Troubleshoot Windows 7 taking longer than expected to boot on new PC

[SkyJP]

Briefly explain your current issue(s)

As above

Steps taken to resolve, but have been unsuccessful

Many startup applications have been disabled.

Only "Google Drive", "Bluetooth LE Services Control Program" and "Intel PROSet/Wireless Bluetooth" run on boot. Kaspersky 2015 is on the new PC as well, but is set to "Concede resources to OS".

 

[Venustus]

Came up with:

C:\Windows\system32>dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth


Error: 18

An error occurred while loading DISM. The DISM tool may be corrupt.
Try reinstalling DISM.

C:\Windows\system32>

You may have to do a refesh of your installation if DISM is corrupted:
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2293-refresh-windows-8-a.html

 

[SkyJP]

This is windows 7 :c

 

[Venustus]

This is windows 7 :c

Sorry I assumed win 8!
Can you try a system restore?

 

[SkyJP]

Could this be it (although at this stage idk whether it's related to my slow boot):
http://www.sevenforums.com/windows-...7-update-kb3022345-causing-corrupt-files.html

 

[Koroke San]

Some of ur OS components r corrupted, that's wut it takes so much time to boot, i guess & sometimes window update cause instability to system.

check here - http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...h-failed/668ef107-5f4c-4959-ba93-76d052452315

 

[SkyJP]

Apparently, the KB update was something to do with the upcoming upgrade to Windows 10.

I looked at the boot logs for the first couple of boots on this pc which took approx 150 000ms (approx 2.5 mins).

 

[jamescv7]

Have you check your Windows Index score as your reference? Because it will be generally reflect the performance on how your laptop perform Windows 7.

Other lots of tips which are very common and indentical to each other. Upgrading RAM is another way to see.

http://www.pchell.com/support/how_to_speed_up_windows_boot_time.shtml

 

[Deleted member 178]

Remove Kaspersky and report back!

the truth is there !

joke apart, install Soluto , it will inform you what slowdown the boot, remove the culprits, reboot , check the difference then remove soluto.

 

[SkyJP]

Thanks:

Turns out that boot time is ~2 mins but it takes 5 minutes for desktop to become responsive (there is a black screen with a cursor for a while after login).

 

[Deleted member 21043]

Why is my screen black when I start Windows 7?

Reinstall your video driver

1. Right-click the taskbar, and then click Start Task Manager.
   
   
2. Click the Processes tab, click explorer.exe, and then click End Process.
   
   
3. Click File, and then click New Task (Run).
   
   
4. In the Open text box, enter explorer.exe, and then click OK.
   
   
5. Click the Start button
   
   , enter device manager in the search box, and then, in the search results, click Device Manager.
6. Double-click Display adapters, right-click your display device, click Update Driver Software, and then follow the steps in the wizard that appears.
   

Note

• After the driver is reinstalled, you might need to restart your computer again to complete the installation. You might also need to adjust the screen resolution to its previous setting.

If these steps solved the problem, you're done. If not, go on to the next set of steps.

Check for registry issues

1. Right-click the taskbar, and then click Start Task Manager.
   
   
2. Click the Processes tab, click explorer.exe, and then click End Process.
   
   
3. Click File, and then click New Task (Run)
   
   In the Open text box, enter explorer.exe, and then click OK.
   
   
4. Click the Start button
   
   , enter regedit in the search box, and then, in the search results, click regedit.exe.
5. Browse to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
   
   
6. Click to select the WinLogon key, and then, in the right pane, click Shell. The value of Shell in the Data column should beexplorer.exe. If the value of Shell isn't explorer.exe, double-click Shell, and then, in the Value data text field, enterexplorer.exe, and then click OK.
   
   
7. Close the registry editor, and then restart your PC.

Read more at the source: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows7/why-is-my-screen-black-when-i-start-windows-7

 

[SkyJP]

Thanks. I checked on Intel and my graphics driver is up to date. The registry is also the same as in the article. I also uninstalled my WiFi and Bluetooth drivers to see if the problem persisted (then reinstalled them)

I looked at logs in Event Viewer and I found a continuous error log that happened on every boot:

"The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
adgnetworkwfpdrv"

I assume this is to do with Adguard's WFP filter driver (which was actually disabled) and I uninstalled Adguard, with Revo Uninstaller, but the same error gets logged anyway.

