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How to Make Your Computer Startup Faster in Windows 10

By Achilles Hill | Last Updated

It is believed that there must have been quite a few Windows users tired of Windows slow startup. The fact is that if you install lots of programs in your computer and many of them add themselves to the startup process, these programs will start themselves automatically every time when your computer boots up. In that case, the boot speed of your computer will definitely be slowed down. Do you want to get a fast startup speed on your Windows 10 PC? If you do, try the following step-by-step instructions to learn how to make Windows 10 startup faster.

Overview:

  1. Way 1: Enable the Fast Startup Feature via Control Panel
  2. Way 2: Disable Startup Programs through Task Manager
  3. Way 3: Manage Auto-Starting Programs with iSunshare System Genius
  4. Way 4: Uninstall Unwanted Applications to Increase Boot Speed
  5. Way 5: Shorten the Boot Menu Time-Out
  6. Way 6: Adjust Windows for Best Performance

make your computer startup faster

Way 1: Enable the Fast Startup Feature via Control Panel

How to make Windows boot faster? The most direct way to speed up Windows 10 startup is to turn on the feature of Fast Startup on your Windows system. You can execute this method through Control Panel.

Step 1. Open Control Panel, choose to view by large icons or small icons, and then select Power Options.

click power options from control panel

Step 2. Select Choose what the power buttons does in the Power Options window.

choose what the power buttons does

Step 3. Click Change settings that are currently unavailable.

change settings that are currently unavailable

Step 4. Go to the part of Shutdown settings and check the box next to Turn on fast startup (recommended). This helps your PC start faster after shutdown.

Step 5. Click Save changes to keep the modification.

select turn on fast startup

Way 2: Disable Startup Programs through Task Manager

As what we have discussed before, if you enable too many programs to start themselves automatically on Windows startup, of course it will take longer time to boot your computer. So in order to speed up the boot time of your Windows 10, you can turn off unnecessary auto-starting programs from the Startup tab of Task Manager.

Step 1. Right click the Start icon and choose Task Manager from the drop-down menu.

Step 2. Go to the Startup tab and you will see all programs which will start automatically when computer boots.

Step 3. Right click the unnecessary program and choose Disable to turn off its starting mode.

disable unnecessary startup program

Repeat the same steps to all the programs that you think they are unnecessary. And next time when you start your computer, they won't be opened automatically, which will make your computer startup faster.

Way 3: Manage Auto-Starting Programs with iSunshare System Genius

Too many auto-starting programs will influence the boot speed of Windows 10. There is a good third party tool for you to manage these programs more easily and intuitively --iSunshare System Genius. It is a multifunctional cleanup tool which can be used to clear junks files and registries and manage auto-starting programs for your computer. Now follow the below steps to manage auto-starting programs with iSunshare System Genius.

Step 1. Download the software of iSunshare System Genius on your computer, launch it and select the function of Startup on the left.

Step 2. You can check all the programs which will start automatically when computer boots in the Startup item management page. Look for the program that you don't want it to open automatically and click the Disable start button to disable its starting mode.

click disable start to disable its starting mode

Then you will find that its staus is turned from Enabled to Disabled. If you want to recover its auto-starting mode, click the Resume boot button.

click resume boot to recover starting mode

Step 3. Close the software after your setup.

Way 4: Uninstall Unwanted Applications to Increase Boot Speed

You may find there are some unneeded applications that you hardly used but still installed solidly in your computer. You can uninstall these applications in order to free up space for your computer. Then the boot time will be speeded up.

Step 1. Open Control Panel and click the link of Uninstall a program under the Program section.

click the link of uninstall a program

Step 2. Then all the applications installed in your computer will appear. Look for unwanted applications or those that you hardly use, right it and select Uninstall.

uninstall unwanted applications

Step 3. Wait for the process to complete. And then close Control Panel.

Way 5: Shorten the Boot Menu Time-Out

When Windows starts up, you will find that the Boot Menu appear before the operating system loads. So as for how to reduce boot time in Windows 10, you can try to shorten the boot menu timeout to achieve this.

Step 1. Go to Control Panel > System and Security, choose System and then click Advanced system settings to open the System properties panel.

click advanced system settings

Step 2. In the tab of Advanced, click Settings under Startup and Recovery.

click settings under startup and recovery

Step 3. Check Time to display list of operating systems. The Boot Menu displays are for 30 seconds by default. You can reduce the time to a lower value between the range from 1 to 30 seconds. Then click OK.

shorten the boot menu time out

Way 6: Adjust Windows for Best Performance

You can adjust your Windows for best performance to make your computer startup faster. This way can also be executed in the System properties panel.

Step 1. After you open the System properties, in the tab of Advanced, click Setting under Performance section.

click settings under performance

Step 2. Select the option of Adjust for Best Performance and click Apply > OK to save changes and confirm.

select adjust for best performance

You can also try some methods to speed up the running speed of your PC. Then your computer can maintain a secure and stable status. In that way, the boot speed will be faster also.

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