Startup from Shutdown much slower than it used to be

CaddyQuinn

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I'm having problems with my Dell XPS 8700 Quad Core with 12gb Ram starting up very slowly from a complete shutdown. It never used to have this problem, so I believe it's something I can fix.

I recently replaced the hard drive, so maybe it's an issue with that. I went from a Toshiba 1tb 7200rpm to a WD 1 tb 7200rpm, except it's one that apparently speeds up based on performance? If it's not that, maybe there is something else to check?

When I start up the computer it has a loading wheel spinning for about 1-2 minutes after punching in my password, then shows a blank desktop, no icons or anything for another 1-3 minutes... sometimes I'll have to shut it down and restart again.

I normally keep my comp on sleep mode to avoid the sluggishness, I know computers probably need some time to boot up. I was just wondering if there were any tips or suggestions to try and check to make sure everything is running smoothly.

Thanks for helping a noob!


-Stephen
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-4430 CPU @3.00GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    1GB ATI Radeon HD 7570 Graphics
    Browser
    Internet Explorer and Google Chrome
Have you checked bios/uefi to see if fastboot is turned on? And in power options if Hybrid sleep is turned on? To speed up WaitToKillServiceTimeout, see this article at Tech-Recipes if you feel comfortable digging around in the registry. Although shut down shouldn't be as important as booting. Windows needs time to tell all apps "I'm preparing to shut down, so hurry-up get out of my RAM and save data to disks!, then the apps must tell windows "ok we're all tucked in tight", and only then does windows shutdown without any data loss.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
Hello Cliff,

Looks like I have fastboot turned on, but I didn't have to check that in the Bios in Windows 8.1 it's located in the power options menu.

Basically, startup from shut down is terribly slow and I would like to get it back to where it was when starting up. The screen remains black for awhile, then desktop with no icons for another while, before finally booting up to usable status after 5-7 mintues

Any other tips?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-4430 CPU @3.00GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    1GB ATI Radeon HD 7570 Graphics
    Browser
    Internet Explorer and Google Chrome
Do you use a 3rd party defragmenter or windows own? If you use windows run in elevated command prompt
Code:
defrag c: /b /u /v
this is the boot optimisation defrag command that uses prefetch information to sort boot files. Windows does this automatically usually every 4-5 boots(turned off on SSDs) but with this command you can force it. It can take a while. Then cold boot a couple of times see if that helps. Also how many programs are running at boot (see in task manager and in system tray)? Are you using mobile broadband?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
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