5 Ways to Fix Slow Boot Times in Windows 10

[@BrettInTech]

If none of these tips work for you, it just may be time to buy a new computer, upgrade your RAM or upgrade your HDD to an SSD.... Thanks for watching :)

[@21kpatriot]

OR use the same slow computer, install any flavor of Linux, Sit back and watch the blinding speed and enjoy the realization that it was the former OS which turned your pc into a boat anchor not the age of your computer. Now use your money for something FUN!

[@tophers3756]

I was about to comment regarding RAM and SSD. Those two things, often in that order, are the biggest factors in obtaining a faster boot time and speedier experience in general.

[@Delgen1951]

Consumer grade SSDs only last about one year before they die, while HDDs will last at least five years, this makes SSD NOT reliable for extended use.

[@jejakaalammaya8405]

Use SSHD Seagate FireCuda.. Boombastic fantastic ;-D

[@Micharus]

Slow boot time could also be an indicator of something more serious. My PC slowed down quite a bit, then started to give me 'restart to fix disk error' messages. I went and got myself exactly the same drive (WD Black 1TB), cloned the C: drive to it, switched the old one for the new and everything is good now. Boots faster and no more disk errors.

[@SnJ0618]

I turned on my pc, watched this video on my phone while my pc boots, video finishes, my pc still booting.

[@alteregold4814]

Good for you because my default browser (chrome) is slow asf when clicked and is also just fast when it gets hot

[@masterbhushan959]

Did same happened same😶

[@rifatislam5836]

Same thing

[@momorica5402]

Same °^°

[@HSYT-xw4vo]

Me too

[@cry2love]

I remember the old days when the boot-up was in minutes, sometimes a dozen Now 30 seconds seems like an eternity

[@haarkasserecords8294]

true man

[@nonononoway463]

Wait What 30 seconds mine is 5 minutes but stillin getting device ready huhuhu so poor

[@AA-zm9hk]

@@KyLe-og2qk pcie 4.0 ssd my guy

[@phoenixsl3400]

3 minute and 45 second...lol..

[@flucazade]

30 seconds is too long!!!!

[@zenohh9008]

Anyone else watching while your computer/laptop is booting?

[@jeai]

How did you do that

[@KINGELIE]

Yeah

[@harmproductions4422]

Me lol

[@arshigupta9076]

Yeah

[@DenlixCutix]

How Did you know

[@gdudbdbekfhf5146]

Would love to follow this video but I am still waiting for my computer to turn on

[@moric4677]

xD

[@kyleesmeralda205]

Loool

[@thematerwelon178]

Lmao same XD

[@yajjathiscool_1052]

Seriously my comp takes 10mins

[@Jesuisderetour87]

Haha same! Fucking technology. I have a love hate relationship with it.

[@Jamilkhalili]

I must admit, I was a bit skeptical at first about turning off the fast startup option. But I decided to give it a shot, and boy, am I glad I did! My Windows now boots up at lightning speed, and I couldn't be happier. It's little things like this that remind me why I'm glad I pay for internet. Thank you once again for sharing your knowledge and helping people like me fix their tech issues. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@robertnitschke89]

We did not talk about slow computers until windows 10 came along. Windows 10 is a snail.

[@harshkumar7519]

Its tru after i updated my pc from win7 to win10 its very slow now times

[@ashwinikumar9351]

Thanks a lot! My computer was taking 3 minutes to be a startup. But after doing setting as suggested by you. It is taking only 1 minute. Thanks again!!!

[@troychrismusic]

Remember. This is not a one size fits all. Depends on a lot of factors. It worked for me, my startup is back to its original timing. I purchased this laptop in 2016. It's now running faster. Thank you. I hope everyone gets their issues fixed and godspeed.

[@calebcampbell9280]

Usually these sorts of videos are half stuff I already tried and the rest don't work, but this video solved my issue perfectly and was very easy to follow thanks!

[@jackthebeenstalker2492]

As soon as you update windows, the fast boot issue will return. So in order to terminally fix this, disable fastboot from your bios.

[@xvleonel]

How?

