Windows 10 Start up time

GeeBee38

Recently installed windows 10, start up time is really slow, I power on then have to wander off for 5 minutes until it shows log on screen, then wait another 5 minutes, to open google chrome, etc, is this normal for windows 10. windows 7 was instant and opened google chrome straight away?

Thanks 

Neil_Jones

I think you've answered your own question.  No it is not normal unless your computer is a snail.

Do you mean you've installed 10 as a clean install?  Have you installed all the drivers?

arciere

No it's not normal. Its likely that you have a really slow hard disk or that it's damaged.

Do you know what type of disk you are running on?

GeeBee38

Neil_Jones said:

I think you've answered your own question.  No it is not normal unless your computer is a snail.

Do you mean you've installed 10 as a clean install?  Have you installed all the drivers?

Yes. a clean install, all the drivers, i think so, how would i check? Thanks

GeeBee38

arciere said:

No it's not normal. Its likely that you have a really slow hard disk or that it's damaged.

Do you know what type of disk you are running on?

Not sure how to check, sorry

forgotmyname

My PC is slow (ish) to start. Nothing to do with Windows 10. In my case its the ASUS Motherboard doing diagnostics

before booting.  I could disable that but I can live with a couple of seconds extra.

EssexExile

If I get that sort of problem I take it to Steve my tame IT guru. Whenever I ask for help online I don't understand the answers.

GeeBee38

Thanks all, my bedtime, up at 4am for work, ill check in tomorrow

neilmcl

Can we assume you have a standard HDD and not an SSD?

Also there's a chance that the version of W10 is a bit out of date and it's running through some updates which will also slow your PC down.

debitcardmayhem

Apart from the obvious blue/red/black what is your pc make, model number etc , has it got an SSD how much memory etc?

type msinfo in the search box .... then select System Information, App

copy the summary screen here like this

Then select Components Storage

and disks like this

Then paste them here

J_B

Short term fix - check  settings / system / power and sleep and make sure it never goes to sleep.

Then when you would normally turn it off, just restart it and then it will be 'ready' when you next need it.

long term fix - get an SSD fitted