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Does it have an SSD or a spinner?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
Does it have an SSD or a spinner?
HDD.. I'm guessing upgrading to an SSD is a better option?

No, I asked because some things that can cause a spinner to take time would not apply to as SSD. One could be a fragmented disk. How much free space is on the boot partition? (usually C: drive.)

On a Laptop with Windows 8 if you have Fast Boot enabled and "shut down" it really just sleeps. When you boot it back up it comes up fast due to that. But when you reboot(or warm boot) the system has to actually do a shutdown in the middle so that Windows Update and Restore Points will work. So a warm boot feels much slower.

If you have a fragmented disk or a lot of startup programs on top of that it can slow you down even more.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.0 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite C55D-A Laptop
    CPU
    AMD EI 1200
    Memory
    4 gb DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    Raedon 340 MB dedicated Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Built in
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    640 GB (spinner) Sata II
    Keyboard
    Built in
    Mouse
    Touch pad
I would say its probably fine, especially since it has a standard HDD rather than an SSD. I wouldnt worry about it, but if it concerns you that much you might be able to improve it a bit by running the built in disc defrag, though I dont think you will see that much improvement considering how new it is.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Built
    CPU
    Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.3-3.7 Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77-G41
    Memory
    16 GB Kingston HyperX Beast DDR3-1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GT 730
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 20 Inch Dell
    Screen Resolution
    1680*1050
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB
    Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB
    PSU
    Thermaltake 550W
    Case
    Antec Nine Hundred Two
    Cooling
    Arctic Freezer i30 CO
    Keyboard
    Logitech K330
    Mouse
    Logitech M215
    Internet Speed
    60 Mbps
    Browser
    Comodo Chromodo
    Antivirus
    Comodo Internet Security Premium
Over the years, I've found that some motherboards just seem to take longer to complete their POST, than others do.
There may be some things in your bios that can be shut off to speed up the POST process and finally get down to booting from the HDD.

Then in Windows there is a 30 second delay in the boot process. That can be set down to just 3 sec's to speed up the boot process.
Then also, Windows installs with a default of using just one CPU Core, even if you have eight of them. That should be reset to the actual number of cores in your CPU.
All that can be done using this Boot Time Speed Up tweak. It's very easy to do.

Shorten the Boot Time in XP, Vista & Windows 7 & 8, & Windows 10

Go to the start button, choose run, then type msconfig and press Ok.
On the system configuration window, choose the "Boot.INI" tab.

Check “No Gui Boot”, then lower the timeout to a more manageable time.
I choose 3 seconds in stead of 30. (windows won’t accept a lower number than 3)

Next choose advanced options.
This is where you can choose how many processors you have.
Most modern PC's are duo core (2 processors) with some quad core (4 processors, and there are even some with 8 Cores or more, )
then choose OK. The Windows default is only 1 core.

Now choose apply and OK, reboot and you should see a marked decrease in boot time, and an Increase in Run-Time efficiency.

I do that on every new OS install.
You can also open your task manager and de-select all those things that you don't absolutely, positively, need to have starting up when you boot up your PC. On most PC's that I have to work on, there are a S'pot full of those performance suckers.

Then there is the question.... "How are you doing a reboot?" It's not as cut and dried as you may think.
I use special Shutdown and Reboot shortcuts on my desktop that greatly speed up those processes.
Shutdown = %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe /s /t 1
Reboot = %windir%\System32\shutdown.exe -r -t 1

If you've done the things I've mentioned here, then your PC is probably doing a reboot as fast as the hardware will permit.

I did find that when I replaced my 1TB Seagate HDD with a 128GB SSD, both boot ups and shutdowns were faster, as well as program loading, and of course all my AV and AS scans.

Cheers Mate!
TechnoMage :cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win-8.1/Pro/64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer X-1200
    CPU
    AMD 2 Core
    Motherboard
    Acer
    Memory
    Crucial, 4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce 9200
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Acer
    Hard Drives
    Sandisk, SSD 500GB
    PSU
    Acer
    Case
    SFF Slimline
    Keyboard
    emachines 101 key
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    5 Meg
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Using Classic Shell on Win-8.1 /pro/64
Of course! With my blessings!

Cheers Mate!
TechnoMage :cool:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win-8.1/Pro/64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Acer X-1200
    CPU
    AMD 2 Core
    Motherboard
    Acer
    Memory
    Crucial, 4GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDEA GeForce 9200
    Sound Card
    On Board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Acer
    Hard Drives
    Sandisk, SSD 500GB
    PSU
    Acer
    Case
    SFF Slimline
    Keyboard
    emachines 101 key
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    5 Meg
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Using Classic Shell on Win-8.1 /pro/64
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