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How to Speed Up Vista Boot Up Time

information   Information
This will show you how to speed up just the boot up time to your desktop in Vista. Select the options that you feel comfortable doing and that apply to you.
Note   Note
You can also view the startup logs in Event Viewer (C:\Windows\system32\eventvwr.msc) under Applications and Services Logs, Microsoft, Windows, Diagnostics-Performance, and Operational. The logs will be in the middle to show you what ran at startup, how long it took, and more.
Tip   Tip
For more ideas on how to speed up the performance of Vista, see: How to Speed Up the Performance of Vista





OPTION ONE
Change Time to Display List of Operating Systems

A) Uncheck this option if you do not dual boot to save 30 seconds.​
B) If you do dual boot, then select the default OS to boot into and lower the amount of time to wait for you to make a selection.​





OPTION TWO
Disable Create System Restore at Startup

NOTE: By default System Restore, if turned on, is scheduled to create a restore point at every system startup (At startup trigger) in Task Scheduler. If System Restore is turned on, then disabling this will save you time at startup.




OPTION THREE
Defrag the Registry

NOTE: Defragging the registry is like defragging the hard drive. It will help reorganize and condense the registry so it can be read quicker at startup. Usually doing this once a month is good.
1. Download and install the free Auslogics Registry Defrag program from:​
2. Run the program at least once a month to keep the registry defragmented.​




OPTION FOUR
Use Sleep Mode

NOTE: If you use your computer off an on a lot thoughout the day, then using Sleep mode instead of shutting the down computer will allow your computer to startup much quicker.
1. Set your Power Options to use the recommended settings for Sleep mode.​
NOTE: For how see STEP TWO (step 6) here: How to Troubleshoot a Vista Sleep Mode Problem and Find a Solution




OPTION FIVE
Check the Number of Processors Used at Boot Up

NOTE: If you have a multiple core CPU (Ex: Intel Core Duo or Quad CPU) or multiple CPUs, then this will show you how to check the Number of Processors to be sure that they are all used during boot up to help speed up the boot up time.





OPTION SIX
Disable or Remove Startup Programs

NOTE: While going through the list of startup programs on your computer, you should disable or remove the listed startup programs that you do not want or need to run at the startup of Vista. The less you have, the less time Vista will spend loading them at startup.
1. For how, see OPTION TWO here: How to Check and Change the Startup Programs in Vista





OPTION SEVEN
Log on Automatically to a User Account

NOTE: By default Vista has you select and logon to a user account at startup. You can set Vista to automatically logon to a selected user account and boot to that user's desktop instead at startup. This will save you the time of manually doing it.





OPTION EIGHT
Disable the Transient Multimon Manager (TMM)

NOTE: If you do not use multiple monitors or connect a laptop to an external monitor, then disabling the Transient Multimon Manager (TMM) can save you the 2-3 second delay followed by a blank black screen as Vista searches for monitor changes when you startup Vista.





OPTION NINE
Disable Password Protection on Wakeup

NOTE: If you use Sleep mode from OPTION FOUR above and do not want password protection at wakup, then disabling the requirement to enter the user account password when the computer wakes up from sleep mode will save you startup time from having to do this.
That's it,
Shawn




 

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I'm not familiar with the Drive Backup program features, but you will need to reinstall the programs as well with a clean install. :(
 

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Yeah, I don't have a external Hard Drive so I might want to get one of those before I go with the clean install.
 

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hey guys im new hear..
Ive changed followed these steps,now when my pc boots i have vista home premuim my blue welcome screen take a long time to load its nearly 30 seconds when i first got my pc(about 1 month ago) it only took about 5-10 seconds could you guys please help me out
 

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Hello Exceler, and welcome to Vista Forums.

30 seconds is a very good restart time. I have a hard time believing that your default OEM computer restarted in only 5 to 10 seconds from day one. Are you sure that wasn't from coming out of sleep mode instead?
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
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    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
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    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
thanks for your help but i went to the hp site and downloaded some updates and my pc runs beautiful now,thanks for your help
 
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Exceler

I'm happy to hear that it is runnning great for you now. What updates did you install? :)
 

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System One System Two

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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
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    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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    Conexant ISST Audio
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
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    3480 x 2160
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    512 GB M.2 SSD
Thank you for posting back. :)
 

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    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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Please help me I did the above thanks for the post, but my reboot time is 242 seconds way longer than some of the guys in this forum. tried a few of the mentioned ways to reduce boot up time but no luck :(
 

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Hello BLKMAX, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Could you also please fill out your system specs? It may play a part on how fast your system is booting. Plus, someone with the same system may be able to compare how fast they are booting with yours.

In addition to ones that you have not tried, you might also see if this may help.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/81176-speed-up-performance-vista.html

Hope this helps for now,
Shawn
 

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    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
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    3480 x 2160
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Hi Brink thanks for your help! I just updated my specs not sure if my RAM is playing a part of this issue could having too much cause issues as I have 8gb?

Cheers
 

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    GeForce GTX 260
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    Creative SUPREME FX card (included with motherboard)
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    WD 640gb x3
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BLKMAX,

No, 8GB of RAM would not cause this. You might see if disabling your startup programs one by one and testing your boot time to see if one them may be causing this. These are usually the cause of this from a driver or antivirus program loading at startup.
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    2560x1440
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    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    HP Envy Y0F94AV
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    16 GB DDR4-2133
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    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
man, disabling the TMM really sped my system up, especially while loading the desktop! now it doesn't flash and stuff when it's loading! well, i don't have to worry about hooking up a monitor seeing that my computer doesn't have the hook up thing.
 

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Hi Shawn, what is dual boot? Also, what do you have "time to display operating systems at boot set to (0)?

Thanks,
Casey

1. For how, see: How to Change the Default Boot Partition in Vista
A) Uncheck this option if you do not dual boowhatt to save 30 seconds.
B) If you do dual boot, then select the default OS to boot into and lower the amount of time to wait for you to make a selection.
 

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Hello Casey,

Dual boot is when you have two operating systems installed on the same computer so that you can select which operating system you would like to startup in at boot.

I have my time set to 0, or unchecked, since I do not not have a dual boot setup and do not need to have a wait time to select what operating system I would like to startup in.

Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
I took out the 30 seconds in the line down changed that to 5 secs that speed up the microsoft corporation green bar down 12 secs to 8 secs i use to count them it took to about 25 bars acrooss to load up into desktop lol the people at best buy Geek Sqaud where amaized how i fixed the manager said wanna job here i said NO lol

I said it was you're techs that changed my setting's in the first place told me to take all thease new updates that screwed up my computer and you have the nerve to keep them on as employee i said it won't last long sent all my note to microsoft on how they where minipulating peoples computer fourcing them to crash so they could bring them and charge the costomer and make money. lol

Yes you are right probably such a huge corporation "usually" does that tricky things around to boost their profit and at the same time destroy their own popularity, in this point you might just turn off your auto update that will sort out the problem you may don't know the way out yet :D
 

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    Toshiba Satellite M300
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    Intel core 2Duo
    Memory
    2.00GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470
    Sound Card
    Conexant High Definition SmartAudio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 800
    Case
    silk
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Synaptic PS/2 port touchpad
please hellp !!!!! slow restart speed how you guy are getting 80 sec
my cofiguration
hp dv2725ee
core 2 duo 2.0ghz
2gb ram
358mb intel graic card shared
windows vista home premium sp1
160gb hard disk
it is taking 213 seconds
please see the attached image?

here is my boot time
 

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    build by me last summer
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    none
    Sound Card
    none
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    22 ecer x223w
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    crusial m4 128 gbs
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