Windows 10: Windows 10 takes upwards of a couple hours to boot

Discus and support Windows 10 takes upwards of a couple hours to boot in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; My PC has been having issues with booting for the last month or two. Sometimes when i start up i get the spinning dots for 30 minutes to an hour to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by stenberg98, Jun 6, 2020.

  1. Windows 10 takes upwards of a couple hours to boot


    My PC has been having issues with booting for the last month or two. Sometimes when i start up i get the spinning dots for 30 minutes to an hour to this last time it took over 2 hours just to reach the login screen.

    I checked SFC the first time and i got several errors with duplicate permissions but as i tried to chase down a fix for those the errors began to disappear and now when i run SFC it shows "no errors."

    I tried disabling fast boot a couple times. the first time it worked and i re-enabled it to see if maybe toggling fast boot would clear out some sort of hangup. it worked for a couple days then went right back to taking an hour to boot up so i disabled it again. After the 2004 update we just had it started again and thought with this latest update, windows had kicked back on but fast boot is still disabled so thats not the issue.

    i keep all my drivers up to date and graphics being an issue sounds stupid anyway because at that point wouldnt i be seeing problems with rendering images and not simply STARTING WINDOWS?

    i keep checking system logs but im not seeing anything other than trivial errors or "info" stuff so what it sounds like to me is a hung process keeps windows from completing its bootup process but i cant find out what to save my life. I did notice in task manager that the "uptime" matches when i tried powering on the PC at first, so windows sees it was on before i could log in which means SOME of windows' system processes were working and functional.


    im not sure how related these issues are but ive noticed powershell admin mode hangs up when i try and use it. The display to try the new cross-platform message shows but hitting enter for the prompt does nothing.


    im sorry if this is a really rambling post but im tired and frustrated and no one seems to have an answer. Whats keeping windows from booting? ill post any other info you need

    :)
     
    stenberg98, Jun 6, 2020
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  2. Windows 10 USB boot

    Hi there, am not a windows 10 expert. I have a pc in the bedroom on windows 10, I messed up the bootloader trying to fix the xp on that system.

    System wont boot, trying to repair via win 10 usb installer.

    Downloaded the media creation tool to install windows 10 installer on usb stick. Not compatible with a host of usb sticks I have. Tried the usb sticks that others use, but I think they use rufus; as the media creation tool by win 10 does not detect the usb stick.

    So quick question, the win10 machine i am trying to repair the bootloader is a win7 upgraded to win10.
    If i were to use the usb win10 installer to "repair installation" does the version of the iso downloaded via the media creation tool matter?

    There is three options:
    Windows 10
    Windows 10 Home
    Windows 10 N

    Also is there a step by step instead of using rufus as I want to try an alternative method of creating a usb win 10 installer. Preferably with more compatibility.

    System is a asus sabertooth 990 (r2?) with AMD phenom X 6.

    Also is there any other software I can load onto the usb that can repair the bootloader easily?
    That would be the ideal alternative. Thanks
     
    TRUELOVE95, Jun 6, 2020
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  3. Jborg Win User
    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: SSD Optimization for your Windows Gaming PC and Tips and Tricks


    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.
     
    Jborg, Jun 6, 2020
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  4. Ahhzz Win User

    Windows 10 takes upwards of a couple hours to boot

    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Jun 6, 2020
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