Windows 7 X64 booting slow

Scibility · Jul 2, 2015

Hey there,

since some time my computer is getting very slow at booting.. even with the new components i've put in about 5 days ago.
(once booted no problem persist anymore actually.)
Specs:
Mainboard ASUS Z97-P
RAM Crcucial ballistix sport 2x 4gb @1600mhz
Processor Intel i5 4690k @3.5ghz
GPU AMD R9 290X GAMING 4GB

these are the prorgrams booting at startup: http://puu.sh/iKt4u/07fbdedd5e.png

smorizio · Jul 2, 2015

make sure the mb has the newest bios file and under ai setting ram set to xmp profile one.
in the bios turn on fast boot/qucik boot and turn off the asus boot logo. you can also turn down the delay time from 30 sec to 10 or less if you use the asus boot to bios tool. make sure you have the newest intel chipset drivers and mei drivers installed and there no missing drivers. run malware bytes and hitman pro rule out a virus. also make sure your running a anti virus. on start up turn every thing off but the anti virus at boot. if the pc boots fine then turn on start up items one at a time till you find the one that slow.

Scibility · Jul 2, 2015

smorizio :

i flashed the bios last night, its got the newest update now (2803) ill lookup the ram profile. fast boot is on as far as im aware, asus logo still intact but dont i need it to get into my bios? delay time is like 3 seconds? no virusses on my computer (got malwarebytes premium) and MSE

gilaphreak · Jul 2, 2015

Boot time is most affected by your hard drive read time.

If you are running a standard hard disk drive, and haven't defragmented in a while; you'll probably notice a pretty significant increase in speed. From what you've shown in your startup list, there's not much there that would bog it down (though I see that there is more not shown in the screenshot

so I would probably start with a Defrag and go from there.

Shahariar Veyron · Jul 2, 2015

If this is boot problem, then it is related to the hard disk. Optimize the hard disk, Set up windows, if possible, change it with a ssd.

If you can do none of the above, then download glary utilities, click on startup manager and uncheck all the items.

Scibility · Jul 2, 2015

gilaphreak :

I have never defragmented or fragmented my HDD since i couldn't find a proper solution about that on the net whether it's good or not. the items not shown in the screenshot are not enabled.

Scibility · Jul 2, 2015

Shahariar Veyron :

Once i get into my windows account it takes like 3 minutes until i can fully operate my PC

gilaphreak · Jul 2, 2015

That's your problem then!!!

Go into My Computer, right click on your primary drive; then hit Properties>Tools>Defragment.

This'll take a while, even longer if you have a lot of stuff. Basically, the defrag tool moves the data around on the hard drive so that each file's code is together on the disk and not "fragmented" - which causes the PC to have to search multiple places to find the file it needs. If you haven't ever defragged and you've had your PC for a while, then you'll definitely notice a big difference.

Alternately, you can get tools that defrag. I prefer Defraggler by Piriform, the same folks who make CCleaner. Can't say that I know much about the difference between the actual processes, but Defraggler has a few features that the standard Windows tool doesn't come with such as viewing drive specs, health, scheduling, etc.

Scibility · Jul 2, 2015

Installing it now, see what it does thanks.

Scibility · Jul 2, 2015

results of benchmark: see anything ? http://puu.sh/iKUU6/3ca66f581a.png

Scibility · Jul 2, 2015

this taking ages tbh

gilaphreak · Jul 2, 2015

That's actually a good thing!

Theoretically, the longer it takes; the more efficient it's going to be whenever it finishes due to the fact that there's so much data to move around which is slowing your PC down. Though, this is one of the times when having a separate partition for the operating system really comes in handy. Instead of defragging 100gb of fragmented files (Games, music, etc.,) you'd be able to take a quick swipe at just system files which will be what helps speed startup.

Let me know how much that helps. I've got a few other tricks up my sleeve that we can try next if you're not happy.

Like Shahariar said, it is worth noting that an SSD will speed your boot times to seconds. I think I timed my boot to about 20s from the time I hit the power button til the time I could begin using the computer after I installed my SSD. There are a few drawbacks like decreased lifespan and price; but in my opinion, the benefits are well worth it.

