Is it taking forever to start your computer?

219

06-12-2026, 03:45 AM

I've been waiting way too long to turn on my computer. It takes half an hour or even an hour just to start Windows 11. Even though I swapped out the motherboard, it's still taking 5 to 6 minutes and that is really slow when trying to use an M.2 drive. There seems to be a glitch in this picture you attached.

BluidyCraft

06-12-2026, 03:45 AM #1

Kidloic
Junior Member

06-21-2026, 08:14 AM

I cleaned up my hard drive a few days ago, but now I'm getting super slow when my computer boots up. It looks like the NVIDIA software might be making things worse because of that new update.

Kidloic

06-21-2026, 08:14 AM #2

I cleaned up my hard drive a few days ago, but now I'm getting super slow when my computer boots up. It looks like the NVIDIA software might be making things worse because of that new update.

Fantom_HD
Junior Member

06-21-2026, 04:23 PM

What do you need to know about the computer's settings? Which part of the startup process makes it take a long time? Is it happening right before the BIOS updates, or does it happen after?

Fantom_HD

06-21-2026, 04:23 PM #3

What do you need to know about the computer's settings? Which part of the startup process makes it take a long time? Is it happening right before the BIOS updates, or does it happen after?

entech
Member

210

06-21-2026, 05:42 PM

It's before the bios screen, so I want to tell you about my PC: CORSAIR VENGEANCE RGB PRO 128GB DDR4 3200 (PC4-25600) C16 MSI MPG X570S CARBON MAX WIFI Motherboard ATX EVGA GTX 1080TI AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor (16C/32T, 72MB Cache, 4.7 GHz Max Boost).

entech

06-21-2026, 05:42 PM #4

TeaTyy
Junior Member

06-23-2026, 12:19 PM

try unplugging any unessential items at start and see if it makes any difference. It could be PC is waiting on something to respond and times out before getting to next item. Even speakers as I have had an old pair mess up start before. It might not be m.2... especially if its fast everywhere else. is ram all one set? i didn't ignore screenshot, just not sure what it means as an error what are full specs? including storage & PSU

TeaTyy

06-23-2026, 12:19 PM #5

Poppin
Member

06-23-2026, 12:25 PM

Can you make a car called M2?

Poppin

06-23-2026, 12:25 PM #6

Can you make a car called M2?

Sebluigi
Senior Member

727

06-25-2026, 01:21 AM

Sabrent Rocket Q is a 1TB NVMe PCIe internal SSD that uses the M.2 2280 form factor with speeds of 3200/2000MB/s. It comes in a solid state drive version and has the model number SB-RKTQ-1TB. The Crucial MX300 is also a 525GB internal SSD for the M.2 2280 form factor that uses the model number CT525MX300SSD4.

Sebluigi

06-25-2026, 01:21 AM #7

JokerFame
Senior Member

670

06-25-2026, 06:32 AM

It sounds like there are big problems here. Have you updated your BIOS settings? Did you make a complete new Windows 11 installation using the newest update files? Maybe your hard drive is failing or it has other issues (please check the SMART data).

JokerFame

06-25-2026, 06:32 AM #8

974chico974
Junior Member

06-25-2026, 10:10 AM

I did some formatting a few days ago, but now the computer starts up really slowly because the NVIDIA drivers are to blame.

974chico974

06-25-2026, 10:10 AM #9

I did some formatting a few days ago, but now the computer starts up really slowly because the NVIDIA drivers are to blame.