Windows 10: Windows 10 slow boot and slow start of some apps

My windows 10 pc 7 years old, 4GB memory, 1TB storage 80% free has become very slow to boot up and and open some software and I want to migrate the existing setup to a new laptop. I have been assuming that the slow performance is being caused by the ageing hardware of the pc as there is plenty of storage available. but I am beginning to doubt this.So before I do the migration using Microsoft File history route I need to know that there aren't any unknown issues that would be transferred to the laptop which might slow it down also.How do I check this?I have done a defrag and scanned with De

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windows 10 slow boot

I was having a slow boot issue on my Windows 7 install a little while back. It would take about 30 - 40 extra seconds to boot up for whatever reason.

I would try following these steps, while this didn't solve my issue, it did increase Read/Write to where it should be.

10 Tips for SSD Optimization in Windows 7 - Part 1

Looks to be similar to this: https://www.back2gaming.com/focus-story/ssd-optimization-for-windows-10-windows-8-and-8-1/


In the end, I had to reinstall my Windows 7 entirely to fix the booting issue. It was taking around 35 seconds to boot, and after the fresh install it takes about 7 seconds to boot.

 

windows 10 slow boot

Just done a fresh install of windows 10. Still got the same problem.
Turn pc on from cold or a restart. Hangs on the win boot logo for a minute or so then boots in to the desktop
cant work it out why its so slow to boot up? any ideas*Mad

 

windows 10 slow boot

To add to what @Drone said, W10 still does not seem to like power-saving features in BIOS, and doesn't seem to like the "fast start" option in Windows, which ironically makes it faster without that option.