Hi guys, I like to optimize boot time to boot as quick as possible, so I guess I'd just start a thread to share some tips n' trick I knew & everyone else can share their tips n' trick they knew as well!

Tips n' Trick to optimize boot time:

Open "MSCONFIG" (you can find it by search it on windows search menu), and check the tabs "Services" and "Startup", observe it scrupulously, and untick everything that you don't need to run when the windows boot.

Try it by yourself & share your tips n' trick to optimize boot time here, and I'll put your post on the first page!

officialwhk said: Defragging the harddrive and running Ccleaner every once in a while does wonders for me. Also in the "msconfig", click the boot tab, click advanced options, check the checkbox for "number of processors", and set it to max.
just my .02
But in end, if your looking for the best of the best, consider investing in SSD technology.

Yeti575 said: Tune which services are started. Save system resources and in some cases boot faster

The tips on the link are sound, I always refer here when tuning. Microsoft has so many unnecessary services started by default.

Yeti575 said: ... Yeah... beware there *are* options besides SSD:

The amount of system RAM will also play a part. All applications run in RAM, of course, so the more RAM you have, the less likely it is that Windows 7 will have to store excess program or document data in the page file on the hard disk, which is a real performance killer.

Turn off the startup splash screen
Reduce or eliminate BIOS checks
Upgrade your device drivers
Configure the prefetcher
Optimise the (existing!) HDD
..
and so forth

Defragging the harddrive and running Ccleaner every once in a while does wonders for me. Also in the "msconfig", click the boot tab, click advanced options, check the checkbox for "number of processors", and set it to max.
just my .02
But in end, if your looking for the best of the best, consider investing in SSD technology.

officialwhk said: Defragging the harddrive and running Ccleaner every once in a while does wonders for me. Also in the "msconfig", click the boot tab, click advanced options, check the checkbox for "number of processors", and set it to max.
just my .02
But in end, if your looking for the best of the best, consider investing in SSD technology.

Of course, although SSD is a bit pricey at the moment xD

Anyway, thanks for the input mate

a SSD would be the BEST possible scenario for a quick boot. but with a disk drive i would recommend a proportioning your drive, i dont know if this helps, (someone please correct me if im wrong)

I did all of this and now i have around a 1 minute boot time but i have a slow drive though i got a 1 TB 5400 RPM hard-drive

It serves it's purpose though I guess. I have no problems with it

SSD.

When I was using Asus ROG G73, Asus have a specific software called "Asus Fast Boot" designed to optimize your boot time.

What the software really does is that it enables us to configure which software to run on boot up, which not to run on boot up, and which to delay on boot up (load the main softwares first, then load these 'delayed' softwares).

Now, we can set which software to run and which not to run on boot up with msconfig, but the difference is, what if, for example, we want to load anti-virus, but it takes a lot of resource and profoundly decreasing boot time? With software like Asus Fast Boot, we can choose to tell the OS to delay loading the Anti-Virus, and load other softwares instead.

Now my point is, I'm not talking about how wonderful Asus Fast Boot is, but I'm talking about, how wonderful will it be if Alienware has a similar software? I genuinely do hope Alienware will develop & release similar software.

Tune which services are started. Save system resources and in some cases boot faster

The tips on the link are sound, I always refer here when tuning. Microsoft has so many unnecessary services started by default.

ssd for the win!

Buy a SSD....

SSD is the best way to help with boot times

going through your system settings will help but not as much as having a dedicated Memory from the SSD

But they can be pricey, But I see SSD's being the standard drive and replacing HDD within the next 5 years. Give or take advancement's in technology

I'd have bought a 10k RPM HDD, if there's any that fits laptops...

... Yeah... beware there *are* options besides SSD:

The amount of system RAM will also play a part. All applications run in RAM, of course, so the more RAM you have, the less likely it is that Windows 7 will have to store excess program or document data in the page file on the hard disk, which is a real performance killer.

Turn off the startup splash screen
Reduce or eliminate BIOS checks
Upgrade your device drivers
Configure the prefetcher
Optimise the (existing!) HDD
..
and so forth

I also heard that you should never run defrag on a solid state.