windows 8 slow boot up

yeowkm

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I have a windows 8 pro 64bit desktop that take a long time to boot up.
the hardware is i5 2.4Ghz, 8GB ram with 64GB SSD for C drive.
the Windows screen rotating circle always rotate for 8-10 rounds before going to the login screen.

what can I do to improve the boot up time ?
i have 3x2TB HDD together with the 64GB SSD.
 

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Your plight really doesn't sound all that bad to me; however, you can improve your startup time by disabling all unnecessary programs from startup and also make sure you have fast boot enabled (turn on fast startup). Good luck.

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Hi there
Also remove any USB connected devices (HDD's) at boot -- the BIOS often goes through quite complex initialisation procedures before completing the Windows start up and load.

Plug in external USB HDD's AFTER boot --- USB Mice and keyboards are fine . Remove also any cards that are present in any card reader attached to your machine until after boot.

set the power options as well to High Performance, (Control panel) and TURN OFF HIBERNATE option.

With your hardware a boot up time should take literally seconds. Ensure also the latest set of Windows updates have been applied -- sometimes uninstalled updates are processed at boot time too.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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i have disabled all unused services from startup.
i do have external usb drive, but it is powered off.
does ahci mode have any impact to boot up time ??
 

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i have disabled all unused services from startup.
i do have external usb drive, but it is powered off.
does ahci mode have any impact to boot up time ??

Do not touch the ACHI setting. It will do no good to change it. Did your start time improve after following the suggestions? What is your current start time (in seconds) and where would you like to be relative to that time? Please understand that a restart is different and my take longer than an actual cold start w/ fast boot enabled.
 

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i cannot see the shutdown settings in my control panel.
under power options -> system settings.
I have up to password protect .
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At the top of the view you posted, click "change settings that are currently unavailable" for more information.
 

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Read "why I can't make these changes." My fingers are starting to cramp...
 

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do I need to update the drivers and firmware of my SSD ?
the default installed drivers currently is microsoft.
firmware version is 030H.
my ssd is crucial m4 64GB.
 

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I'm still not sure what you are trying to do at this point; other than speed up your boot time. You showed a view of your power options that indicates you do not have permission to make certain changes. I assume you were looking to see if fast boot was enabled; yes? Now, you are switching your focus to your SSD. With that said, you need to clearly understand the ramifications of a firmware update with respect to your specific make/model. From my experience, sometimes you can update the SSD firmware without data loss; however, sometimes a firmware update requires a reinstall of the OS. I have seen the latter be the case in the early days of the Crucial SSD firmware updates. Maybe its time for you to take a peek at the Crucial SSD forum and see what others with the same SSD are doing. Good luck. Hope this information has helped you.
 

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I have managed to enable the shutdown settings to show the fast bootup options.
but noticed that it is grey out.

thanks. will leave the ssd alone for now.
I just fine it strange that the bootup time for the ssd is so long.
when I first bought the ssd last year, i was using windows 7. same issue also.
other than slow bootup time, nothing wrong with the drive.
 

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I have managed to enable the shutdown settings to show the fast bootup options.
but noticed that it is grey out.

Is it grey-out with a check mark or empty box? Did you try disabling the startup programs as previously suggested? Any reason why you never provided the boot time in seconds (as requested) instead of the number of spinning circles? When I ask you about apples, you tell me the virtues of oranges. We are definitely not in-sych. Good luck.
 

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its grey out with a check mark.
all startup programs are disabled.
bootup time abt 50 sec.

OK, thanks for that information.

So fast boot is grey out with a checkmark; yes? I have to assume that means it is active but if anyone else knows different, please advise accordingly. So, a few more questions:

Is your shutdown also slow (mine tales between 1 and 3 seconds on my desktop)?
Can we see a screenshot of your disk management?
Can you provide your system specs?
Do you have a UEFI or Legacy installation?
Any fast boot option in your BIOS? (I have fast boot enabled in Win 8 and my UEFI BIOS)

For comparison, I can boot into Win 8 in about 6-7 seconds from a cold start. A restart takes a bit longer and ranges between 18-28 seconds. I also have an SSD.
 

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Another followup thought. You can also try disconnecting all peripheral devices (except keyboard and mouse). Reboot a few times and then power off and test from a cold start.
 

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And yet another thought. Can you provide a view of disk defrag? Your should look like mine. If not, maybe your SSD was not recognized properly and has an alignment issue or maybe it does require a firmware update?

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my specs
Intel i5 2400 3.1GHz
board - Asus P8H67-M Evo
GFX - Sapphire 5770 Vapor-x
RAM - Cosair 4GBx2 DDR3
Crucial 64GB M4 SSD
WD Green 2TBx2
WD Red 2TBx1
PSU - 650W

shutdown is abt 10-12 sec
Do you have a UEFI or Legacy installation? No
Any fast boot option in your BIOS? No

its confirm that i m using ide controllers for my SSD.

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The SSD running in IDE mode is an issue and could be the primary reason for your slowness (as reported). It should be running in AHCI mode to be properly recognized (and function) as a true solid state device (SSD). Now, what to do? Unfortunately, I have never run across this situation before with an SSD, so the only clear-cut recommendation I can make is to save your important data to an external hard drive, change the mode to AHCI in your BIOS and do a clean install. However, I have done some research and it appears there are some that have been able to successfully switch modes after installation but I have also found many unsuccessful attempts as well. With tha said, I will provide you with two links. The first is a clean install tutorial and the second is a method used to swith from IDE to AHCI after installation. Note the latter is only an example:

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html

Guide Change from IDE to AHCI after Installation

If any other forum member has dealt with this condition effectively (without a clean install), please chime in with specific instructions for the OP on how to rectify this issue.

Anyway, glad I could help you find a problem that could be the cause of you reported issue. Good luck and let us know which way you decide to go on this.
 
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sudden recall

I tried twice to re-install W7 and W8 with AHCI enabled before the installation(via BIOS) and once enabling AHCI mode after W7 installation,following the above guide (plus the not mentioned disk driver update trick ) and did NOT succeed.I am blaming it on my old 775 socket Mobo but thats just me,still struggling...
I made it happen once by connecting only the SSD,changing "SATA configuration" and 'configure SATA as" options in BIOS,aswell updating disk drivers via device manager by checking "let me pick from a list of device drivers" and unchecking "show compatible hardware".Give that a try,i did not kept them settings cause it wouldnt recognize the rest of my drives,maybe i should insist a bit more..Knock yourself out...
 
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