How to Fix Windows 10 Slow Startup

Last updated on July 27th, 2019 at 09:10 am

One thing always annoys me whenever I started my computer. From lazy startup speed to loading any application all takes too much time. But thanks to MacPaw CleanMyPC that offers a great tool to boost Windows 10 startup speed almost in few seconds. A similar problem may be to the reader’s side so that I have decided to provide you with the best ways by which you can fix Windows 10 slow startup performance.

There are many reasons that make your computer slow and with some improvements, we can easily optimize its performance. I have researched a lot on this and come to the result that all your cache, hidden files, background applications, multi-tasks slow down your PC. So here we are focusing on all these and how you can optimize them.

There are manual methods which we are going to follow here. But if you are not interested in following manual steps or the complicated commands then you must go for CleanMyPC which is a one-stop solution for all your problem. I am also using this for a very long time and very much satisfied with its performance.

How to Fix Windows 10 Slow Boot

1. Clear Cache Files

Almost everybody ignores the cache files just because they occupy very tiny storage of our hard disk. But the reality is completely different. Your jaw may drop once you combine all your hidden, cache, temporary files. It may occupy storage up to several GBs and really the top factor of slow startup speed of your computer.

To clear cache from your PC, there is in-built app Disk Cleanup. Here we are going to use it to clear all junk, and cache from PC.

Search for Disk cleanup on the search bar and click on it from the result displayed.

Now choose the drive where your Windows is installed.

Under Disk cleanup tab, check the temporary files option and hit OK button to clean all the system junk.

On the Disk Cleanup tool, you can see the amount of space consumed by different files.

2. Stop Startup applications

You might have noticed that whenever you start your computer, every time there is a loading of multiple application and it overloads to the processor in its working and slow down the speed. As a startup app, launching is important for us to some extent but if you have so many start-up apps then the loading speed decreases a lot. It is always recommended to stop any startup running application if not necessary.

In my case, I have only set my VPN and Anti-virus application to launch just because of privacy concern.

To stop startup programs open Run command and enter the below command

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Right-click and delete them.

3. Empty your Recycle Bin

Every time when you delete any photo, video, files, folders from your computer, it automatically transferred to Recycle Bin and from there you can restore the deleted stuff anytime. This means the folder, the file is still consuming the computer space until it is deleted from Recycle Bin. So you must keep your PC’s bin empty if nothing requires anymore.

You can simply go to your PC’s Recycle Bin and tap on Empty Recycle bin.

4. Stop Running Apps

Whenever you run your computer, most of the apps automatically start processing at the background without being in noticed. This makes the performance slower and you must stop all the unnecessary applications or programs which are not required.

For this, we are going to use Task Manager that show all running programs and from there we can easily disable them. Search for Task Manager on the search bar and choose it from the result.

Here you are going to see different programs and apps running in the background. Tap on them and click End Task.

5. Uninstall Applications

Every PC have so many applications and most of them are useless. It is highly recommended to uninstall all the useless applications that are not required anymore. Apps or programs installed on your PC occupy tons of storage which makes the extra load on the performance of a computer. By uninstalling them the PC gets lighter and definitely boost up its performance.

Go to Settings> Apps> Apps & Features. Tap on the app and click Uninstall option.

6. Update your PC

Many of us ignore the latest updates of the Windows version. It is recommended to keep your Windows always up to date as it improves the security services as well as the other fixes to your PC.

To update navigate to Settings> Update & Security> Windows Update. On the right side click Check for Updates.

After checking your latest updates you can download and install from the same screen.

7. Use third-party tool

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Launch CleanMyPC and here you can see the different options on left side.

You can use Multi Uninstaller and Autorun to optimize your PC performance in a single click. Along with this it also offers you cut down extensions, protect your online privacy, erase your file security, and lot more.

Final words

Firstly you can follow all the above steps manually and if still there is nothing significantly changed then definitely you have to go for a third-party application.

I hope you find this tutorial really informative and speed up Windows 10 slow startup.

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