The computer boots slowly during startup – Fixed!!!

A slow booting PC can be very frustrating and annoying during a bootup. Let’s see or identify a few issues and potentially fix them.

Identification of bottleneck

Activity:

1. Hold down the windows key as you press the letter R, where R means Run.
2. In the run dialogue box, type msconfig
3. Press the enter key once
4. In the boot tab, make sure to click on the Boot log checkbox
5. After the aforementioned is done, restart the computer
6. After the warm booting, make sure to open the event viewer by opening the run dialogue box once more
7. Type in the box eventvwr
8. Press the enter key once
9. Move to the event viewer tab
10. Click on Windows log on
11. Then move to the system
12. Ensure to look for errors or warnings related to boot time. Meanwhile, this might give you a clue about what is causing the slowdown.

Phase 2

(Disabling Unnecessary startup programs)

1. Open the task manager, by applying the Win+X
2. Select Task Manager
3. Click on the startup tab
4. (A list of applications or programs that launch during booting will be displayed)
5. Make sure to disable any unnecessary programs or other services that you don’t want to start during booting or preferably you don’t want to run during startup.
6. Note: be cautious when disabling programs as some might even be essential for your system’s functionality and functionality.

Phase 3

Updating the OS (Operating System)

1. Your PC could be missing some important updates and this could result in the bootup slowness.
2. In the search bar on the desktop on the taskbar, type settings
3. Press the enter key once
4. This takes you to the settings window
5. Click on update and security
6. Click on check for updates and wait for a while
7. In case updates are detected, click on them to download and install

Phase 4

(Malware and Viruses check)

1. Scan your PC regularly to make sure there are no worms or viruses in the computer system
2. If there are no antiviruses, it is highly recommended to download one
3. If viruses are found, either remove them or quarantine them

Other phases or alternatives are as follows:

• Inspecting your disk space

• Checking for disk errors

• Updating your drivers

• Considering a clean boot

• Checking for BIOS updates

• Considering reinstalling Windows

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