[@MyContention]

Wow my computer was taking over 8 minutes to boot up. I have been lazy with maintenance but this was taking a crazy amount of time. I followed the steps you outlined and I literally didn't even get a chance to set a timer and my computer was booted up, waiting for a password. It took less than 20 seconds. Thank you so much for your clear, concise directions. Much appreciated. You have a fan!!!

[@darkdelta]

Good info! I've been meaning to say you have really good intro graphics, audio, and music. Nicely done!

[@intensixathletics]

Thanks so much. Worked like a champ. Had an old laptop that took 5 minutes to boot up. Followed your steps and now it boots in 30 seconds. I'm blown away.

[@paulm5935]

I've always practiced creating a fixed-size, LARGE page file that's either at, or slightly larger than the recommended size given by Windows. Furthermore, this at least gets placed on it's own, separate partition, that I may even locate on a completely separate physical HDD. As HDD space has become less & less expensive - why not? Avoiding the dynamic size allocation usually defaulted by Windows, means file fragmentation should be eliminated. Otherwise, de-fragging this is NEVER possible, since the OS always (theoretically) has this file open and in use. So by creating it once, at a fixed size, means NEVER having any fragmentation. Locating the dedicated partition on a separate, non-system HDD assures no simultaneous (single) r/w head bottle necks. With the advent of SSD's, however, this has become less and less of an issue.

[@paulm5935]

Hello @ZherkaDiary - In this case I would say more is better. But it's really disk space/virtual memory, not RAM. As a rule thumb, I always round up 100MB. Having too little might impact performance, so for 100MB, why not?

[@GriLoGuiN01]

Windows 10 taking 3 minutes to start, it keeps rotating balls on the Windows logo screen ... OBS. Im using ssd...

[@KrazyPz]

Mine took 10-11 minutes once bruh

[@granadestunner3932]

20 mins here and counting

[@thedracula3039]

Mine takes 5-6 mins with 2 TB HDD, is that Normal

[@sunandathete9530]

@@thedracula3039 no

[@thedracula3039]

@@sunandathete9530 i changed the setting after seeing the video but i did the opposite of what was said in video and now my laptop boots in 2 mins and 3 mins max not more than that

[@avinash_gupta]

Allocation in the performance tab worked like a charm. A big like and thank you.

[@MrTimos]

I use a nvme m.2 ssd (crucial p2 500gb). before watching this video, my boot times were 39-45 seconds long, bout now they're 22 seconds. great video!

[@aasmabatool5360]

Thanks a lot. I only tried 2nd and 3rd tip, and I can see the best change ever in my PC.

[@felixbertofloresjr4327]

The first step actually works. Thanks man.

[@stefananderson7564]

Works for me! Thanks man I think your tips helps my computer boot up faster! The last time it tooks over 2 minutes, but now it tooks only 1 minute only! Cheer!

[@ImTotallyLogan]

Thank you so much!! Boot time went from 15+ minutes down to literally 25 seconds

[@julianchasney9194]

What method did you use

[@ImTotallyLogan]

@@julianchasney9194 I did them all, not sure what one had the biggest effect

[@ImTotallyLogan]

@@julianchasney9194 i got a new laptop anyways so

[@james.8985]

WOW THANKS !!! This is a totally different unit mate it's bloody AWWWWSOME 🤙🤙

[@AfrazMC1]

omg, this helped so much thankyou

[@mudomudito]

Tip 1, finally I know what to do. Thanks.

[@petrknedlik]

turning off fast startup did the trick for me. Thank you :)

[@DeathStrikeFPS1]

If you came to the comments first: The top tip I recommend is to boot off a sata ssd or an m.2

[@antonnym214]

My man! I used your tip for adjusting my page file size and updating device drivers. THANK YOU for explaining it so even I could do it. I especially enjoyed the trick for updating drivers. Too easy! All good wishes.

[@jtmichaelson]

My God! This is the single most useful video I've seen all year. THANK YOU! I went from 20 minute startup to 3 minutes. This is amazing! I was about to go get my PC looked at. Absolutely amazing!

[@jonvincentmusic]

3 minutes is goddamn awful, but of course compared to the 20 minutes you waited before, you must feel like someone just shoved a bi-turbo up it's ass.

