How can i speedup my win 7 system restart time or shut down time? is there any way to optimize the win 7 laptop.

Here is my evolving list of things that could be responsible for slowing the start up, normal running and shutting down of your computer. Not all of them will apply to you but look through the list and try those that seem appropriate: 1. Make sure you are free from malware as that can slow it down. If necessary, run your ‘anti’ programs. 2. Insufficient memory (RAM) can slow the system down. A minimum of 2GB is recommended, more if your system can cope with it. Also, SuperFetch preloads into memory the programs and data it expects you to use based on past usage. This does result in quite a lot of disk activity after startup as files are read from disk into memory but it can make a difference to the launch times of frequently used programs where a large amount of RAM is installed. Disable it on systems with less than 2GB of RAM via the Windows Orb (Start) > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Services. Scroll down to Superfetch, double-click it and change the Startup type to Disabled and click Stop to immediately turn it off. 3. Indexing takes a day or so to settle down on a new computer. The settings can be changed in Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Indexing Options. However, if you don’t do much internal searching, turn it off completely via Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off in the left pane. > Indexing. 4. Turn off Scheduled defragmentation via Windows Orb (Start) > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmentation. However, every so often you need to check if any disks have become excessively fragmented, which can affect disk performance. 5. Check if your antivirus program is scanning at boot time. This can be run when you feel it needs to be run, not at every start up. 6. You’ll get a slightly faster start up if you optimise the boot files and applications by running a special defragmentation from an elevated CMD prompt, i.e. click the Windows Orb (Start) > All Programs > Accessories and right-click Command Prompt, then ‘Run as Administrator’. Type defrag C:\ -b (note the two spaces) and press Enter. Depending upon your computer specification, it shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to run. 7. When you have a slow boot, check that no external drives have media in them. If they have, experiment by booting with it inserted and without. If you have a built-in card reader remove the little plastic cover that protects the slot, which can cause a slow down, albeit rarely. 8. Disable any Services that you do not use, e.g. FAX, Parental Controls, Remote Registry and WMP Network Sharing. This is done by clicking the Windows Orb (Start) > All Programs > Administration Tools > Services. Scroll down and Stop, then Disable any that are not used. 9. Reduce the number of programs that start up when you switch on the computer by downloading and installing the free Quick Startup, get it here http://www.glarysoft.com/qs.html?tag=download To disable (recommended action) an entry, remove the tick alongside its name. To delete an entry from the list (not uninstall it), highlight it and click Delete in the left pane. If you are unsure about an entry and want to know more about it, highlight it and then click ‘More information’ at the bottom of the screen. Similar programs are Autoruns here http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/Autoruns.mspx and Startup Inspector here http://www.windowsstartup.com/ 10. To check if a particular program is slowing the machine when you switch on or shut down, e.g. an antivirus program, go to Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Performance Information and Tools > Advanced Tools (in the left pane). The problem is sometimes shown on this screen, although you may have to click Advanced tools in the left pane then View performance details in the Event log. If the problem isn’t shown, click the Windows Orb (Start) > All Programs > Accessories, right-click Command Prompt then ‘Run as Administrator’. Copy & Paste or type wevtutil qe Microsoft-Windows-Diagnostics-Performance/Operational /f:text > %userprofile%\Desktop\Event.txt (note the five spaces) and press Enter. If you Copy & Paste the command, use mouse right-click to Paste it into the prompt. Close the command prompt and double-click Event.txt on the Desktop to open it. Go to the end of the file (Ctrl+End) to see the most recent events. Those with an Event ID in the 100 series are start up events and those in the 200 series are shut down events. There may be a name or reason in the event listing. 11. Although hard disk errors are rare, they can slow up the machine, so it‘s worth spending a bit of time checking. Click Computer > right-click the hard disk drive that you want to check > Properties > Tools Tab, and then, under Error-checking, click Check Now. 12. To see which tasks are running, open a Run window (Windows key+R), type cmd /k tasklist /svc (note the three spaces) and press Enter. Close the cmd prompt when you have finished viewing it. To get a better description of the associated Service(s), go to Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) > Processes Tab and on a specific Svchost, right-click it > Go to Service(s) to see all the Services, which are highlighted. Alternatively, use Process Explorer to see which services are running. To see the svchost processes, let the mouse pointer hover over each svchost.exe in the left pane. Download it from here http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx 13. This website refers to XP but much of it still applies regarding programs that slow Windows down, here http://www.thepcspy.com/read/what_really_slows_windows_down/5

Hi, follow my guide here to make traces of the shutdown, boot or whatever is slow: http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=140247 and compress the trace files (etl) as 7z or RAR and upload it them your Skydrive and post the link here. I take a look at the traces, maybe I see what's wrong with your Windows. regards André"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/

Hi LK, You can check the suggestions in this article: Optimize Windows 7 for better performance. Also, disable unnecessary startup items and services when booting. To do so, you can perform the steps below: 1. Click the Start Button type "msconfig" (without quotation marks) in the Start Search box, and then press Enter. Note: If prompted, please click Continue on the User Account Control (UAC) window. 2. Click the "Services" tab, check the "Hide All Microsoft Services" box and uncheck the unnecessary third party services. 3. Click the "Startup" tab, uncheck the unnecessary third party startup items. 4. Click OK. Then, restart the computer. When the "System Configuration Utility" window appears, please check the "Don't show this message or launch the System Configuration Utility when Windows starts" box and click OK. Hope this helps. Regards, Linda

no, it's better to make a trace and look in detail what is the cause instead of changing or deleting things without knowing what is the cause *rolleyes*"A programmer is just a tool which converts caffeine into code" CLIP- Stellvertreter http://www.winvistaside.de/