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Windows Taking Too Long to Start or Boot
- Too many programs auto-loading at startup.
- High-level of disk fragmentation.
- Antivirus scan scheduled at startup.
- Possible malware or virus infection.
- Click Start, type Msconfig, and press ENTER. Msconfig is a Control Panel applet that gives your Windows System Configuration.
- Once the program is up, click the Startup tab. This will show all the programs that Windows launches during the boot process.
- If this is a long list, this could be a source of your problem. Deselect ones that you don't need. You should limit this list to include no more than 4 or 5 programs.
- Note you can always start the programs that you have deselected in Startup Tab by simply clicking on the Shortcut Icon on your desktop. So these programs are always available to you.
- Fragmentation makes your hard disk do extra work that can slow down your computer.
- To defragment your hard disk, Open Disk Defragmenter applet in the Control Panel.
- Before you decide to defragment the disk, determine if the disk needs to be defragmented or not. Click Analyze disk.
- Once Windows is finished analyzing the disk, you can check the percentage of fragmentation on the disk in the Last Run column. If the number is above 10%, you should defragment the disk.
- Click Defragment disk. Disk Defragmenter might take from several minutes to a few hours to finish, depending on the size and degree of fragmentation.
- Download a third-party free tool from a reputable company such as Microsoft, Norton, McAfee and others.
- Norton offers a tool called the Power Eraser tool from https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/norton-download-install/current/solutions/kb20100824120155EN_EndUserProfile_en_us.
- Follow the instructions to install this tool, and scan your computer for viruses.