Paul NZ · Jul 2, 2015

No the logo can be disabled. And change the bootdisk to the hdd. If its on dvd it can add an extra 20 secs to the boot time

Scibility · Jul 3, 2015

Defragged my entire 600gigs on the HDD took me all night, i think i increased my speed with about 30 seconds that's good, anything else that would work?

Paul NZ · Jul 3, 2015

Did you install the chipset drivers / update the sata drivers?

Scibility · Jul 3, 2015

i did

smorizio · Jul 3, 2015

if you have a 1tb hard drive and 600gb of data it starting to get full. when that happens windows cant make a swap file if the drive gets real full. i would also use hdtune and vendor test tool check that the drive health is ok. if you have a lot of music or movies see if you can buy a set of dvd disk and burn some of the moves to disk and clear some space up on your drive or look for when there are sales on hard drives and pick up a data drive that you can move your music and movies too and leave the main drive for your main aps.

Scibility · Jul 3, 2015

i have quite alot movies and music yes, i dont have enough disks tho. since i have like 30 movies and maybe 4-5 discs my HDD health is "good" so

gilaphreak · Jul 3, 2015

Next you might try cleaning and defragging your registry. Depending on how old your install of Windows is, this may or may not be noticeable; but I always run it when performing maintenance. I've seen some computers speed up by a pretty nice chunk, and some that I couldn't tell a difference with.

Eusing (http://eusing.com/) is the best tool I've found for turning up needless reg entries, but you could also use CCleaner (Which I recommend running regularly anyways to clean out all of the junk that crops up from the internet.)

Both programs ask to backup the registry (Eusing may do it automatically anyways) before it does any cleaning, which you should do in case you delete something that you need. Be sure to read through the suggested items for deletion, and uncheck anything that you're not sure of. I've never had it suggest erroneous entries, but every computer is different.

You can also download Eusing Registry Defrag. This rarely makes much of an impact unless you have a lot of programs installed, but I usually run it anyways.

Scibility · Jul 3, 2015

i always use ccleaner every 2 weeks or so.

Scibility · Jul 5, 2015

gilaphreak :

Next you might try cleaning and defragging your registry. Depending on how old your install of Windows is, this may or may not be noticeable; but I always run it when performing maintenance. I've seen some computers speed up by a pretty nice chunk, and some that I couldn't tell a difference with.

Eusing (http://eusing.com/) is the best tool I've found for turning up needless reg entries, but you could also use CCleaner (Which I recommend running regularly anyways to clean out all of the junk that crops up from the internet.)

Both programs ask to backup the registry (Eusing may do it automatically anyways) before it does any cleaning, which you should do in case you delete something that you need. Be sure to read through the suggested items for deletion, and uncheck anything that you're not sure of. I've never had it suggest erroneous entries, but every computer is different.

You can also download Eusing Registry Defrag. This rarely makes much of an impact unless you have a lot of programs installed, but I usually run it anyways.

Sorry for quote but i noticed after defragging all my files all my photos look like this now: http://puu.sh/iNXLw/a283a094a6.jpg can i revert this?

gilaphreak · Jul 5, 2015

I've never heard of defrag causing data loss. It's possible that you've got a drive going out.

Is the picture just not showing up on the icon, or is there something wrong with the pictures themselves?

Paul NZ · Jul 5, 2015

Whats the hdd? If ccleaner is installed go to tools/uninstall and startup

Bottom right. Copy and paste whats there in here

Scibility · Jul 5, 2015

gilaphreak :

pictures not showing on icons, highly frustrating to me.. now i never know which picture i select when i need one..

Scibility · Jul 5, 2015

Paul NZ :

Puush
Skype
gamingkeyboard
MSE (antivirus)
Raptr (for my games)
Audio driver
realtek driver
renesesas electronics usb 3.0 host controller driver
startccc
usb3mon usb 3.0 extensible host controller
rainmeter
malwarebytes anti malware

thats it

startCCC

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