Why does a laptop start up so slowly?
We all have a feeling that when we first buy a laptop, it starts up too fast to respond, and slowly it slows down like an old man walking. , it often takes three or four minutes to wait for the computer to start up. Although laptops will experience some aging after being used for a long time, there are also other reasons that can be accelerated as long as we pay attention to them.
Next, let’s take a look at how to speed up laptop startup.
1. Network settings
If you often need to connect your laptop to the LAN, after installing the network card driver, the system will automatically obtain an IP address through DHCP by default, but Most companies' LANs do not have a DHCP server, so if the user sets it to "obtain an IP address automatically", the system will continue to search for a DHCP server in the network when it starts until it obtains an IP address or times out, which naturally increases the startup time. Therefore, LAN users are best to assign fixed IP addresses to their computers. In addition, in order to eliminate or reduce the number of network connections that Windows must re-establish, it is recommended to disconnect some network drives that are not needed. Specific operations: Enter "My Computer", right-click the mapped network drive, and select "Disconnect" "That's it.
2. Too many hard disk partitions
If your notebook uses Windows 2000 and has not been upgraded to SP3 or SP4, and more than 4 partitions are defined, it may also cause Startup is slow. Therefore, it is recommended to upgrade the Windows 2000 system to the latest SP4 or install the Windows XP system. At the same time, it is best not to divide the hard disk into too many areas. Because Windows must mount each partition at startup, the total amount of time to complete this operation increases as the number of partitions increases.
3. External USB devices
If USB mobile devices are connected to the notebook when starting up, you might as well try disconnecting them first to see if the startup speed changes. Generally speaking, because the USB interface is slow, the corresponding device will have a significant impact on the computer startup speed. You should try to connect the USB device after startup. If there is no USB device, it is recommended to turn off the USB function directly in the BIOS settings. In addition, since Windows will detect each drive (including the optical drive) when it starts, if a disc is placed in the optical drive, it will also prolong the startup speed of the computer.
4. Too many fonts
Although Microsoft claims that Windows can install 1000-1500 fonts, in fact we found that problems will occur when more than 500 fonts are installed. For example, the font disappears from the application's font list and WThe startup speed of Windows has dropped significantly. Therefore, the editor recommends that it is best to delete unused or infrequently used fonts. To avoid accidents after deletion, make necessary backups first.
5. Startup scan of anti-virus software
Some anti-virus software provides a system startup scan function. In fact, this will take a lot of time. If you have turned on the real-time scan of the anti-virus software, Monitoring function, then scanning the system at startup is a bit redundant, and this function can be completely disabled.
6. Too many desktop icons
Too many icons on the desktop will also slow down the system startup speed. Every time Windows starts and displays the desktop, it needs to find the icons of the desktop shortcuts one by one and load them. The more icons there are, the more time it takes of course. Therefore, it is recommended that you put infrequently used desktop icons into a special folder or simply delete them.
7. Microsoft patches
Remember the news that a certain patch in Windows XP caused the system to start slower (for example: the patch code-named Q328310 will Causes Windows 2000/XP to start up and shut down extremely slowly, and may even cause the registry to lock up). If you suddenly find that the system startup slows down after upgrading a certain system patch, it is best to check whether the patch is to blame. disaster.