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I am often asked 'why my computer takes so long before I can use it'.
This is normal, despite the fact that computers have become faster over the
years.
The reason for this is that, as computers provide more facilities - and also
have to have more security protection - the startup processes have become
more and more complex. I try to keep my PC as slimmed down as possible but
it still takes almost 3 minutes to settle down when I switch it on and you
can see from one of the graphics below that at least 72 programs are loaded
at that time ! If I get impatient and try to do some work before it has settled
it slows things down even more. One way to safely reduce the number of programs
that are being loaded is to use a sophisticated free program called Soluto
from www.soluto.com. This analyses what
is being loaded, tells you what they do and divides them into " No brainers";
potentials for removal from the 'boot' process and those programs
it recommends are left untouched. After studying the recommendations you
may be able to reduce your startup time considerably.
After the Home Page, which offers to slim down your Browser's Add-ons and tells you what programs are likely to crash you need to click on Chop Boot
The Boot or Startup sections looks like this....
You can see that my Boot-up loads 72 (!) programs and takes 2minutes and 49 seconds
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I have cut down the 'No Brainer' programs to two : Skype and Drop Box.
Not essentials but preferred items.
Look at the programs one by one. Generally you can accept the Soluto
recommendation.
Incidentally, Soluto gets feedback from other users and you are told what
people decided to do
If your PC is still slow AFTER startup check on my
Page 5 regarding other factors that may affect a
machine's performance
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