1. Shut down any programs that you don’t need on startup: Go to the Task Manager, select the “Startup” tab and disable any programs you don’t need on startup.
2. Change Power Plan Settings: Go to Control Panel > Power Options and adjust your settings to better optimize your PC’s power consumption.
3. Disable unnecessary visual effects: Go to System Properties > Advanced tab > Performance Settings and select “Adjust for best performance”.
4. Install an SSD drive: If you have an existing spinning hard drive, consider replacing it with a Solid State Drive (SSD), as these are much faster than traditional hard drives.
5. Clear out temporary files: Use a tool like CCleaner to clean out your Windows temp files or other temp files that may be taking up space.
6. Update and patch your system: Keeping your operating system up to date will help improve boot times.
7. Run a disk defragmenter: Use a tool like the built-in Windows Disk Defragmenter to defragment your hard drive, which can help reduce start up time.
8. Uninstall unused programs: Go to the Control Panel > Programs & Features and uninstall any programs that you don’t use.
9. Disable startup delay: Go to the Task Manager > Startup tab and set the “Startup Impact” column to Low for any programs that have a high startup impact.
10. Disable Fast Startup: Go to Control Panel > Power Options and uncheck the “Enable Fast Startup” option.