Tricks and Tips to Fix Windows Slow Startup

Computer starts up very slow? There are many factors can cause the slow start-up. If your computer takes a very long time to start up, you can use the tricks and tips below to tweak it and make it to start up faster.

But I recommend you to use a PC Tweaker below to help you. Because it very dangerous to tweak a computer by yourself. But if you want to do it, all you need to do is follow the steps below strictly.

1. Disable the unnecessary start-up items in System Configuration Utility.

Too many startup items will lead to more boot-up times for Windows. Actually, some of them are unnecessary to start up with Windows. You need to disable them by the following steps.

1. Start System Configuration Utility. Click "Start" and "Run", type in "msconfig" and click "OK" to open System Configuration Utility.
2. Click the tab "Startup". Choose the unnecessary startup items and disable them.

When you finish this, you have prevented the unnecessary programs from starting with Windows System.

2. Tweak Registry Keys and Values.

And you can edit some registry values to decrease the time of startup and shutdown. Follow the steps below. Don't make a mistake! If you make a slight mistake, it will result in very serious problems.

1. Start Registry Editor. Click "Start" and "Run", enter "regedit" and click "OK" to open Registry Editor.
2. Open the submenus step by step: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER]-->[Control Panel]-->[Desktop].
3. Then find [HungAppTimeout], and modify the value data to 200. And modify the value data of [WaitToKillAppTimeout] to 1000.

When you finish the steps above correctly, you can find the startup are much faster than before. I have other tricks and tips that can help you to optimize your computer performance. But it is too dangerous to tweak your PC, if you don't know the purpose of each step.

The best, safest way to improve computer performance is to use a professional optimization tool. I recommend you to use an Advanced PC Tweaker, And click here to learn more free tricks and tips to tweak Windows registry to increase computer performance and fix computer errors.

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Mars, Computer Technology Expert, has been engaged in Computer Technology research for over 10 years.Main Research: Windows Operating System Optimizing, Computer Performance Improvement and Computer Error Solution. Personal Website: Windows Tweaking Guide