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


  1. Posts : 23
    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
       #1

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


    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.
    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.
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 25,847
    Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
       #2

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

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

    Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums
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  3. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #3

    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.
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  4. Posts : 23
    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    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 :-
    Slow boot. Several .sys files take long time to load.-msconfig_startup.png

    However I have a 3rd party gadget that does not suffer from this and shows much the same loads with more info
    Slow boot. Several .sys files take long time to load.-startup.png

    And CCleaner reports similar data
    Slow boot. Several .sys files take long time to load.-ccleaner.png

    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.
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  5. Posts : 23
    Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #5

    whs said:
    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.
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