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Windows 11 is taking a long time to start up, and opening programs feels sluggish.

Windows 11 is taking a long time to start up, and opening programs feels sluggish.

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bellibel
Junior Member
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05-27-2026, 10:04 PM
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When I got my new system with an NVMe PCIe 4.0 drive from Kingston, i expected a lot of fireworks. My first time ever having an nvme drive, my old system had a standard ssd drive. i thought windows would start right up no problem. Every action in windows would be lightning quick and so on. However, booting windows takes forever. First it takes a long time getting through the bios screen from msi. Then when windows appears, the wheel under my user name just turns and turns and turns, until finally it will boot up my desktop. And then it's another wait before chrome or any other programs on that desktop appears. i just ran a speed check and it said i got all of the 7000/7000 speed expected. My system: ms b650 gaming plus wifi amd 7600x kingston 6000mhz cl36 32gb amd 6950xt kingston kc3000 2tb nvme corsair 850 psu Edit: Just uninstalled the software i used to test my disk speed... took forever.
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bellibel
05-27-2026, 10:04 PM #1

When I got my new system with an NVMe PCIe 4.0 drive from Kingston, i expected a lot of fireworks. My first time ever having an nvme drive, my old system had a standard ssd drive. i thought windows would start right up no problem. Every action in windows would be lightning quick and so on. However, booting windows takes forever. First it takes a long time getting through the bios screen from msi. Then when windows appears, the wheel under my user name just turns and turns and turns, until finally it will boot up my desktop. And then it's another wait before chrome or any other programs on that desktop appears. i just ran a speed check and it said i got all of the 7000/7000 speed expected. My system: ms b650 gaming plus wifi amd 7600x kingston 6000mhz cl36 32gb amd 6950xt kingston kc3000 2tb nvme corsair 850 psu Edit: Just uninstalled the software i used to test my disk speed... took forever.

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PikaArmy__
Junior Member
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05-28-2026, 03:04 AM
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Do you have a fresh operating system installed and is that your most recent motherboard's BIOS ready to go?
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PikaArmy__
05-28-2026, 03:04 AM #2

Do you have a fresh operating system installed and is that your most recent motherboard's BIOS ready to go?

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BoxelArc
Member
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05-28-2026, 07:43 AM
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The secret is figuring out why things go wrong when your computer is slow. Turn the BIOS settings to show everything, so you can see exactly what it's trying to do while turning on. Once Windows starts working: Check Task Manager, Resource Monitor, and Process Explorer to see what Windows is doing or trying to do when it gets sluggish. Use all three tools, but pick just one at a time. It might be that the system is updating, backing up files, or an app is just asking for help from somewhere else. Also check Reliability History/Monitor and Event Viewer. Either of those could give you clues about what your computer has been trying to do. You should consider that maybe Task Manager > Startup launched some background app while you were setting things up, or the app might be broken or faulty.
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BoxelArc
05-28-2026, 07:43 AM #3

The secret is figuring out why things go wrong when your computer is slow. Turn the BIOS settings to show everything, so you can see exactly what it's trying to do while turning on. Once Windows starts working: Check Task Manager, Resource Monitor, and Process Explorer to see what Windows is doing or trying to do when it gets sluggish. Use all three tools, but pick just one at a time. It might be that the system is updating, backing up files, or an app is just asking for help from somewhere else. Also check Reliability History/Monitor and Event Viewer. Either of those could give you clues about what your computer has been trying to do. You should consider that maybe Task Manager > Startup launched some background app while you were setting things up, or the app might be broken or faulty.

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HeteBom
Member
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05-28-2026, 11:46 AM
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Brand new computer setup using the most recent version of its startup software.
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HeteBom
05-28-2026, 11:46 AM #4

Brand new computer setup using the most recent version of its startup software.

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B_Mathias99
Member
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06-02-2026, 04:53 PM
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How can I set up a very detailed BIOS?
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B_Mathias99
06-02-2026, 04:53 PM #5

How can I set up a very detailed BIOS?

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Meowables
Senior Member
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06-18-2026, 11:57 PM
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You probably need some setting inside the BIOS menu to fix this. That option might not even be named "Verbose," so read the little notes before you click anything. This specific motherboard? It's on page 50 of the physical PDF at https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe...USWIFI.pdf. Page 51 shows where to press the F7 key for Advanced or EZ mode. Just check that spot first.
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Meowables
06-18-2026, 11:57 PM #6

You probably need some setting inside the BIOS menu to fix this. That option might not even be named "Verbose," so read the little notes before you click anything. This specific motherboard? It's on page 50 of the physical PDF at https://download.msi.com/archive/mnu_exe...USWIFI.pdf. Page 51 shows where to press the F7 key for Advanced or EZ mode. Just check that spot first.

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06-19-2026, 01:53 AM
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Find a solid NVMe drive. Kingston products are bad.
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StrikerGaming1
06-19-2026, 01:53 AM #7

Find a solid NVMe drive. Kingston products are bad.

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974chico974
Junior Member
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06-20-2026, 10:52 PM
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Awesome! You gonna check on it?
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974chico974
06-20-2026, 10:52 PM #8

Awesome! You gonna check on it?

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Stratin_OG
Member
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06-21-2026, 12:52 AM
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KC3000 got good reviews from Toms' Hardware.
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Stratin_OG
06-21-2026, 12:52 AM #9

KC3000 got good reviews from Toms' Hardware.

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amandalou1
Member
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07-07-2026, 05:13 PM
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I cannot fix this problem. Starting the system is incredibly slow, even when just deleting small files that are only twenty-five megabytes big. This takes a long time. There are no other options left for me right now.
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amandalou1
07-07-2026, 05:13 PM #10

I cannot fix this problem. Starting the system is incredibly slow, even when just deleting small files that are only twenty-five megabytes big. This takes a long time. There are no other options left for me right now.