PC Slow to start?
PC Slow to start?
Hello. My computer is taking a long time to start up for the first time each day. After it finally powers on, I can turn it off and it restarts immediately. I thought the issue was with the power supply and replaced it, as well as a new power strip that connects to it. But it doesn’t seem like the power button is working either. The fans inside spin up but don’t do anything else. I’m keeping trying, and it finally turns on completely. Any advice would be helpful 😁😁
If you're still running Windows 7 and you haven't re-installed the OS since you bought/built the PC, the Windows Registry might be getting clogged with obsolete or spurious entries. A fresh install of Windows should fix this.
As 'Order 66' asked, if Windows is not running from an SSD, it will be slower when booting from a hard disk.
There is also the possibility your hard disk (if you have one) is developing bad blocks and is on its way out.
I hope you keep adequate backups of all personal data in case the drive dies.
Yes, the PC is starting from an SSD with Windows 10, and then using a regular hard drive for storage. It seems like a fresh Windows installation should resolve this issue. I plan to replace the smaller SSD with a larger one and skip the other hard drive. Thanks for the advice. I'll let you know after testing the new setup.