 

[Deleted member 178]

find the file manually and remove it by force. (make a system backup before of course )

 

[Deleted member 21043]

Thanks. I checked on Intel and my graphics driver is up to date. The registry is also the same as in the article. I also uninstalled my WiFi and Bluetooth drivers to see if the problem persisted (then reinstalled them)

I looked at logs in Event Viewer and I found a continuous error log that happened on every boot:

"The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
adgnetworkwfpdrv"

I assume this is to do with Adguard's WFP filter driver (which was actually disabled) and I uninstalled Adguard, with Revo Uninstaller, but the same error gets logged anyway.

Can you please install Adguard and uninstall it via the Control Panel?

 

[Venustus]

Thanks. I checked on Intel and my graphics driver is up to date. The registry is also the same as in the article. I also uninstalled my WiFi and Bluetooth drivers to see if the problem persisted (then reinstalled them)

I looked at logs in Event Viewer and I found a continuous error log that happened on every boot:

"The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
adgnetworkwfpdrv"

I assume this is to do with Adguard's WFP filter driver (which was actually disabled) and I uninstalled Adguard, with Revo Uninstaller, but the same error gets logged anyway.

Just one question do you only have a dedicated intel graphics card?Or does your laptop/desktop use AMD/Nvidia gpu as well?
Could you please show us a screenshot from device manager!

 

[SkyJP]

Just one question do you only have a dedicated intel graphics card?Or does your laptop/desktop use AMD/Nvidia gpu as well?
Could you please show us a screenshot from device manager!

My laptop only has Intel HD Graphics 3000 (integrated)

find the file manually and remove it by force. (make a system backup before of course )

Can you please install Adguard and uninstall it via the Control Panel?

I installed Adguard, enabled WFP driver, rebooted (error didn't come up in event logger), uninstalled Adguard, then deleted the adgnetworkwfp driver in C:\windows\system32\drivers

 

[Deleted member 21043]

Thanks. I checked on Intel and my graphics driver is up to date. The registry is also the same as in the article. I also uninstalled my WiFi and Bluetooth drivers to see if the problem persisted (then reinstalled them)

I looked at logs in Event Viewer and I found a continuous error log that happened on every boot:

"The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load:
adgnetworkwfpdrv"

I assume this is to do with Adguard's WFP filter driver (which was actually disabled) and I uninstalled Adguard, with Revo Uninstaller, but the same error gets logged anyway.

I have installed Adguard to perform a check.

Please download Autoruns from the following URL: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902
After it's completed downloading, extract the files to your Desktop.

After extraction is complete, ope Autoruns.exe. Accept the license agreement which will be displayed. Afterwards, you should see a window like the following:

Spoiler: SCREENSHOT

There will be a difference in the entries between our systems*

Use the filter at the top and search for: adgnetworkwfpdrv

Once you've found it, right click > Delete

Spoiler: SCREENSHOT

Accept the confirmation for this action. The entry will be removed, it should no longer attempt to startup at boot time.

Please can you go to the following path: c:\windows\system32\drivers\adgnetworkwfpdrv.sys

Delete that driver (*.sys file) if it exists. DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING ELSE.

Then check if the issue has been fixed (Event Viewer driver error).

 

[Deleted member 21043]

uninstalled Adguard

If the issue is still occuring see my post above to check if the entry is still there/delete it.

 

[Koroke San]

How is ur boot time now after deleting that driver?

 

[SkyJP]

Can't really tell to be honest. The error doesn't come up in the logs anymore, though, but the logs also says that boot time is approx 240 000ms (4 minutes) with ESS 8, Google Drive, ELAN touchpad, Bluetooth and Soluto on boot (I don't really know whether this is a slow or fast boot time...)

 

[Koroke San]

4 minutes is a extreme slow boot time. Which software u r using to measure boot time? U can download & run bootracer to know ur boottime too & if u not full scan ur PC yet then do it see any malware infection.


Edit : lol wut a joke, Soluto says my PC is responsive after 2:45 minutes & bootracer says 45 seconds. This program is a joke. I think u measured ur PC boot/startup time with soluto too?