PC taking ages to start up

[Foopster]

if its not your start up settings getting forgeted up, its your drive is dying. back up and replace immediately, or you'll waste time trying to fix it like i did.

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[MoltenKitten]

Probably just windows update

Try restarting it again to see how long it takes

Not an update and it's slow every single time

[Insert Name Here²]

if its not your start up settings getting forgeted up, its your drive is dying. back up and replace immediately, or you'll waste time trying to fix it like i did.

[Master Matthew²]

It will also only let you go on cnn.com

That's not so bad.

[beachbum111111]

Not an update and it's slow every single time

Same thing happened with my computer after I got a really nasty virus. What 'fixed' mine however was updating from windows 7 to windows 10

Can't really say much to you apart from reinstalling windows and backing all your stuff up :/

[MoltenKitten]

if its not your start up settings getting forgeted up, its your drive is dying. back up and replace immediately, or you'll waste time trying to fix it like i did.

How will I know if my start up settings are messed up?

[beachbum111111]

Take out your hard drive and post pictures of both it's sides.

[Trymos]

http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html

download it and see if SMART is seeing something

[MoltenKitten]

Take out your hard drive and post pictures of both it's sides.

I have never done anything with the inner workings of a computer before. It's also my dad's pc so I would need permission from him before I take it apart.

[Steve5451²]

run a few defrags. I recommend defraggler as it allows you to see just how defragged your HDD is.
I'm sure it's much more than that though. If it's taking this long your computer has probably been raped with malware.

I have never done anything with the inner workings of a computer before. It's also my dad's pc so I would need permission from him before I take it apart.

don't bother with this.

[MoltenKitten]

If it's taking this long your computer has probably been raped with malware.

I ran two different scans, if you still think it might be malware please link your recommended scan.

[beachbum111111]

Is it a laptop or desktop?

[MoltenKitten]

Is it a laptop or desktop?

Desktop running win10

[beachbum111111]

Desktop running win10

I'm guessing an HDD and not an SSD?

[MoltenKitten]

I'm guessing an HDD and not an SSD?

Correct