MBAE, Microsoft OneNote) but none of that has any effect.
#Windows 7 welcome screen slow update
I have tried uninstalling various applications that were installed or update recently (e.g. I also don't see any performance problems once the desktop is available.
I'm also pretty sure there was something in the performance trace but I would have to look at it again - it is a very useful tool but like process monitor it produces a lot of data and it is still difficult to tell why something is taking longer than expected. This machine is not connected to a domain so I'm not sure why Group Policy has suddenly slowed things down so much.Ĭlick to expand.My reasons for suspecting Group Policy are largely based on the observation that logging in using Safe Mode is consistently fast, and that when I disabled the Group Policy Client service in the registry my normal Windows login was also fast again. Google returns lots of hits about slow logon and group policy but most of those seem to be scenarios where the machine is connected to a domain.
#Windows 7 welcome screen slow upgrade
I hacked the registry to disable Group Policy Client and that gave me back fast logon but it also disables standard user logins so this is not an option.Īt this point I don't know what to do other than trying an in-place upgrade to reinstall Windows 7. Safe mode logon is fast, and Group Policy Client is not running. Selective boot using msconfig does not improve things. I have installed the Windows Performance Recorder and obtained a boot trace, but all I can see is that winlogon takes a long time and that group policy also take a long time. I have installed the "slow boot slow logon" rollup KB2775511 with no effect. I have tried the all-in-one Windows repair tool with no effect.
I have run on-demand scans with MBAM, no issues found. * occasionally, such as after installing a Windows update, one logon may be normal but the next one is slow again. * logging in to Safe Mode with networking is fast. * eventually the desktop appears and things run smoothly after that. * after logging in as any user, the machine sits at the "Welcome" screen for a long time (minutes), and sometimes this is followed by a long interval with just a black screen and the mouse pointer.
One of my machines which is running Windows 7 Home 64-bit has recently developed a problem with slow login which appears to be caused by the Group Policy Client.