Windows 10 runs very slowly during startup without the fast boot option.
Windows 10 runs very slowly during startup without the fast boot option.
Hey everyone, I usually don’t share much, but when I do, it’s usually when I’m stuck. This is one of those situations. About 2-3 years ago I got a new PC—early Ryzen, 32GB RAM, fresh Windows 10 install. Everything was running smoothly, boot times under 30 seconds. Nowadays, it takes around 5 minutes to start up. It feels like a typical office machine for everyday tasks like working or cleaning up. Turns out, the slowdown might be due to the fast boot setting. When I enable it, the system becomes responsive again in about 30 seconds after pressing the power button. I’m hoping to remove that feature without losing those quick startup benefits. What do you think is causing this issue with my specs? My setup includes a Ryzen 1700 at 3600MHz, 32GB DDR4 RAM (3200MHz), a 120GB SATA SSD, a 512GB NVMe drive for the OS, and a 10GB pagefile.
Fast boot saves your system’s loading status in a file before power-off. On startup, it reads from that file rather than beginning fresh. This can help if your boot disk appears fragmented. Writing the file to one location ensures consistency. Another possible reason involves drivers—how many do you have? Reducing the number of drivers can improve boot speed when you have many.
Refers to both concepts: a quick boot configuration in BIOS/UEFI and the fast startup feature in Windows.
Thank you for clarifying the functionality. That’s why I’m choosing not to proceed. I’ve carried out a fresh setup, leaving only Windows Basics plus Nvidia drivers installed for my 1080. (Before the latest update, I removed everything with DDU) @FlappyBoobs I’m referring to the Windows power feature, not the UEFI configuration.
After a fresh installation, improved boot speed isn't necessarily due to a failing old operating system. It could result from wear and tear on SSD cells over time, which often affects cheaper SATA drives. While new data reads quickly, older data access becomes slower.
I started by checking the speed of my SSD. Reading and writing were still within normal ranges, though not as fast as when they were brand new. I saved the image somewhere, but I don’t have access to it right now. I plan to test another SSD next. I’ll try a real SATA drive instead of an M.2, since I can’t use it for another system. With a SATA drive, I can still do the check.