Question: I have an Intel I-7 quad core Dell XPS8500 w 16GB RAM and 1T WD Velociraptor HDD.
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Windows 8.1 Pro x64 UEFI very slow boot and shutdown
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Ever since I upgraded to Windows 8.1 via the in-store update my PC takes a good 3-4 minutes to boot!!! I am on a GA-X79-UD3 + i7-3820 + Samsung SSD 840 for system drive. I have updated all my drivers to Windows 8.1 compatible ones and still. I have checked via Samsung Magician and the drive is using AHCI mode on (Intel PCH) Sata 3 6Gb/s. I have tried restoring my UEFI to default settings and enabling Fast Boot but still?? On Windows 8 it would boot in 5 seconds....
EDIT: Have tried Safe Boot and Clean Boot, still same
EDIT2: Will any Microsoft guy chime in?
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2014-02-10T04:43:00+00:00 I too have the same driver issue as yours i suspect - any fixes to it ? i went to the website and they dont have anything new for it
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Anonymous
2014-02-10T05:33:43+00:00 I too have the same driver issue as yours i suspect - any fixes to it ? i went to the website and they dont have anything new for it
Suggest you disable the offending drivers to recover the fast boot and shutdown times. Read the rest of this long thread for other suggestions.
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Anonymous
2014-02-11T21:28:02+00:00 I was having this problem on my Dell 660 with Windows 8.1 Pro - taking over 2 minutes to boot up. I had tried just about everything I could find on the Internet. Then today...............at last a solution for me. It may or may not work for you, but, if you are like I was, it's worth a try.
Go to Run > type "msconfig" > click on "Services" tab > Uncheck box next to "App Readiness and restart your pc. For me it was a "miracle" fast startup. I hope it works for someone else in here. Good Luck.
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Anonymous
2014-02-13T00:52:38+00:00 My laptop was shutting down very slowly. I had no problems with startup. I ended up formatting and reinstalling windows 8 pro and then updating to windows 8.1 from the store. I wasn't having any problems until a specific update from Windows Update. I went back to the restore point before the update and again no problems. I then installed one update at a time until I found the problem update. It was the Qualcomm Atheros Communications - Bluetooth Controller - Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0 + HS driver update from Windows Update released July 2013. Hopefully this helps someone else having trouble with slow shutdown times. I'm using my manufacturers driver for the Bluetooth and WIFI and everything is working fine.