Windows 8/8.1 painfully slow to Boot .Take 10-15 min

We originally suspected the hard drive - so, yes, I do think that there's a hard drive problem.
Follow Dell's instructions as they'll be the one's sending you replacement parts.
Good luck!
 
Hi ,


I've had certain problem with my Windows 8 installation .
Let me summarize the entire scenario but before that below are my System Details .


System :- Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720 Laptop .
O/S :- Windows 8.1 .


I formatted my system yesterday and installed Windows 8.1 via MSDN ISO . Installed Dell Drivers and a few programs like Norton 360 etc , after which i shutdown my system yesterday .


When i opened my system today , i was shocked to see Preparing automatic repair message on the Dell boot screen . It tried Automatic repair because it said that Windows was unable to boot properly . However , Automatic repair was unable to do anything .


After that i shutdown my system again and then again powered it on. This time it booted to Windows but took about 5 min to get to the password screen . After booting to Desktop mode , i tried to open chrome , task manager etc , but nothing opened , and the system was painfully slow up until 10 min . After which everything was normal .


Tried to open Event log and it also crashed .


I again restarted my system and this time it was lightening fast . Tried to shutdown and restart 2-3 times more , and it was fast all these times .


Can someone please help me understand what is causing this issue ? I've attached a dump of all my logs using SF Diagnostic tool .


Please help . :think:

First thing i did was install the SDK and performance tools and run a xbootmgr boot-time defrag (When i had a HDD Drive)
Went from 2-3 mins to about 10 secs

Np probs with SSD Drive 2-3 secs, My Bios takes longer to load??
 
Sometimes that problem is because the correct hard drive is not on #1 boot device on your BIOS
Goto BIOS (F2 or delete)
Look into Bios Priority
If needed go to "Advanced Mode" - "Boot" - "Boot option Priorities"
Check on "Boot Option #1" if the correct hard drive is set
If your HD is not showing in "Boot Option #1" go to "Hard Drive BBS Priorities" and change the order
Save and Enjoy :)
 
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