I've installed W8.1 on a Dell Vostro 3750 laptop and am seeing start times in the sub 15 second region. That is the total time from hitting the power button to being online here. Wonderful.
The older Acer laptop (8 yr old 9301) that I trialled W8.1 on doesn't achieve this. In fact its start up times are similar to Vista and W7 at around 80 seconds. Why might that be ?
One bit of relevant info that might give a clue. I created a task for Defender to update at start up (with a 5 minute delay) and on the Acer it works perfectly. The Dell does not, and I suspect the reason is that the Quick Start is not classed as a full startup. Do a restart on the Dell and it works (I've modified the task on the Dell so that is sorted). But what all that seems to show is that the Acer isn't in a Quick Start mode for some reason although the Quickstart option is enabled. Both Acer and Dell followed the same install procedure, a clean install onto unallocated space. The Acer was a bit challenging to find Wi-Fi drivers that worked (an older Vista one had to be used).
Could it be a driver or non compatible BIOS causing the non operative Quick Start and as such is something that I will never get to work, or is there anything else I should check ?
The older Acer laptop (8 yr old 9301) that I trialled W8.1 on doesn't achieve this. In fact its start up times are similar to Vista and W7 at around 80 seconds. Why might that be ?
One bit of relevant info that might give a clue. I created a task for Defender to update at start up (with a 5 minute delay) and on the Acer it works perfectly. The Dell does not, and I suspect the reason is that the Quick Start is not classed as a full startup. Do a restart on the Dell and it works (I've modified the task on the Dell so that is sorted). But what all that seems to show is that the Acer isn't in a Quick Start mode for some reason although the Quickstart option is enabled. Both Acer and Dell followed the same install procedure, a clean install onto unallocated space. The Acer was a bit challenging to find Wi-Fi drivers that worked (an older Vista one had to be used).
Could it be a driver or non compatible BIOS causing the non operative Quick Start and as such is something that I will never get to work, or is there anything else I should check ?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- W10 x64 pro and W8.1 x86
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Vostro 3750/Acer 9301
- CPU
- Intel i5/AMD Turion 64
- Memory
- 4Gb/2Gb
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel i5 internal/NVidia GEFORCE GO 6100
- Sound Card
- Realtek
- Hard Drives
- 250Gb SSD and 120Gb
- Mouse
- HP Z4000
- Internet Speed
- 76 down, 20 up
- Browser
- MS Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender