Restart Time

How to See What Your Windows Restart Time is​

   Information

This will show you how to see how long in seconds it takes your Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 PC 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.

Here's How:1. Click on the download button below to download the Restart-Time.bat or Restart-Time.vbs file, and save it to your desktop.
Restart-Time.bat

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Restart-Time.vbs

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2. Right click on the downloaded Restart-Time.bat or 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 screenshots below)

NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button, then it is already unblocked. Continue to step 3.


3. Run the Restart-Time.bat or Restart-Time.vbs file.

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 restart time. Click on OK when done. (see screenshot below)

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


That's it,
Shawn

Related Tutorials

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• How to Speed Up the Shut Down Time in Windows 7 and Windows 8
• How to Change Time to Display Operating Systems at Boot in Windows 7
• How to Speed Up the Performance of Windows 7
• How to Create a Restart Computer Shortcut in Windows
• How to Add "Restart" Computer to the Desktop Context Menu in Windows 7
• How to See System Uptime in Vista and Windows 7
• How to See System Uptime in Windows 8 and 8.1
• How to Find System Uptime in Windows 10
• How to Perform an Emergency Restart in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8

 

[tobymeister]

Hey Brink,
I know this thread or topic is old, but I just discovered it. Do you think these two .vbs scripts would work on my Vista PC? I didn't want to try them without asking, for fear of messing something up on my computer. Thanks.

 

[Brink]

Hello Toby,

It should work in Vista as well.

It won't hurt anything since the script is only measuring the times to report later though.

 

[tobymeister]

Thank you.

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome.

 

[tobymeister]

Hi Brink,

Sorry to bother you again, but I'm having trouble with the Restart-Time.vbs file. I tried to download the file, but my Norton Security 2018 program keeps blocking/quarantining the file. Norton is treating it as a ISB.Downloader!gen52 threat.

I even tried copying the script documentation (on the first page of the thread) into a Notepad text file, so I could convert it to .VBS later, but Norton Security thinks the .TXT file is a threat, too, and keeps deleting it.

I can probably turn off Norton Security, download the file and run it, but I'm curious why Norton thinks the .vbs and .txt files are a threat? Any idea why?

Thanks.

Toby

 

[Brink]

Hello Toby,

Yep, it's a false positive by Norton since it's an unsigned script file that restarts the computer and sends a message at startup.

If you like, you should be able to temporarily add it to Norton's safe list.

 

[tobymeister]

Hello Brink,

I appreciate the quick reply. I forgot about Norton's Safe List capability. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll do that.

I knew that Norton will sometimes block .vbs files, but I was unaware that it was smart enough to block a .txt file too.

Thanks again for the info. Have a great weekend.

Toby

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome. I hope you have a great weekend as well.

 

[jbcarreon123]

Hello, it looks like the Windows 10 SmartScreen.