davexnet

I'm updating the thread, I downloaded the toolkit and ran xbootmgr -trace boot -prepsystem After 6 boots from this tool, and a reorganization of the files that it does, boot up was reduced from 70 seconds to 35. I have to ask, why doesn't Windows, in it's normal operation, maintain this level of tuning? I thought it was supposed to be self-optimizing? Or does the tool detect and fix something that Windows by itself doesn't identify?

Hi all - not talking about metro apps, regular desktop apps. My boot time is about 45 seconds from the BIOS POST beep to desktop with icons appearing, that includes maybe 5 seconds of me typing my PIN (local account only). Regular HDD, Fast Boot disabled. I wonder sometimes if the system is working as it should, I did at one time disable Superfetch/prefetch and it did not make an appreciable difference. This whole forum seems quiet. I guess Win 8 usage is minimal now. I still like it ! I saw this thread (below), it was busy, but died in 2015 Anybody still around who may be able to help me check if things are working as they should? Thanks