HP Slim Desktop - S01-pF1013w (Mom's Computer)

Winuser · Nov 6, 2021

Subscriber43 said:
Go for the low hanging fruit first. Open Task Manager and click the Startup tab. Right click on each item in turn, and click Disable. Restart the computer and see if there is any improvement.

Since the problem has been there from day one, it may be that the PC came pre configured with a lot of startup programs.

Hope this helps.

It's taking too long to even get to the log-in screen.

Subscriber43 · Nov 6, 2021

It should get there eventually. Be patient.
Of course, if it takes like 30 minutes, then you may have other problems. Try starting in safe mode.

From the sign-in screen:

1. Restart your computer.
2. At the sign-in screen, hold the Shift Key down while you select Power > Restart.
3. After the computer restarts to the Choose an Option screen, select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings > Restart.
4. After the computer restarts, a list of options should appear. Select 4 or F4 to start your personal computer in Safe Mode.

BunnyJ · Nov 7, 2021

Subscriber43 said:
Go for the low hanging fruit first. Open Task Manager and click the Startup tab. Right click on each item in turn, and click Disable. Restart the computer and see if there is any improvement.

Since the problem has been there from day one, it may be that the PC came pre configured with a lot of startup programs.

Hope this helps.

Can't hurt to try.

Winuser · Nov 7, 2021

BunnyJ said:
Can't hurt to try.

It won't hurt but I doubt it will help. The computer is slow loading from the push of the power button to the log-in screen. That would be when the BIOS is setting things up to run Windows.

BunnyJ · Nov 7, 2021

Winuser said:
It won't hurt but I doubt it will help. The computer is slow loading from the push of the power button to the log-in screen. That would be when the BIOS is setting things up to run Windows.

It's not going to speed up a slow HDD.. It's a very low end PC and you can't make it go faster.. other than tossing it off of a cliff. A new SSD would run around 60 bucks and that would help out a lot.. toss on more RAM and now it's going to be faster.

But,, it's not mine so it's up to the OP to decide on what he wants to do.

Winuser · Nov 7, 2021

BunnyJ said:
It's not going to speed up a slow HDD.. It's a very low end PC and you can't make it go faster.. other than tossing it off of a cliff. A new SSD would run around 60 bucks and that would help out a lot.. toss on more RAM and now it's going to be faster.

But,, it's not mine so it's up to the OP to decide on what he wants to do.

I totally agree! An SSD and more memory would help. After I installed a few programs, I was surprised at how slow my old Acer Spin laptop was to boot to the desktop. It was a 6th gen i7 and had 12Gbs of memory. Replacing the HDD with an SSD made a world of difference.