[@Luu-luu]

Mine took 7 minutes to boot up and I thought it was super slow. Now that I see yours took 20 minutes I'm not complaining. Took my laptop to get it's HDD change to an SSD. Can't wait to boot it up and do some benchmarks.

[@biophype]

@@jonvincentmusic great comment

[@JuanEnamoradoChannel]

Helping me to a fast and rapid startup

[@IslamicEducationOfficial000]

bro what kinda computer do u have?

[@21kpatriot]

Don't worry people, the next "update" will fix your fix, happy Windows 10 using!

[@ComputerHelpHawaii]

lol or break it

[@faisallmm2109]

😂👍

[@rizalpaullian126]

the problem is i dont want to update my windows, cause im tweak on my windows and if i update, everything what i've been done on my windows will be reset the windows and it make me to do tweak again, like ugghhh what different.. just do some interface but it still a windowss....

[@sunitasingh381]

Dude, shame on Bill Gates

[@sunitasingh381]

That bill Gates eat my i3 3220 and 8gb ram just like chocolates

[@UnfilteredMedic]

I started my desktop PC with a 2TB mechanical drive. A year later I put in a 120gb SSD with the 2TB mechanical for most everything else. I upgraded the 120 to a 512gb SSD I got from Best Buy for $65. It's not hard to clone the drive to it and takes a few hours. Best upgrade.

[@UnfilteredMedic]

@Hill I keep what data I have on separate external HDs. Music, movies,tv series, games, pictures, research, etc. If it's working data it's on my SSD. I back it up to my internal 2TB mechanical and then it's moved to the appropriate external While a fresh install would have been 'cleaner' I preferred this method. You're right, either way is good.

[@ThaTruFily]

I didn't have Fast Boot On. Tried on first startup with it On, now: 5 Seconds! :D Thanks!

[@harindudilipa1559]

The first method worked for me thanks a lot dude i was really worried and i dont have money to buy a new pc im so relived

[@choochoochooseyou]

I got my first PC in 2000. It's disgraceful how load up is just as mind numbingly slow today as it was then.

[@vintagejock3951]

Windows just fills your pc with bloatware making it slower with every update.

[@opensesame9493]

This can happen because a lot of junk/cache from Windows 10 updates that are on your PC / laptop, and there may be some installation that is corrupt, It will make your boot very long or can be forever, because Windows 10 will continue to force the computer install update.. it's not your computer's crash/error, This is because of Windows 10.. a few tips that I tried to give -Open "Windows" Folder on your harddisk -now search folder name "Softwaredistribution" (This is folder that contains a lot Cache updates are downloaded, you can see it) -and you can delete that folder, or you can move it out from windows folder, and name it Windows 10 sucks, whatever -done

[@xxajplaysytxx6855]

Can i delete the the folder? won't do bad?

[@opensesame9493]

@@xxajplaysytxx6855 you can delete, its safe or only moving away from windows folder if you worried

[@xxajplaysytxx6855]

@@opensesame9493 Okay i'll just move the folder is that ok?

[@opensesame9493]

@@xxajplaysytxx6855 Yes its safe

[@itsme1165]

Bro I can't believe this, I thought my laptop was old "well it is" but i have to wait like 10 minutes for it to startup now like 15 seconds TYSM!

[@victor8980]

I love you!The first solution fixed my problem!!I tried a lot of things and nothing worked,but this did,finally.Not only my PC was booting very slowly(i have a i5 8400 with 16gb ram and RX 580 8gb)and also shutting down slowly,but also games were not working and quite often black screens would appear,i was really worried since i did not know why that was happening.

[@PDRich]

Thanks Brett, after a windows up/down-date earlier on this year, my PC decided to use the whole of my RAM as virtual memory; Resulting in every program fighting with each other to load, causing a slow boot up amongst other problems. Now it's set to a few hundred MB below recommended, it's booting up and working like it used to. Anyway, Thanks Brett. Oh, and sarcastically: THANKS WINDOWS UPDATE!!! I LIKE HAVING MY PC UNNECCASSARILY CRIPPLED FOR 5 WHOLE MONTHS, UNTIL I STUMBLED ACROSS THIS VIDEO!!!!!

