{"id":5586,"date":"2021-02-22T08:36:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T13:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=5586"},"modified":"2021-02-22T08:42:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T13:42:28","slug":"glacially-slow-10-minute-boot-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/22\/glacially-slow-10-minute-boot-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Glacially slow, 10-minute boot times!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When a PC bogs down to the point where it takes a full 10 minutes just to fully wake up, you know something\u2019s&nbsp;<em>seriously<\/em>&nbsp;wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PC\u2019s owner thinks his startup apps are to blame, and asks how to analyze the PC\u2019s boot process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Win10\u2019s free, built-in&nbsp;<strong>startup analyzer<\/strong>&nbsp;is <em>part<\/em> of the answer \u2014 but only after trying several other approaches first!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full story in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/how-to-create-a-bootable-macos-installer\/\">AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.7.0<\/a>&nbsp;(2021-02-22).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also in this issue<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>APPLE:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/how-to-create-a-bootable-macos-installer\/#apple-0\">How to create a bootable macOS installer<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>BEST OF THE LOUNGE:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/how-to-create-a-bootable-macos-installer\/#lounge-0\">Trying Linux on your Windows system<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>PUBLIC DEFENDER:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/how-to-create-a-bootable-macos-installer\/#public-defender-0\">Amazon\u2019s new \u2018same-day nodes\u2019 will displace postal deliveries<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>PATCH WATCH:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/how-to-create-a-bootable-macos-installer\/#patch-watch-0\">The latest vulnerabilities in the network stack<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>BEST UTILITIES:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.askwoody.com\/newsletter\/how-to-create-a-bootable-macos-installer\/#best-utilities-0\">Freeware Spotlight \u2014 FastCopy<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here for the&nbsp;<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com\/fadcab1b-6abe-11ea-9648-2a7e788be8da\" target=\"_blank\">Askwoody Free<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;signup; 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