windows 7 64 bit home premium startup takes a minute to load

[la321]

i'm on a dell 545s when i enter my password i press enter nothing happens it freezes then welcome screen loads for a minute this just started last week

 

[EzioAuditore]

Hit Win key (flag)+R, type 'msconfig' (w/o the quotes), browse to startup tab and post a screenshot here.

 

[Tekno Venus]

Hit Win key (flag)+R, type 'msconfig' (w/o the quotes), browse to startup tab and post a screenshot here.

This provides a step by step guide. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1401-startup-programs-change.html

These will also help: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219576-clean-up-factory-bloatware.html?filter and http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11728-optimize-windows-7-a.html

Stephen

 

[la321]

here is a screen shot

 

[EzioAuditore]

There's nothing much in your startup list there. Please follow the 2nd and 3rd links which Tekno posted above.

 

[gregrocker]

In addition to those suggestions work through these Troubleshooting Steps for Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums