Slow boot. Several .sys files take long time to load.

[pjaj]

I've noticed that the system has got slow to boot over time. It now takes 2 minutes 11 seconds (give or take).
Today I downloaded Process Monitor from Windows Sysinternals as recommended here
Use Process Monitor To Optimize The Windows Boot Process - gHacks Tech News
The resultant filtered log reveals that, of the 4383 .sys files that load, 6 of them take 1 minute 43 seconds between them.
The following file is an extract of the log (sorted by load time) showing the worse offenders.
View attachment Logfile.pdf
I regularly run CCleaner and similar programs and the system is protected by Norton. I have no reason to believe I have any virus or malware installed.
Any ideas how I can speed up these loads?
Please see my System Specs for details.

 

[Layback Bear]

My first thought would be msconfig/Startup/Non Microsoft Services.

Could you use this tutorial by Brink to post pictures of both?

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

 

[whs]

The longest load is the luafv.sys. That is an 84MB file. The long load time would point to a slow disk. But you seem to have a SSD for the OS. Pretty mysterious.

 

[pjaj]

Hi Layback Bear

Thanks for your suggestion.

I keep my startup to a minimum. msconfig is a bit problematic as you cannot change the size of the screen, hence most of the information is truncated :-


However I have a 3rd party gadget that does not suffer from this and shows much the same loads with more info


And CCleaner reports similar data


As you can see, there are very few things in startup.
Realtek is the sound card driver
NVIDIA update, I guess, could be removed
The USB 3 driver is necessary
LastPass is my password vault
and create-restore is a little batch file I wrote to (optionally) create a restore point.

So I doubt that the problem lies here.

 

[pjaj]

The longest load is the luafv.sys. That is an 84MB file. The long load time would point to a slow disk. But you seem to have a SSD for the OS. Pretty mysterious.

I agree, and there is a time during the boot process when both screens are black, apart from an active mouse pointer, which lasts for about 47 seconds.