the same time.
2. Then type this command and click " OK ".
optional featuresThis will open the Windows features.
3. Next, scroll through the optional features and uncheck the " Windows Subsystem for Linux ".
4. Finally, click " OK ".
Windows now disables this feature. However, you must restart your computer to effectively disable this optional feature.
5. Click on "Restart computer ".
This will restart your computer and disable the feature. Check the boot time next time you start your system.
Fix 4 : Adjust paging file size
Paging file size or virtual RAM can make your computer run faster. But in some cases it can slow down system booting.
1. First, open the Run window.
2. Now write " sysdm.cpl " and then press input .
3. Once the System Properties window opens, go to the " Advanced " tab.
4. On the Performance tab , tap Settings .
5. Now click " Change " in the "Virtual memory" section to change the size of the paged file.
8. Now you will see two different paging file size options. Liked-" Recommended " and " Currently Assigned ". If you see " Current Allocated" size > " Recommended " size, you must control the paging size yourself.
9. Uncheck Automatically manage paging file size for all drives so you can adjust it manually.
10. Then select the " C: " drive from the list.
11. Then click " Custom Size: " to select it.
12. Set the size values using these formulas~
Initial size (MB)= Recommended size
Maximum size (MB) = 3 * (1024 * amount in physical RAM)[ Example - The initial amount of RAM should be the same as "Recommended:". In our case it is?-
Initial size (MB) = 2938In our case, this system has 16 GB of RAM or 16*1024=16384 MB. So the "Maximum size (MB)" is-
Maximum Size (MB) = 3 * (1024 * 16) = 3 * 16384 = 4915213. When done, don't forget to click " OK " to save the settings.
In this way, you can speed up the slow startup process by adjusting paged files settings.
Fix 5 ?\x93 Run SFC scan
You can run the SFC scans to check if there are any problems with the system files.
1. First, press the Windows key+R keys at the same time.
2. Enter in the window? Run " cmd " and then press Ctrl+Shift+Enter keys at the same time .
2. Just paste this code into the terminal and press Enter to run the scan.
sfc/scannowWait a while to complete the process.
3. For the second scan, run this command in the terminal.
DISM.exe/Online/Cleanup-Image/RestorehealthThis scan will also take a little longer.
When you're done, close the Command Prompt window.
Fix 6 ?\x93 resetting the computer
The best way to get a fresh PC experience is to update the computer.
1. First, press the Windows key+I keys at the same time.
2. Then tap " System " on the left.
3. Then click " Recovery " in the right pane.
4. Then click on " Reset PC ".
5. There will be two different options. We recommend that you select the " Keep my files " option. This way you will not lose any personal data.
Continue following the on-screen process to complete the reset process.
Boot time is much faster than before once your device is reset.
Bonus Tips -
1. The best way to fix slow boot issue on your system is to use SSDs. Just buy a 128GB (minimum) SSD, plug it in and port your Windows OS from your hard drive to an SDD. This significantly reduces the boot time.
2. Do not install any external app on the same drive where Windows is installed. Try to keep at least 30 GB of free space on the C: drive.
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