Thankfully, slow booting is a solvable issue.
We’ll show you the most common fixes for slow startup problems in Windows 10 and 11.
While the name sounds promising, it causes issues for a lot of people.
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Thus, it’s the first setting you should check when you have slow boot problems.
Fast startup only applies when you shut your PC down.
In the resulting window, change theView byitem at the top-right toSmall icons, then selectPower Options.
Next, clickChoose what the power buttons doon the left sidebar.
Now, untickTurn on fast startup (recommended), followed bySave Changes, to disable this setting.
Some people have found that Windows can change virtual memory controls on its own, causing boot issues.
To do this, typePerformanceinto the Start Menu and chooseAdjust the appearance and performance of Windows.
Under theAdvancedtab, you’ll see the size of the paging file; clickChangeto edit it.
On the resulting window, the bottom values are what’s important.
You’ll see aRecommendedamount of memory and aCurrently Allocatedvalue.
Some people with this issue find that their current allocation is far over the recommended number.
If yours also looks off, uncheckAutomatically manage paging file size for all drivesto make changes.
Reboot, and your boot times should improve.
While exciting for developers, this is unnecessary for normal users.
However, it’s still worth checking as a troubleshooting step.
To turn off WSL, typeWindows featuresinto the Start Menu to open theTurn Windows features on or offmenu.
Scroll down toWindows Subsystem for Linux, uncheck it, and restart.
kick off the equipment Manager by right-clicking the Start button (or hittingWin + X) and choosingDevice Manager.
Install any new versions available, restart, and see if your boot times speed up.
In this case, too many programs running at startup could be the culprit.
Seehow to run an SFC scan in Windowsto learn how it works if you’re not familiar.
We’ve shownhow to install an SSD in a laptop; the process is much easier on a desktop.
You have severaloptions for resetting your PC.
The built-in Refresh option can reinstall Windows without removing any of your files.
You should stillback up your Windows databefore doing this, though.
Choose the button underReset this PCto start the process.
On Windows 11, you also have the option toReinstall nowin theFix problems using Windows Updatebox.
It’s thus worth trying first.
Hopefully, applying one or all of these fixes worked for you.
Slow startup times are a huge pain, but you have options to combat this.
