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Ameraves
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SFC ran and said it found some errors and fixed them. Still same time for boot up though.
No, I haven't actually pulled the PC apart at all yet. Was hoping to avoid that.
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Noodleface
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I would unplug every HDD that isn't your boot drive and start there
There have been issues if you install Windows with a bunch of drives in the system
There have been issues if you install Windows with a bunch of drives in the system
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Do you have a spare HDD or something you can install Windows onto?
Go here
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Grab Standard W10 ISO. You don't need a key.
Put it on a thumbdrive with this
Once it's flashed, go into your BIOS and make sure the thumb drive is the first bootable drive....then load Windows from it on whatever HDD you swapped into the SSD spot.
Make sure the spare HHD is the only one in your system, otherwise you could nuke your main W10 install.
It should only take about 10-15 minutes to load Windows 10 onto a fresh drive. If it boots quickly, then you have a W10 issue on your main drive. DO a backup of your stuff and reinstall W10.
If it is still slow, then you have to start juggling hardware.
Go here
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 1709 Download • Windows ISO
windowsiso.net
Grab Standard W10 ISO. You don't need a key.
Put it on a thumbdrive with this
Once it's flashed, go into your BIOS and make sure the thumb drive is the first bootable drive....then load Windows from it on whatever HDD you swapped into the SSD spot.
Make sure the spare HHD is the only one in your system, otherwise you could nuke your main W10 install.
It should only take about 10-15 minutes to load Windows 10 onto a fresh drive. If it boots quickly, then you have a W10 issue on your main drive. DO a backup of your stuff and reinstall W10.
If it is still slow, then you have to start juggling hardware.
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alavaz
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From what you've posted, it seems like it's not actually hanging on booting to the OS, but somewhere prior. I think I'd, at the very least, pull power and the CMOS battery for a few minutes (replace the battery with a brand new one) and see where that gets you.
Lanx
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yea, basic ssds are so cheap now Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD - CT250MX500SSD1 is only 40bucks, like just a tier lower or competitive with a 870, for 10bucks less you can get the bx version which is like ghetto plastic lulzDo you have a spare HDD or something you can install Windows onto?
Go here
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 1709 Download • Windows ISO
Grab Standard W10 ISO. You don't need a key.
Put it on a thumbdrive with this
Once it's flashed, go into your BIOS and make sure the thumb drive is the first bootable drive....then load Windows from it on whatever HDD you swapped into the SSD spot.
Make sure the spare HHD is the only one in your system, otherwise you could nuke your main W10 install.
It should only take about 10-15 minutes to load Windows 10 onto a fresh drive. If it boots quickly, then you have a W10 issue on your main drive. DO a backup of your stuff and reinstall W10.
If it is still slow, then you have to start juggling hardware.
i actually just got the bx ghetto to put in my htpc drive, it's an old ass phenom2, heck i don't think it even has sata3, but it's win7 and i just wanna update the home computers to win10, so i'd rather just buy a new drive to put it on, rather than updating.
Anyone have an issue lately where when moving your mouse, the system somehow thinks you're clicking and dragging something from your previous browsing, clipboard, or other things? It seems to happen several times a day, and mostly consists of clipboard stuff, but the last one for example was telling firefox to go to a reaction confirmation page for the forums from what I assume was something I reacted to previously.
What it looks like when it's happening can be replicated when you highlight text and drag it to something else. But it's from shit that isn't even on screen most of the time.
What it looks like when it's happening can be replicated when you highlight text and drag it to something else. But it's from shit that isn't even on screen most of the time.
Argarth
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That is a weird one, and somehow your current avatar seems oddly appropriate. =P
Have you got clipboard history turned on? I think it was a new feature introduced in Win 1809. Not sure why it would be glitching out, but maybe try turning it off for a while if it's on?