[@Axmavt]

Wow my computer started up 100% better than before 😮

[@rajeshramakrishna920]

Yo my Man I first time watched ur video hoping that it would work all the other videos let me down but ur the only one that helped me 😢your fans support u so much my laptop was booting for like 20min and now it's on 10 sec and with ur recommendation I will upgrade to SSD card THANK U

[@nourbenit5002]

Mine tooks about 8 to 12 minutes and sometimes 20 minutes to barely load the password screen... Now, by some advice I bought an SSD, and... Amazing! I just cloned the disk and now it's incredibly fast! To bios boot, password and usable pc, it's a matter of 10 to 15 seconds! Believe me, try to buy some ssd and then apply these steps!

[@giovanniraad7928]

I wish I could do that

[@SOULKILLER_001]

2:58 THIS SETTING CHANGES A LOT THANKS MAN❤️❤️👍

[@kevinnejat6991]

Thank you so much for the video, one of the best tutorials I have ever watched. Very clear and straight to the point. Great

[@A5HR4F]

you helped me bro thanks for the great video

[@theretrobitboy6901]

I actually have to wait a while to try this because my pc is still booting up🤣😂

[@wjatube]

My Windows 10 laptop was taking 20 minutes to re-start both after Sleep-mode and System Restart. It appears that lowering my virtual memory down to the recommended decreased my system restart time to 3 minutes and the sleep-mode restart decreased to 12 minutes. One other thing that worked: I removed the log-in with password setting after sleep mode and voila as soon as I woke my pc up it immediately re-started within seconds! I have been dealing with this issue for three months now. Thanks for this video because after all sorts of experiments your video ultimately led to solving my problem.

[@ixspectre]

3:10 worked for me. From 23 seconds boot time to 10 seconds. Thank you!

[@philobeddoe5214]

23 seconds was a problem? you saved yourself 13 whole seconds. Clown show.

[@ixspectre]

Philo Beddoe I save 13 seconds a day 91 seconds a week and 4,475 seconds a year. I see things from the big picture :) who’s the clown now? 🤑

[@philobeddoe5214]

I pity you.

[@ixspectre]

Philo Beddoe ok boomer

[@milind_224]

Thanks bro it's worked Love from india

[@ashknoecklein]

The part about virtual memory just sent me down a research rabbit hole that caused me to _increase_ my maximum available virtual memory to well above the recommended setting, lol. I don't have boot time issues but I could use a big paging file on this one laptop I have.

[@Trinity-r2d]

Tnx for talking abt Terminal Linux in Windows features:)

[@NewSkapi]

Thanks for these tips. The first one helped me a lot. Before i changed that setting my new pc took about 3 mins to boot and now its just a few seconds.

[@femidaniel4796]

Thanks a million times..this actually works for me.

[@stephaniev9496]

Thank you! Definitely see an improvement now 👍🏼😊

[@SM-nq8zl]

Disabling startups worked for me.... great

[@Shibtember]

idk why my gaming pc is so insanely slow on startup times yet so freakin good on everything else

[@JakeSnake1948]

Probably cause it has an hdd like mine

[@Thanos-pr1ph]

HDD is a trouble

[@deshauna.virinia2062]

Thank man this work. I have been waiting for 10 mins for my computer to boot lol.

[@pctechnician64]

Also, some applications will just re-enable the startup if you open them again, so you may need to disable them in the software if this is the case.

[@shantiswaroop9395]

Thankyou sooo much brother my problem of slow startup is solved upto 80%

[@mrvnzmstr1654]

You are a life saver! Thank you so much!!!!

[@g2317]

This worked for me I was searching for a solution like this...ty dude

[@liam249]

funny part is ive been sitting here waiting for this video to load for 5 mins

[@chizumi7616]

thankyousomuch! your tips really works gotta recommend your video to my other friends :)

[@alimhuda3030]

WOW! These settings helped my PC to boot up faster than a lambo.... if i am correct it took about 40 sec :)

[@romanovinkler6229]

Thank you, your 3rd solution fixed my problem completely. NICE ONE!

[@randomvideos7389]

which of it?

