Does Win 7 Pro access internet on boot?

[dougmack]

I have slow boot up, and I notice that my cable modem is indicating a lot of activity, especially after putting in password.
Is this a normal condition, or is it sending unauthorized information to some hacker somewhere?

If this is NOT a normal condition, is there a way to troubleshoot this and repair the boot setup? I will _not_ reinstall Windows!

 

[A Guy]

There are some legit windows processes that call out to the internet. You can see what is connecting to the internet by opening an advanced command prompt and typing netstat -b

Start> In search box type cmd> Right click on cmd.exe in results above and choose Run as administrator> When the command prompt opens, type

netstat -b

Enter

You can also type

netstat -bn

Enter

Which will also show the ip address the process is calling. You can also create a batch file which will log the connections. Scroll down to Batch program to check connections in Windows Vista and Windows 7

Netstat Command and its Application in Windows

A Guy

 

[LMiller7]

It may be Windows or some other legitimate software checking for updates. This is often done at bootup.