Windows 10: >5 minute boot time on SSD

Hi.

I have a PC running Windows 10, but it is taking an unusually long time to boot. It can take more than 5 minutes, even though the boot drive is a 250GB Crucial MX200 with the latest firmware. I know that this is a very vague issue, but if i should provide more info for you, let me know.

My motherboard is an Asus Q87M-E btw.

Thanks

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SSD not working for a minute every 5 minutes

Hi Daniel,

This issue might be caused by a hardware failure. To get a better grasp of your query, provide us with the following information:

• What is the make and model of your computer and SSD?
  
• Were there any changes made on your computer prior to this concern?

We'll be waiting for your response.

 

SSD not working for a minute every 5 minutes

Hello,

I'm having this problem since the last 2 months but today has been more frequent than ever.

The SSD stops working every few minutes for about a minute and all applications freeze till the SSD comes back and even sometimes I get a blue screen of death with the message CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED. I thought this was an operating system problem, so I re-installed
windows 10 with no success. Sometimes the OS wont even boot and I'm sent directly to the BIOS.

One thing I've noticed is that when I'm working remotely (Remote Desktop app, connected from office to home computer), the problem disappears. When I arrive home to keep working directly in the computer, problem comes back.

Any suggests?

 

Question 1: is it set to fast boot and is uefi set in bios?
Question 2 : do you have 1 or more usb drives attached at start up? some computers poll all the drives while booting.
you can try unplugging them and making sure there is no cd or dvd in the in.
open task manager go to startup tab and try disabling all non Microsoft programs.

 

I think I'd take a look at the start up list as well, as there might be an issue with one of the start up programs. Some security suites can cause this, but that was with earlier versions of Windows.

To check the start-up list bring up the task manager and select the start-up tab. You can go through the list and disable one at a time and re-test your system. (*I am referring to the start up programs only, NOT the services or processes).

If you have gone through and tested it with each program, then you should be able to rule out the start ups as the reason.

Regards,


Edit:
I just noticed this was already mentioned in the above suggestion, before I posted. Apologies, but I missed it.