[@honeymehra7357]

Presentation of this tutorial is very good and information provided by you is also great.

[@JNL68]

Oeh that turning off fast startup did it. Pc boots fast again. Thank you!!!!

[@Beetoores]

Can't believe it was so simple as to turning the quick start up thing! Thanks so much

[@tanishdhangar3184]

The First option Worked for me! Thanks!👍🏻👍🏻

[@NCSG]

I like your videos, you helped me a lot since I subscribed you. Thanks!

[@Zaff_0G]

thanks dude it did help my bios time get faster. It turned 4.7 from 5.3

[@TheRobinRedbreast]

Excellent tutorials. Very short and to the point.

[@bgthechosen1987]

Thanks it’s working fast again!!!

[@dhanenheadimartile2976]

my sister turned my pc off 3 times today and in the time my pc used to turn on i couldve graduated college

[@taxxxiddriver]

the virtual memory adjustmet worked fine. ty

[@MorbidCrow666]

If I'm not mistaken cleaning the registry could help as well due to old entries being left behind from programs that have been uninstalled.

[@Jimboola]

How do I do that? 🤔

[@alex630710]

Thank you so much, you solved my issue I had for a very long time. God bless you

[@rosemarylafferty6341]

Good video - thanks. I think the "fast startup" works correctly now (December 2020) i.e I tested my laptop with the "fast start-up" enabled and disabled - it was quicker when it was enabled. So worth testing both ways.

[@MyChemicalLove011]

My currently allocated was 10k!!!! WAYYY over the recommended. WHAT. I reduced it and now it went from taking around 13-15 minutes to boot, to about 4-5 minutes. Thank you 😭

[@SomeGenericName11]

Completely fixed my issue, THANK YOU

[@steveerickson938]

Excellent tips

[@obasaar68]

Thank you for this video! I am very grateful for your knowledge and research!

[@minto2711]

Thank you so much!!!

[@patrickarseneault7407]

for memory alocation i have current 9611 and recommended 1911 so i should put alocation 1900 ?

[@hello8834]

@Inimene olen i hv 8gb ram, what do i hv to turn off?

[@ZainKhan45589]

Thank you so much it worked ❤❤❤

[@rhonianconcepcion5193]

Thank you soo.... Much it helps my laptop boot much faster ❤❤❤❤

[@vasantha8343]

Thank you so much... 1000% working

[@subashbasnet7195]

Unchecking fast startup worked me for! What an irony!

[@leonvanderschaaf9378]

Not for me on my 3 year old Acer Aspire laptop.

[@ryancopetti3850]

I disabled 25 out of my 27 apps... im kinda jealous you have only about 5 disabled apps in the startup

[@thatchiclysh7633]

This really helped.Thanks

[@Phoenix-21F]

turned on fast boot, now it boots significatly faster than it ever been

[@ijamlalol2147]

off not on bro

[@cloudy7481]

I don't know what to say. Thank you! Worth a sub

[@paulsass658]

Thank you for the detailed information. It worked great! This was the only video that addressed my black screen during login problem exactly!

[@sinister5289]

systems only a year old and it took me 30 minutes to boot today before i had enough and am trying everything to fix it. all parts are brand new btw.

[@csph96]

2:53 worked for me! Thank you. My system went from taking 18 seconds to start up to only 7 seconds

[@rajivkhullar7524]

Well done dude. 👍👍 U r doin grt.

[@betty8406]

Thank you for the tips!! I will follow through and see how much faster my computer is to boot up. Appreciate the tips.

[@bantymech8242]

Thanks for the tips man.

[@TreckMusic]

An easy way I fixed my laptop is to put a book underneath my pc to prevent it from overheating

[@krimsondeagle4463]

you need to repaste your laptop

[@marianakkerboom2977]

a cooling pad is so much more effective and it gives your system / hardware a longer life

[@fillaliziad2702]

that was very helpful. thank you

[@bryanirvine6169]

Best way to speed up boot time on older systems - convert them to SSD and dump the HDD. Breathes new life into them.

[@337x]

Why dump the hdd ? That's actually stupid, put your programs and windows 10 on the ssd and put the rest of the files on the hdd, so wasteful...