How do I improve Boot up times

I just recently updated to windows 10. All seems to be working fine when up and running but I have noticed when I do restarts for eg it seems to take much longer to boot up than before.

I have googled and found it to be a common issue, and have followed the advice available. I have looked in my settings and already have the faster boot up option ticked, I have ran the task manager and disabled any unwanted programs in the start up tab. Also ran all my virus programs and did disk cleanup etc.

In one of my programs (Glary Utitlities) it says my boot up is 1 min 40,, and gives you various tabs to go into where you can disable all sorts of start up / application / windows and plug in options. However without really knowing what they all do and how important they are I am cautious of just disabling.

Strangely my start up when the desktop screen comes on is fairly quick,,, it just seems to take longer on the initial lock screen when it first comes on and just after I enter the password info. In other words takes longer to get to the desktop screen than before.

Any suggestions on how to safely speed it up?

 

I get from pressing the on button to desktop and chrome open in around 30 seconds. This is from installing the OS on an SSD and having fast startup DISABLED!
Read here http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4189-fast-startup-turn-off-windows-10-a.html
Fast startup sounds good on paper but isn't necessary and can cause slower start up unless you're running off an SSD.

 

Disable the lock screen: http://www.howtogeek.com/110283/how-to-disable-the-lock-screen-in-windows-8

Does it do the same thing when you shut down and restart? (As opposed to restarting)

Do you have your boot disk set to ACHI mode in the BIOS section?

I suppose a quick and easy answer is to install the OS onto SSD - that'll speed everything up.

 

Tbh I dont really notice much if any difference between a restart or full shut down and start up,, that fast start up isn't supposed to affect restarts anyway so if its just the same I guess that wont make much difference,, that instruction to disable the lock screen wont let me past the ms+r button cmd as gpedit.msc doesn't get found by my laptop for whatever reason. Dont know what my boot disk is or even how to get into the Bios section again ,, had a look around the options in the Alienware Command Centre if thats what you mean but never seen anything like that

 

To access the BIOS, once you have restarted the system, mash the F2 button when that alien head appears. You should get to a section with various settings - look for the SATA options and see whether it is set to ACHI or RAID (Shouldn't be set to ATA). See whether this gives any improvement. Some systems have an optional mSATA drive that gets used for cache (In which case RAID mode should be left on) but given your boot times, I'd be surprised if your system has this.

Ah, sorry about that - the group policy editor is only (Officially) available for Pro versions of Win 8 and 10 so I'm guessing that you have the Home version.

Hard Way: You can either manually install Group Policy Editor (Which is trickier but might come in handy, later on, for other things):

https://nspeaks.com/how-to-enable-group-policy-editor-on-windows-10-home-edition/
You'll need to allow yourself access to edit the Windows directory and if you're not comfortable doing this then skip to the second method, below.

Easy Way: Registry Edit (Which is faster and easier):

http://www.howtogeek.com/134620/how...reen-on-windows-8-without-using-group-policy/
There's an easy clickable file that will sort it for you or you can manually edit the registry.

I tried manually installing the Policy Editor on a Home edition and adjusting the registry this morning: they both work.

Did disabling fast startup help?

 

had a look there and my drive is set to ACHI mode. Tried disabling the fast setup but have only done restarts so far and tbh didn't really notice any difference.

What will disabling the lock screen do anyway,, and is it easy to get back if does nothing?

I kind of wish I hadn't bothered with the free update now lol,,, perhaps I am just noticing more ,, before when i would log on at least after pressing the on button I had one of the Alienware wallpapers on the screen while it booted up,, now you just get an annoying blue windows screen with frustrating little circle going around and around which makes it feel like its taking forever lol. My lock screen was the first screen where I managed to get back one of the alienware wallpapers lol.

Even finding stuff on Windows 10 is taking getting used to,, but when its up and running it seems to be fairly smooth,,, jury is still out,, unfortunately I deleted the old windows file to make up room on the hard drive so guess I'm stuck with it for now anyway.

 

It gets rid of that pointless screen that joyfully pops up and requires you to get rid of it before you can log in - this will slightly reduce the time it takes to get to your desktop. Yes it's easy to reverse - the second link has a file that you can click and will reverse it for you. I just got rid of the blue Windows screen and have a plain, single color screen - I expect you'll be able to fully customize that screen fairly soon with an MS update.