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How to Fix Slow Startup on Windows 10 HP Laptop Issue

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

"Recently, my HP Pavilion laptop takes forever to start up Windows 10 each time, which makes me crazy when I need to use it for emergency. How can I fix this trouble slow startup on my Windows 10 HP Pavilion?"

Slow Windows 10 startup can be caused by various factors, such as insufficient boot disk space, malware, etc. Here, we will introduce 4 common but useful ways for you to fix slow startup on Windows 10 HP laptop issue. Let's move on now.

  1. 1. Clean up System Drive
  2. 2. Turn off Fast Startup
  3. 3. Scan Your HP Laptop for Malware
  4. 4. Migrate Windows 10 to SSD

fixed slow startup on windows 10 hp laptop

1. Clean up System Drive

It's easy for the system drive(usually C drive) to be occupied with junk files if you frequently run your computer, which can slow down Windows 10 startup greatly. Therefore, you can clean up the system drive on your Windows 10 HP laptop firstly to speed up the system startup.

Path 1: Clean System Drive with Disk Cleanup

Step 1: Enter Disk Cleanup in the desktop search bar and click it.

Step 2: Select the system drive in the drop-down menu and hit OK.

choose system drive

Step 3: In the File to Delete section, tick the useless items and then click OK to remove them.

clean up system drive

Path 2: Clean System Drive via System Genius

Except Disk Cleanup, you can also clean up the system drive with the third-party tool named iSunshare System Genius. It is a professional tool that enables you to clean up drives by removing the junk files like temporary files and useless registry files within a few clicks. Here is the detailed steps.

Step 1: Get iSunshare System Genius on your Windows 10 PC.

Step 2: Launch System Genius and click Clean All in the left side. Then hit Scan in the right section.

click clean all button

Step 3: When the scanning process finishes, the software will list all the exited junk files for you. You can click Clean directly to delete all the scanned junk files.

clean all junk files

2. Turn off Fast Startup

Fast Startup is a built-in function of Windows 10, which works on reducing the system boot time. However, it doesn't run properly all the time. So, you can try to disable Fast Startup to see whether the problem is solved. For how to turn off Fast Startup, you can refer to here.

turn off fast startup

3. Scan Your HP Laptop for Malware

Malware can be one of the reasons of slow startup on Windows 10 HP laptop. Although Windows 10 has the built-in program(Windows Defender) to protect the system, it's not powerful enough in some way. You can install external anti-virus or anti-malware software on your HP laptop and then use it to make a full and deep scanning for your PC.

windows defender

4. Migrate Windows 10 to SSD

As we all know, SSD runs faster and performs better than traditional HDD. If the system drive is still full after you clean up it or your HP laptop is old, you can consider migrating Windows 10 to SSD to regain the fast startup. When it comes to Windows OS transition, iSunshare CloneGo is highly recommended to you, as it can easily and safely help you transfer Windows system from HDD to SSD within the following steps:

  • Apply Copy function in CloneGo.
  • Select the system drive as the source target.
  • Choose the SSD to store the copied drive.
  • Hit Start to begin the copying process.

migrate system drive to ssd

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