billyjk

Thanks for your perspective!

I totally agree with @antspants. The only way to keep all your data private is to not go online....or not use a computer at all. I'm not...

Thanks Steve... I've got a picture as my desktop. Interesting thought though! Thanks again. This initially was just a curiosity, and I...

@mck Thanks for that insight. Your process does display the desktop with icons quickly after entering the PIN. Thanks for that. The...

@mck - thanks for the offer to help. Shutting down: - Close all open apps. - Chose Shut Down from the icon on the Start Menu - Let it...

So sorry - I meant "Fast StartUp". It works with speeding things up, but half the time it will not load my keyboard drivers during boot.

Thanks - I've gone over these items already. Interestingly, FastBoot *does* work, but it won't load my keyboard drivers reliably. I am...

These are my recommendations for 24H2: 1. Old drivers just to make sure the problem is not from your drivers, check the safe mode...

Just checked wifi - no dice. But, thanks for that creative idea!

How about your WiFi connection? If it's slow to make, Windows just sort of hangs there trying to make it. Disconnect the WiFi once...

Thanks Steve. Just tried, and it didn't make a difference in boot time. Thanks again for the idea!

In this video, we delve into the common issue of slow boot times in Windows and how to effectively troubleshoot it using Process Monitor.

please try settings > system > about > advanced system settings in the advanced system settings window advanced tab > start-up and...

Thanks for the kind offer. Not sure when I'll have the time to do so, but again, I appreciate the offer.

Hi, The best way to troubleshoot that is to use the Windows Performance Toolkit. First, record a boot trace...