Dear MagicAndre, I also have a very slow Windows 8 boot. I have followed your instructions and have looked at the trace in the graphic Windows Performance analyser. I seem to have a very long WinLogin time. If my interpretation is correct, this is linked to a long time in the "None" group linked to a long FDResPub and SSDPSRV. But - what does this mean and what can I do about it? Summary_boot.xml in link below. http://sdrv.ms/152c2Jk Alistair