Windows 10: 6 minutes to restart

Hi ,I hope this is the right place to post this...for the last 3 weeks anytime I "restart" my hp 32 bit pc it takes 6 minutes and all the while the screen is black with a small blinking light in the upper left corner everything is fine after it finally restarts and if I shut it down and start it back it starts normally and in the morning when I first start it up it starts normally it just happens any time I restart it for any reason.anyone have any Ideas Thanks. Jerry

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Disk Management [diskmgmt.msc] takes 6 minutes to launch

Issue: Disk Management [diskmgmt.msc] takes 6 minutes to launch, with message "Connecting to Virtual Disk Service..."

Environment --

Windows 10 Professional version 1709 [10.0.16299.19]

Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB, Free Space 372 GB

8GB RAM

Intel Core i5 CPU M480, 2 Cores, 4 Logical Processors

BIOS Dell Inc. A11 [most recent]

Dell Inspiron N7010 Laptop PC

Steps taken --

chkdsk /f -- no errors

sfc /scannow -- no errors

dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth -- successful

Samsung Magician [disk utility] reports "Drive Condition Good"

SSDLife [disk utility] reports "Estimated T.E.C. date September 20, 2026"

Steps NOT taken --

Reimage the computer

So, I'm thinking it's a driver issue. Any thoughts?

Thank you in advance.

 

Disk Management [diskmgmt.msc] takes 6 minutes to launch

Hi John,

Thanks for your reply.

I first noticed this issue about 4 weeks ago. Months prior to that, I had been successfully mounting .vhd files using Disk Management with the expected results, i.e., it generally took less than 30 seconds to mount the .vhd file.

Regarding contacting the device manufacturer for further assistance: The manufacturer provided diagnostics from Samsung, Intel, and Dell are not reporting any errors, so, no, I have not contacted them for assistance.

 

I think it's probably because too many programs are trying to close at once. Though it could also be a fault in window's ability to force quit applications.

 

Thank you eastman but I have the same setup and the same amount of programs on my other pc that sets beside this one and it only takes it 2 minutes to restart .this only started happening about 3 weeks ago before then it restarted like the other one .now sometimes 6 min. sometimes 7 min.Thanks for your reply.

 

I'd suggest you check your HDD. Check the SMART parameters (search for a freeware program - Passmark do one I think).

You can then decide what's best after that. If the SMART params are ok, then run
chkdsk C: /F
from an admin command prompt and see what you get.

I'd guess it's something related to your PC recognising the HDD.

 

Thanks dalchina I ran "chkdsk c:/f on admin command prompt and it said ran into a problem will have to restart then i went through the whole thing again and got the same thing

 

Jerrypc1, it is sounding like you may have a hard drive problem, try running Seatools for DOS (SeaTools for DOS and Windows - How to Use - Windows 7 Help Forums) or Western Digital's Lifeguard Diagnostics Software and Firmware Downloads | WD Support
Run both the short and long tests.

 

essenbe Thanks ,...But I finally figured it out the problem was a 3TB exterior hard drive I received for christmas it started when I plugged in the usb from the exterior drive.so I unplugged it and the problem was solved. what I did was plug it in without configuring it. so I had to redo it and now all is well but thank you for your suggestions .Jerry*Smile

 

@jerrypc1, thanks for letting us know and giving us the solution. We appreciate that. I am glad your computer is running right. Well done, you did a good job.