(settings > system > clipboard)
Argarth
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Ameraves
Obviously... Ignore what follows if you've already decided to re-install Windows. =)
These two statements seem to contradict each other, yet I believe what happened was... changing the BIOS screen mode just allowed the Windows loading screen to appear, when for some reason before it was being hidden. (I had something like this happen years ago, in my case I got a black screen, and my desktop would appear magically later on.)
So I don't think you have a BIOS/Boot/Hardware issue at all. I think it's purely Windows dragging the chain. No POST errors, no "OS not found", no hard lockups requiring a reset. I just can't see a reason for a machine to stop for 3+ minutes, BEFORE Windows even begins loading, and THEN continue every time to the desktop.
Create a new text file on your desktop e.g. "Clearlogs.cmd" - Edit and insert these 2 lines:
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%1 IN ('wevtutil.exe el') DO wevtutil.exe cl "%%1"
pause
Run this batch file (as Admin or you will get pages of access denied errors) and it will completely nuke your event logs. Reboot and Windows will have a fresh set of logs for you to inspect just for that restart. I'm kinda interested to see what the culprit is.
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Ameraves
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I have not yet re-installed. I got busy with some other things last night and had to stop tinkering.
Obviously... Ignore what follows if you've already decided to re-install Windows. =)
These two statements seem to contradict each other, yet I believe what happened was... changing the BIOS screen mode just allowed the Windows loading screen to appear, when for some reason before it was being hidden. (I had something like this happen years ago, in my case I got a black screen, and my desktop would appear magically later on.)
So I don't think you have a BIOS/Boot/Hardware issue at all. I think it's purely Windows dragging the chain. No POST errors, no "OS not found", no hard lockups requiring a reset. I just can't see a reason for a machine to stop for 3+ minutes, BEFORE Windows even begins loading, and THEN continue every time to the desktop.
Create a new text file on your desktop e.g. "Clearlogs.cmd" - Edit and insert these 2 lines:
FOR /F "tokens=*" %%1 IN ('wevtutil.exe el') DO wevtutil.exe cl "%%1"
pause
Run this batch file (as Admin or you will get pages of access denied errors) and it will completely nuke your event logs. Reboot and Windows will have a fresh set of logs for you to inspect just for that restart. I'm kinda interested to see what the culprit is.
I believe you are correct that it is just the OS. When I changed the setting it did 2 things. One let me see the boot up info, and then it went to the next screen instead of showing the Asus splash logo, it just showed the Windows one. So I think it was always at the OS already, and it was just taking forever to load up. Does that make sense?
Anyway, I ran the batch file. Which error logs would you like to see?
Ameraves
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I don't have a spare unfortunately. I just have the one SSD inside the computer (it's a really small tower), and then the 3 HDD's in the external enclosure.Do you have a spare HDD or something you can install Windows onto?
Go here
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update 1709 Download • Windows ISO
Grab Standard W10 ISO. You don't need a key.
Put it on a thumbdrive with this
Once it's flashed, go into your BIOS and make sure the thumb drive is the first bootable drive....then load Windows from it on whatever HDD you swapped into the SSD spot.
Make sure the spare HHD is the only one in your system, otherwise you could nuke your main W10 install.
It should only take about 10-15 minutes to load Windows 10 onto a fresh drive. If it boots quickly, then you have a W10 issue on your main drive. DO a backup of your stuff and reinstall W10.
If it is still slow, then you have to start juggling hardware.
Argarth
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Makes sense. Get a clean set of logs from a restart > right click on "Administrative Events" > Save All Events in Custom View As... > Upload the .evtx file to a Sharing Site and post the link.
I'll take a look at it when I get home from work later on today.
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Lanx
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wow, it's 20bucks for not just a "decent' boot drive but a good performer /240gb
ADATA SU655 480GB 3D NAND 2.5 inch SATA III High Speed Read up to 520MB/s Internal SSD (ASU655SS-480GT-C) they also have a 480gb for 44bucks.
Ameraves
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I was simply stating I didn't have a spare one handy, not that I couldn't purchase another one if needed.