How can I troubleshoot a slow startup issue in Windows 11?

Question

y Windows 11 PC has been experiencing slow startup times recently. I’ve tried disabling startup programs and running disk cleanup, but the issue persists. What other steps can I take to resolve this problem? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

See my answer to this similar question.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2044314/applications-starting-very-slowly-shortly-after-po

Answer 2

Hello,

There are many potential causes for slow boot performance, this will liely require some investigation and tools to help determine the root cause.

I would start by using the Windows Performance Analyzer(WPA) to capture and your boot process and use that to analyze why your machine is booting slowly.

Documentation links to WPA

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/test/wpt/optimizing-performance-and-responsiveness-exercise-2

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/test/wpt/

Darrell