I use SSD for my win8.1 pro boot disk and a HDD for data. As a usual practise, I have an administrator a/c created when installing windows, and also one normal a/c for each of my family members, including myself. For daily use all of us use own normal a/cs, admin a/c is used only for system admin works. To save SSD space all a/cs have their special folders (e.g. my documents, my musics, my pictures etc) moved to HDD using the Location tab. The OS worked fine and logon any a/c can be done within 10-15 secs. Then I started to install software (>50). But then more often than not, I install them using my normal a/c and input the admin a/c password when prompted. All software worked fine also. However, I found that my normal a/c (the one I use to install software) logon now took > 5 mins to complete. Most of the time the HDD LED has no activity. Worst still, logoff also took similar time. But all other a/cs remain speedy logon and logoff. I know the more s/w you install the slower is the logon time, but the problem only happens to my normal a/c, admin a/c and other normal a/c are not affected.
I don't know if the problem is related to using the a/c for many software installations, but it appears to me that they are related. Another possibility is that I still have a win7 on my HDD and no longer used (no dual boot). Some old folders in HDD were created by users of win7. In win8, for convenience, I changed some of these old folders to be owned by users in win8. Again not sure if related to the problem. I appreciate any help to resolve the lengthly logon/logoff problem. Let me know if I should provide any other info.
I don't know if the problem is related to using the a/c for many software installations, but it appears to me that they are related. Another possibility is that I still have a win7 on my HDD and no longer used (no dual boot). Some old folders in HDD were created by users of win7. In win8, for convenience, I changed some of these old folders to be owned by users in win8. Again not sure if related to the problem. I appreciate any help to resolve the lengthly logon/logoff problem. Let me know if I should provide any other info.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- windows 8.1 pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- DIY
- CPU
- i7-4790K 4Ghz
- Motherboard
- Asus Z97
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- GForce GTX560Ti
- Sound Card
- on board
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell 23"
- Hard Drives
- SSD, HDD
- Antivirus
- AVG