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IndridCold65
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Greetings experts. I would like to consider myself a seasoned Windows veteran - but I am experiencing an issue for which I cannot seem to resolve. My PC used to boot up under or around 30 seconds once POST took place. Now, for several months, it sits at the "spinning dots" on Windows startup for anywhere from 5 minutes to 20 minutes and I cannot seem to figure out what is causing it. I put Windows in logging mode and reviewed the startup logs, but there was no smoking gun. All of my drives are accessible - so I do not believe it is a storage issue. I suspect some driver, but I have disabled all non-Microsoft drivers using a utility and that did not seem to solve it either.
Once booted into Windows my PC runs fine and is snappy. All my usual drives are online and accessible. Every bootup "tool" I have used turns up nothing. I am stumped. I considered resetting my Windows installation (non-data-destructive reinstall) but I don't want to lose all of my installed programs either. I guess I could make a copy of my Program File dirs and re-install those that don't function when copied back (ie: those that place .dll and hooks into the system) - but if I can repair this issue without anything too invasive that would be great! Any advice would be appreciated!
Here is some of my specs that may be relevant:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363
System Type x64-based PC System SKU To Be Filled By O.E.M. Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s) BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. P1.60, 10/8/2014 SMBIOS Version 2.8 Embedded Controller Version 255.255 BIOS Mode Legacy BaseBoard Manufacturer ASRock BaseBoard Product X99 Extreme4 BaseBoard Version Platform Role Desktop
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 32.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 31.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 21.6 GB
Total Virtual Memory 33.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 21.9 GB
Page File Space 2.00 GB
Storage:
Drive C: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 464.81 GB (499,088,527,360 bytes) Free Space 84.98 GB (91,242,975,232 bytes) Volume Name WIN10_EVO_SSD Volume Serial Number E809D986 Drive D: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 223.57 GB (240,054,693,888 bytes) Free Space 8.94 GB (9,604,038,656 bytes) Volume Name CRUCIAL_SSD Volume Serial Number CAAD0CC5 Drive E: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 100.00 MB (104,853,504 bytes) Free Space 13.48 MB (14,135,296 bytes) Volume Name Sandbox Volume Serial Number CCD44751 Drive F: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 1.82 TB (2,000,291,885,056 bytes) Free Space 605.51 GB (650,165,633,024 bytes) Volume Name Old System Disk Volume Serial Number 52D9E2BA Drive G: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 1.82 TB (2,000,396,742,656 bytes) Free Space 555.96 GB (596,959,592,448 bytes) Volume Name 2TB_Smart Volume Serial Number 923F0C88 Drive H: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 100.00 MB (104,853,504 bytes) Free Space 49.66 MB (52,068,352 bytes) Volume Name Volume Serial Number FC7EEE4C Drive I: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 2.00 GB (2,147,479,552 bytes) Free Space 1.98 GB (2,126,909,440 bytes) Volume Name RAMDisk Volume Serial Number 824B8303 Drive R: Description Network Connection Provider Name \\10.10.10.1\sda3 Drive W: Description Network Connection Provider Name \\nas.local\2TBDisk Drive X: Description Network Connection Provider Name \\nas4free\6TBDisk Drive Y: Description Network Connection Provider Name \\nas.local\4TBDisk Drive Z: Description Network Connection Provider Name \\nas.local\ZFS_POOL1
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Once booted into Windows my PC runs fine and is snappy. All my usual drives are online and accessible. Every bootup "tool" I have used turns up nothing. I am stumped. I considered resetting my Windows installation (non-data-destructive reinstall) but I don't want to lose all of my installed programs either. I guess I could make a copy of my Program File dirs and re-install those that don't function when copied back (ie: those that place .dll and hooks into the system) - but if I can repair this issue without anything too invasive that would be great! Any advice would be appreciated!
Here is some of my specs that may be relevant:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363
System Type x64-based PC System SKU To Be Filled By O.E.M. Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s) BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. P1.60, 10/8/2014 SMBIOS Version 2.8 Embedded Controller Version 255.255 BIOS Mode Legacy BaseBoard Manufacturer ASRock BaseBoard Product X99 Extreme4 BaseBoard Version Platform Role Desktop
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 32.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 31.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 21.6 GB
Total Virtual Memory 33.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 21.9 GB
Page File Space 2.00 GB
Storage:
Drive C: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 464.81 GB (499,088,527,360 bytes) Free Space 84.98 GB (91,242,975,232 bytes) Volume Name WIN10_EVO_SSD Volume Serial Number E809D986 Drive D: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 223.57 GB (240,054,693,888 bytes) Free Space 8.94 GB (9,604,038,656 bytes) Volume Name CRUCIAL_SSD Volume Serial Number CAAD0CC5 Drive E: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 100.00 MB (104,853,504 bytes) Free Space 13.48 MB (14,135,296 bytes) Volume Name Sandbox Volume Serial Number CCD44751 Drive F: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 1.82 TB (2,000,291,885,056 bytes) Free Space 605.51 GB (650,165,633,024 bytes) Volume Name Old System Disk Volume Serial Number 52D9E2BA Drive G: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 1.82 TB (2,000,396,742,656 bytes) Free Space 555.96 GB (596,959,592,448 bytes) Volume Name 2TB_Smart Volume Serial Number 923F0C88 Drive H: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 100.00 MB (104,853,504 bytes) Free Space 49.66 MB (52,068,352 bytes) Volume Name Volume Serial Number FC7EEE4C Drive I: Description Local Fixed Disk Compressed No File System NTFS Size 2.00 GB (2,147,479,552 bytes) Free Space 1.98 GB (2,126,909,440 bytes) Volume Name RAMDisk Volume Serial Number 824B8303 Drive R: Description Network Connection Provider Name \\10.10.10.1\sda3 Drive W: Description Network Connection Provider Name \\nas.local\2TBDisk Drive X: Description Network Connection Provider Name \\nas4free\6TBDisk Drive Y: Description Network Connection Provider Name \\nas.local\4TBDisk Drive Z: Description Network Connection Provider Name \\nas.local\ZFS_POOL1
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