Windows 7: Restart Time

   Information

This will show you how to see how long in seconds it takes your Windows 7 to restart back to the desktop.

You can also view the startup logs in Event Viewer (C:\Windows\system32\eventvwr.msc) under Applications and Services Logs, Microsoft, Windows, Diagnostics-Performance, and Operational. The logs will be in the middle to show you what ran at startup, how long it took, and more.

   Note

Credit completely belongs to sidney1st for writing this VBS script.

   Tip

For fun, post your restart time at this link.

1. Click on the download button below to download the Restart-Time.vbs file, and save it to your desktop.

2. Right click on the downloaded Restart-Time.vbs file, click on Properties, click on the General tab, click on the Unblock button to unblock the Restart-Time.vbs file. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button, then it is already unblocked. Continue to step 3.

3. Run the Restart-Time.vbs file.

   Note

Just for your reference, this is the contents of the Restart-Time.vbs file below:

Code:

 
Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next
Dim Wsh, Time1, Time2, Result, PathFile, MsgResult, MsgA, AppName, KeyA, KeyB, TimeDiff
MsgA = "Please close all running applications and click on OK."
KeyA = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\RestartTime\"
KeyB = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\RestartTime"
AppName = "Restart-Time"
Set Wsh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
PathFile = """" & WScript.ScriptFullName & """"
Result = wsh.RegRead(KeyA & "Times")
if Result = "" then
MsgResult = Msgbox (MsgA, vbOKCancel, AppName)
If MsgResult = vbcancel then WScript.Quit
Wsh.RegWrite KeyA & "Times", left(Time,8), "REG_SZ"
Wsh.RegWrite KeyB, PathFile, "REG_SZ"
Wsh.Run "cmd /c Shutdown -r -f -t 00", false, 0 
else
Wsh.RegDelete KeyA & "Times"
Wsh.RegDelete KeyA
Wsh.RegDelete KeyB
TimeDiff = DateDiff("s",Result,left(Time,8))
MsgBox "Your computer takes " & TimeDiff & " seconds to completely restart.", VbInformation, AppName
end if
wscript.Quit

4. Click on OK to restart the computer. (see screenshot below)
WARNING: Close and save all windows first. This will immediately restart your computer.

5. When the computer finishes restarting, you will see your Windows 7 restart time. Click on OK when done. (see screenshot below)

6. You can now delete the downloaded .vbs file if you like, or save it somewhere to use again later.