We have a 2008std r2 64 bit windows server, that very rairly gets rebooted. If we have to, it takes upto a day for it to reboot. Noticably, it hangs on "applying offline files policy" and "please wait for group policy client", for upto 8 hours each. After the login screen it seems to boot quickly. When the server has booted, it seems to run okay. We regularly do windows updates. It runs sql 2008, but isn't used particularly. We have checked the logs and it references the bootup times but gives no error messages or clues. Where is the best place to start troubleshooting?

Hello Gosi123, Please try to enable Set maximum wait time for the network if a user has a roaming user profile or remote home folder setting and configure Wait for network for maximum option is 0 seconds under Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\System\User Profiles. User Profile Policies in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2008/06/17/user-profile-policies-in-windows-server-2008-and-windows-vista.aspx The following articles are for your reference: Troubleshooting the intermittent slow logon or slow startup http://blogs.technet.com/b/instan/archive/2008/04/17/troubleshooting-the-intermittent-slow-logon-or-slow-startup.aspx So you have a slow logon http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2009/09/23/so-you-have-a-slow-logon-part-1.aspx http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2009/09/23/so-you-have-a-slow-logon-part-2.aspx Brent Hu, Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ”