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Desktop PC taking over 30 minutes to boot up

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cartman33 Posted messages 14 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
cartman33 Posted messages 14 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -

Hi everyone, my PC takes over 30 minutes to show me the desktop! I have Windows 11 on a 2TB HDD and a 1TB 2.5" SSD. You might think the HDD is dead, but I don't have any problems in games. So I don’t power it off, I put it to sleep and then I’m quickly on the desktop. I also have apps freezing, sometimes the browser freezes for 10 minutes or more, or Steam and the Task Manager stop responding, basically nothing is working!

Right now the browser is working normally for the moment, so I’m taking this chance to get your opinions. (If it weren’t for this insane increase in storage, I would have removed the HDD)

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    Winux01 Posted messages 314 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   25
     

    Hello,

    If you want to diagnose your storage there is CrystalDiskInfo.

    However using an HDD for the system is normal for it to be slow, and it all depends on the configuration, settings, and maintenance for the rest.

    My old fixed PC five years old takes 30 seconds from the moment I press the power button, Windows starts, types the password, and loads; understood, and everything is highly operational, I’ve never formatted the system since early 2021 I just did the upgrade to Windows 11 and I use ultra fast boot for the BIOS responsiveness.

    For example, saying that the PC should be fast thanks to the SSD is misleading; there exist low-end SSDs that drop in write speed worse than a traditional hard drive, it all depends on quality, not peak speeds.

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    1. cartman33 Posted messages 14 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       

      Thank you, I'll check that right away

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      1. cartman33 Posted messages 14 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   > cartman33 Posted messages 14 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         

        The disks are good according to your software. After that, when prices drop, I’ll switch to a Samsung Pro 2TB NVMe SSD; I can’t recall the name at the moment.

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  2. fabul Posted messages 42244 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   6 082
     
    Hello,

    In the meantime, not to stay with a system that’s too shaky,

    uninstall any antivirus or protection that isn’t Microsoft Defender

    To check for unwanted items, or real-time unnecessary processes, I’m talking about truly optimizing by also disabling services and startup tasks from chip manufacturers, Intel, Nvidia, Realtek, or anything related to software that’s too much at startup.

    Then to further reduce what Windows has, use O&O ShutUp10++

    https://www.oo-software.com/fr/shutup10

    I recommend roughly these settings

    The program has changed a bit, but it looks like this:
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    1. cartman33 Posted messages 14 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       

      Hello, thank you for looking into my problem, I will take a closer look at that

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