Windows Booting very slow after 2004 update ,

For posterity, what was the "way higher" value?  Mine is set as:

• Recommended: 2891 MB
• Currently Allowed: 8704 MB

HI,

I have tried most of these fixes and it worked a bit better. One thing I read on another thread is to look at your virtual memory. If its higher than recommended, change it to custom and use the recommended value. Mine was set way higher automatically, so I changed it to the recommended value and presto. It is much faster. I did not read that in this thread so i hope it can help someone out.

Cheers

I've been monitoring this thread and trying certain things that have been said... at first, disabling Sysmain and the index searching made my computer much faster.  But then, after several times of shutting down and starting back up, the issue comes back.  The timing of the performance issue also seems very random... e.g. I can start my computer and before I start any other apps, the issue is there.

But there are also times where I go an entire day, and I don't have the issue.  I do start noticing this issue when I try to open "This PC."  It seems like the system lags trying to find the drives in there.  I've also noticed it starting when I tried to open Task Manager... with either "System Interrupts" or "WMI Provider Host" thrashing the CPU... but then after a while, it simmers down and the system goes back to normal.

At first, I was thinking it was an issue with the VPN that I use because when I start having the issue, and I try to close out Cisco, the program doesn't close for a good minute or so, but that wouldn't explain why the issue is present right when I start the computer (VPN is not opened at this point).  Then I started thinking it may be some sort of network issue... completely disconnecting from my network and rejoining, but I don't think this has helped.  I also have a NAS, but that doesn't reconnect on sign on, so I ruled that out.

I've also tried disabling defrag and running a bunch of other commands listed in this thread but still no fix.  It is good to note that I'm having this issue on my laptop, which doesn't have an SSD.  On my desktop, I do have an SSD, which I have not experienced this issue.

I know none of that really helps this thread, but I wanted to post it so another voice is being heard... it's rather annoying, and I hope they release a fix soon, or are at least aware of it.

HiTD47 - Thank you for that. I only use Windows Media Player to occassionally play MP3 audio files and for nothing else. So, based on your advice, I assume it will be OK to stop and change to manual on the Windows Media Player Network Sharing service before disabling the other 2 services.

Once again, thank you so much for your help.

George

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/profile/94a22fbf-6b88-47f5-9dd3-4d02c604b1cc

@GeorgeCB10 - if you cannot see the Windows Media Player Network Service in the list, don't worry about it. That and Media Streaming is only useful to you if you need to "cast to" (a right-click option for Music files like MP3, AAC etc and Video files) to "push" the digital stream over your home network to a TV or DLNA network-aware music player or smart amplifier/receiver in another room.  Here is a graphic below, of what comes up if you search in settings using the search term "media" from the All Settings (from the notification box bottom right, an select "Media Streaming Options"). Mine was NOT on because I had turned off the Windows Search service, and it depends on it, and as I rarely have a need for using "Cast To", I left it that way. You will not be able to start Media Streaming until the Windows Search service is enabled (Automatic) and started.  Note that it is located in the Control Panel group of settings, under Network & Sharing Centre, but not everyone has the Control Panel icon on the desktop, so I mentioned the "easy" way of getting to it.