The startup is taking too long, did you alter any settings?
The startup is taking too long, did you alter any settings?
Now that I reflect on it, it seems my PC starts up quite slowly compared to its capabilities. This became clear when my budget i3 with 8GB RAM and an SATA SSD at work launches in just five seconds, whereas mine takes at least thirty minutes. It’s likely a £99.99 NVMe SSD would perform better than an SATA one, or perhaps the issue lies with me. How I’m utilizing the boot drive is worth noting. The specifications might help identify the cause. My system runs a Ryzen 2700X on an ASUS X470-I motherboard using a Samsung 970 Evo 250GB M.2-2280 NVMe SSD. I’m using ASUS BIOS to set up the boot process, and it appears to be running the same BIOS as when I purchased it. When I power on, I see a brief flash screen before the system goes dark, then blurs until the login circle loads, showing my username and login options. Even after logging in, the taskbar sometimes shows missing icons, requiring an extra fifteen seconds for them to appear. What’s going on? Could my BIOS settings be incorrect? There were quick starts and various configurations, but I’m unsure which I enabled. It seems I set the flash screen wait time to zero, yet it remained visible for a noticeable amount of time before closing. What should be the default BIOS settings for faster boot performance? Any recommendations for general adjustments I can make? Are storage amounts important for boot speed? My work PC has a 250GB SATA SSD with 167GB available, while my Swift 3 laptop (SATA or not) has 500GB total with 150GB free. It boots from cold in ten seconds, but my desktop only has 10GB left, mainly because many applications refuse to install elsewhere.
Same installation has been running since early 2019. Monitoring the boot process shows the BIOS flash remains consistent, but Windows takes a long time to load, particularly when switching from the previous BIOS screen to logging in. Occasionally it may take a minute or two before you can access Windows. This delay might be caused by something slowing down the login process at that stage.
You're still trying to free up more storage beyond the 10GB you have available. It might be related to a legacy boot setting. Your BIOS is configured for Legacy only on most devices, which could contribute to performance issues. Switching to UEFI would require a full Windows reinstall. To preserve your Windows key and track installed software on the C drive, consider using a dedicated system partition or a recovery tool. The LED activation process during boot appears to be a hardware detection feature—check if it can be turned off in BIOS settings.