Solved Windows stays at startscreen about 30 sec before desktop

[Presac]

As in title, windows stays at the start up screen about 30 seconds before going to the desktop. On each and every startup, it always take this time. I have searched a bit around and found that it usually is caused by some solid color thing, but I have a custom background. I have still tried changing/adding the DelayedDesktopSwitchTimeout key in registry (weren't any there before), but the only change is that instead of showing the start screen, it shows a black screen for 30 seconds.

I have tried sfc /scannow, but no errors where found.

I know I could just wait the 30 seconds and live with it, but I want to know why it do it. I know for certain it can boot faster, so something is causing this.


Edit: I found a solution. For anyone who have the same problem, here is what I did.
Using "Process Monitor" from Sysinternals, I found GBTUpd running for all 30 seconds. Using Autoruns from Sysinternals, I disabled the key under logon (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce). The startup screen is now only shown in less than a second.
Apparently, there are some problems with the utility software for Gigabyte motherboards.

 

[oscer1]

Hi try a clean boot. http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorial...ation-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html

 

[Presac]

I have now tried doing a clean boot. There weren't any difference in start up time.

 

[oscer1]

have you installed anything around the time you notice the longer start time?

 

[Presac]

I did a clean install of windows a month ago. I just can't remember if it was like that from the beginning, as I were away in the Christmas holidays. I probably just didn't take much notice of it at the time.

 

[oscer1]

Is windows fully updated

 

[torchwood]

whats here

Hi Presac,
What are your settings here.

Roy

 

[Presac]

The "Time to display list of operating system" was set checked and set to 3 seconds. The "Write debugging information" has something with kernel memory (mine is in danish). No other differences compared to yours.

 

[torchwood]

gui

Hi Again,
Reading your post again, 30 seconds from boot to Desktop its Not bad for a hard drive SSD might be quicker.

The black screen is/can be set using these settings.

Roy

 

[Presac]

The start up, from the moment I push the power button till the desktop is shown, takes approximately 54 seconds.
The only difference the "No GUI boot" does is just showing a black screen instead of the windows logo. The start up time and "Preparing Desktop" is the same for both.

I just thought the "Preparing Desktop" shouldn't take 30 seconds.

btw, I tried following Boot Times - Monitor with Event, and this is noted as an error for the last boot with ID 100. I don't know if it is relevant, but here is it.



BootTsVersion 2

BootStartTime 2016-01-21T10:49:01.593600100Z

BootEndTime 2016-01-21T10:50:38.003985500Z

SystemBootInstance 84

UserBootInstance 61

BootTime 96228

MainPathBootTime 38973

BootKernelInitTime 20

BootDriverInitTime 351

BootDevicesInitTime 841

BootPrefetchInitTime 9348

BootPrefetchBytes 1104748544

BootAutoChkTime 0

BootSmssInitTime 2475

BootCriticalServicesInitTime 269

BootUserProfileProcessingTime 167

BootMachineProfileProcessingTime 9

BootExplorerInitTime 34304

BootNumStartupApps 19

BootPostBootTime 57255

BootIsRebootAfterInstall false

BootRootCauseStepImprovementBits 0

BootRootCauseGradualImprovementBits 0

BootRootCauseStepDegradationBits 0

BootRootCauseGradualDegradationBits 0

BootIsDegradation false

BootIsStepDegradation false

BootIsGradualDegradation false

BootImprovementDelta 0

BootDegradationDelta 0

BootIsRootCauseIdentified false

OSLoaderDuration 781

BootPNPInitStartTimeMS 20

BootPNPInitDuration 862

OtherKernelInitDuration 340

SystemPNPInitStartTimeMS 1192

SystemPNPInitDuration 330

SessionInitStartTimeMS 1532

Session0InitDuration 838

Session1InitDuration 455

SessionInitOtherDuration 1180

WinLogonStartTimeMS 4008

OtherLogonInitActivityDuration 483

UserLogonWaitDuration 182