[SOLVED] Computer is taking forever (5mins) to start up and shut down...

[ChainedCandy]

Hi guys! Just want to check if someone could give me the answer as to why this is happening. It was fine just a week ago and i didnt change any hardware at the start. but it suddenly takes forever to start up and to shut down/restart.

What i notice is when i boot up my PC, once the Gigabyte booting logo comes on screen it loads and the RGB from my mouse turns off. but whenever i click on it, it will flash the rgb and turns off immediately after.

my build is
MoBo: B450m Ds3h
Ram: Vengeance LPX 3600mhz (changed to 3200mhz as that is what my mobo can handle) <-- New Ram. Previously was a 2666mhz kingston ram. but still same issues.
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600
PSU: 530W
GPU: Palit 1060 3gb
1 Hdd to storage, 1 ssd for windows. 1ssd for games i play alot.

Things i did:
AHCI instead of RAID
Load optimize defaults for BIOS
Change new RAM
Take out HDD to test if its faulty
Take out SSD(for games) to test if its faulty
Clearing all startup programs when windows is turned on
Unplug all peripherals
Resetting my CMOS by taking the battery out.
Enable fast boot
Doing windows memory diagnostics (No Error).

Cant do start up repair as it seems it always runs into an error or some sort. please help!

 

[Mooons]

Have you tried disabling Fast Boot? I know it sounds counter intuitive but it works.

Do you have any malware or viruses? Have you tried doing a fresh install?

 

[ChainedCandy]

Have you tried disabling Fast Boot? I know it sounds counter intuitive but it works.

Do you have any malware or viruses? Have you tried doing a fresh install?

Yup. It was disabled at the start.

Nope. Not yet. Could a virus be the one that is slowing down my boot and shut down time? I did scan for any virus or Malware but all seems clear.

 

[Mooons]

Yeah you can get boot sector viruses.

 

[ContraMaster]

Yeah you can get boot sector viruses.

In response to Jay_dog's reply, you can use software like Malwarebytes and even HitmanPro to check more intensely for those viruses, and Malwarebytes features a boot sector check as well. Just check the Rootkit scanning options in the settings or when doing a manual scan.

One thing that HitmanPro does, it checks the Checksums a bit more aggressive than most viruses. It's intentional purpose it to scan harder for PUP's, Adware, Trojans, etc. in the main drive, it can also find some problems that might be affecting performance as well.

If in the end there is no issues with rootkits and/or viruses. This article should help! Just scroll past the first section until you get to the heading that says. "How to repair the Master Boot Record (MBR)"

Hope this helps! Otherwise you might have to do a complete fresh install of windows.

 

[ChainedCandy]

In response to Jay_dog's reply, you can use software like Malwarebytes and even HitmanPro to check more intensely for those viruses, and Malwarebytes features a boot sector check as well. Just check the Rootkit scanning options in the settings or when doing a manual scan.

One thing that HitmanPro does, it checks the Checksums a bit more aggressive than most viruses. It's intentional purpose it to scan harder for PUP's, Adware, Trojans, etc. in the main drive, it can also find some problems that might be affecting performance as well.

If in the end there is no issues with rootkits and/or viruses. This article should help! Just scroll past the first section until you get to the heading that says. "How to repair the Master Boot Record (MBR)"

Hope this helps! Otherwise you might have to do a complete fresh install of windows.

Hi! i got malware bytes and have been constantly scanning for malware but it always gets quarantined immediately i did tick the rootkit scanning options. havent use hitmanpro though.

I tried the article out. every command was working except "/fixboot" i went to look around for all the solutions to fix this and the most i got was unable to copy files or something along those lines. PC still booting around 5 mins though...

 

[ContraMaster]

Hi! i got malware bytes and have been constantly scanning for malware but it always gets quarantined immediately i did tick the rootkit scanning options. havent use hitmanpro though.

I tried the article out. every command was working except "/fixboot" i went to look around for all the solutions to fix this and the most i got was unable to copy files or something along those lines. PC still booting around 5 mins though...

I know this is a very old thread, I'm not sure you'll ever see this, but for anyone who is still struggling to repair their boot sector, I hope this helps. It seems your files that work to repair the windows boot sector are corrupted and the system as a whole needs to be fixed from non-corrupt/fresh media.

Fix issues with booting with Windows Installation Media:

1. Download the Windows 10/11 Installation media from Microsoft's Website (Make sure to click on the Create Windows # Installation Media, NOT THE Windows # Installation Assistant.
2. Install the Installation Media onto a thumb drive.
3. When first booting, enter the BIOS or UEFI and boot into your thumb drive.
4. Wait for the Windows Installation Prompt
5. On the bottom left there should be clickable text that says "Repair your computer." Click it.
6. Click Troubleshoot
7. Click Startup Repair. (This should copy files from the brand new installation medium and fix it.

If the problem still persists:
Open Command Prompt in Administrator Mode and Type the following commands:
chkdsk /r
This locates bad sectors and recovers readable information. The disk must be locked. If Windows can not lock it, it will require a reboot and can take quite a bit of time to complete depending on if you have an HDD or SSD including the size of the drive and if there is any problems with the disk.

Once that's done we are going to repair our system image so our final command can do repairs if necessary.
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
If DISM Can not repair the image you will need to google how to discard the image and start again.

If DISM has successfully worked, run the command below to fix any System File Errors.
sfc /scannow
This scans the integrity of all protected system files and repairs files with problems when possible.

Once Done, Reboot.

I still have problems with shutdown and bootup:
If you're still having problems after doing all this troubleshooting it might be time to consider other issues may be plaguing your PC. This may require taking your computer to a professional or reinstalling windows.

Some issues might be:

• Your HDD or SSD might be failing.
• You have a complex or well hidden computer infection/virus.
• Other parts of your hardware might be failing.
• Your windows installation is damaged and is unfixable
• Your disk is heavily fragmented and requires defragmentation (HDD Only)
• ETC.