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Windows Defender Cause of Slow Boot ?
  1. #1


    clarkedesign Guest

    Windows Defender Cause of Slow Boot ?


    Hi,

    I've just been reading another thread about slow boot times and was
    pointed into the event viewed to look at the logs.

    In there I've discovered that the thing that is slowing my boot seems
    to be Defender (see below)

    ---------------------------------------
    This startup service took longer than expected to startup, resulting in
    a performance degradation in the system start up process:
    File Name : windefend
    Friendly Name : Service Module
    Version : 1.1.1505.0
    Total Time : 320ms
    Degradation Time : 85ms
    Incident Time (UTC) : 29/02/2008 16:47:32
    ---------------------------------------
    Windows has started up:
    Boot Duration : 418147ms
    IsDegradation : false
    Incident Time (UTC) : 29/02/2008 16:47:32
    ---------------------------------------


    DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS IS THE CASE AND WHY...

    More importantly does anyone know how I can cure this as at present
    Vista Business is taking *over 6 minutes to boot*.



    Thanks
    Sean


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  2. #2


    gerryf Guest

    Re: Windows Defender Cause of Slow Boot ?

    Load Windows defender, go to TOOLS > OPTIONS

    Scroll down to REAL TIME PROTECTION OPTIONS and ADMINISTRATIVE OPTIONS

    I am not suggesting you turn these off permanently, but try disabling
    different components to determine if any particular one or combination of
    two or more is the cause of the issue.

    I'd start by disabling everything and slowly adding things back


    "clarkedesign" <clarkedesign.35jz05@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
    message news:clarkedesign.35jz05@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...

    >
    > Hi,
    >
    > I've just been reading another thread about slow boot times and was
    > pointed into the event viewed to look at the logs.
    >
    > In there I've discovered that the thing that is slowing my boot seems
    > to be Defender (see below)
    >
    > ---------------------------------------
    > This startup service took longer than expected to startup, resulting in
    > a performance degradation in the system start up process:
    > File Name : windefend
    > Friendly Name : Service Module
    > Version : 1.1.1505.0
    > Total Time : 320ms
    > Degradation Time : 85ms
    > Incident Time (UTC) : 29/02/2008 16:47:32
    > ---------------------------------------
    > Windows has started up:
    > Boot Duration : 418147ms
    > IsDegradation : false
    > Incident Time (UTC) : 29/02/2008 16:47:32
    > ---------------------------------------
    >
    >
    > DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS IS THE CASE AND WHY...
    >
    > More importantly does anyone know how I can cure this as at present
    > Vista Business is taking *over 6 minutes to boot*.
    >
    > Thanks
    > Sean
    >
    >
    > --
    > clarkedesign
    > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
    >

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  3. #3


    Bogdan Guest

    Re: Windows Defender Cause of Slow Boot ?

    6 minutes to boot? :| You are sure? 41 seconds takes to mine (Windows Vista
    Home Premium x64).
    CPU: 2.4Ghz @ Core2Duo, 4GB Ram, VideoCard: 256mb/128 DDR3, hdd: sata II
    "gerryf" wrote:

    > Load Windows defender, go to TOOLS > OPTIONS
    >
    > Scroll down to REAL TIME PROTECTION OPTIONS and ADMINISTRATIVE OPTIONS
    >
    > I am not suggesting you turn these off permanently, but try disabling
    > different components to determine if any particular one or combination of
    > two or more is the cause of the issue.
    >
    > I'd start by disabling everything and slowly adding things back
    >
    >
    > "clarkedesign" <clarkedesign.35jz05@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in
    > message news:clarkedesign.35jz05@xxxxxx-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...

    > >
    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > I've just been reading another thread about slow boot times and was
    > > pointed into the event viewed to look at the logs.
    > >
    > > In there I've discovered that the thing that is slowing my boot seems
    > > to be Defender (see below)
    > >
    > > ---------------------------------------
    > > This startup service took longer than expected to startup, resulting in
    > > a performance degradation in the system start up process:
    > > File Name : windefend
    > > Friendly Name : Service Module
    > > Version : 1.1.1505.0
    > > Total Time : 320ms
    > > Degradation Time : 85ms
    > > Incident Time (UTC) : 29/02/2008 16:47:32
    > > ---------------------------------------
    > > Windows has started up:
    > > Boot Duration : 418147ms
    > > IsDegradation : false
    > > Incident Time (UTC) : 29/02/2008 16:47:32
    > > ---------------------------------------
    > >
    > >
    > > DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS IS THE CASE AND WHY...
    > >
    > > More importantly does anyone know how I can cure this as at present
    > > Vista Business is taking *over 6 minutes to boot*.
    > >
    > > Thanks
    > > Sean
    > >
    > >
    > > --
    > > clarkedesign
    > > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
    > >

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    Re: Windows Defender Cause of Slow Boot ?

    Quote Originally Posted by clarkedesign View Post
    Hi,

    I've just been reading another thread about slow boot times and was
    pointed into the event viewed to look at the logs.

    In there I've discovered that the thing that is slowing my boot seems
    to be Defender (see below)

    ---------------------------------------
    This startup service took longer than expected to startup, resulting in
    a performance degradation in the system start up process:
    File Name : windefend
    Friendly Name : Service Module
    Version : 1.1.1505.0
    Total Time : 320ms
    Degradation Time : 85ms
    Incident Time (UTC) : 29/02/2008 16:47:32
    ---------------------------------------
    Windows has started up:
    Boot Duration : 418147ms
    IsDegradation : false
    Incident Time (UTC) : 29/02/2008 16:47:32
    ---------------------------------------


    DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THIS IS THE CASE AND WHY...

    More importantly does anyone know how I can cure this as at present
    Vista Business is taking *over 6 minutes to boot*.

    Thanks
    Sean


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    clarkedesign
    Posted via Microsoft Windows Vista Community Forums - Vistaheads
    Hi Sean,

    See how long it takes for you to boot into Safe Mode.

    Safe Mode


    If you can boot into Safe Mode within a reasonable time, then you may have one or more Startup programs causing the startup delay. You can test to see which one may be the problem by temporarily disabling them one by one using Option Two Method One in this tutorial.

    Startup Programs - Enable or Disable

    This will show you how to shave a little more time off of startup to.
    Boot Up

    Shawn

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