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Windows 7 splash screen delay at startup
Hi guys, new to the forum but wondered if anyone around here could help me with a little problem I am having. I have recently (last Thursday morning) reinstalled Windows 7 Home Premium on my Dell XPS 16 and I have noticed since doing this it will lag at the splash screen on startup for 30-40 seconds before carrying on to the Welcome Screen. Obviously this isn't very long to wait but it is definitely longer than it was before the reinstall which is surely a bit strange no? I also seem to have a little bit more of a delay when shutting down the computer as it stays on the shutting down screen for a while longer but this seems to be a bit more inconsistent than the delay on startup.
I have trawled the internet and various websites looking for answers but nothing seems to make a difference. I ran startup in diagnostic mode and it still took just as long but startup in safe mode didn't have the same delay. I would appreciate it if anybody had any ideas about how to solve this as although it's not a serious problem, it is rather annoying? I also accept that this could just generally happen to my laptop as it has got older and it is nearly 4 years old (in January 2014).
Cheers.