Why does my laptop take 20 hours to start up?

[chauncey2]

I have 80 % space on my 500 gb HD latewst updates on  windows 10 My husbands hp PC has only 24% available HD space  lastest win 10 updates and his pc takes 45 seconds from start to desktop.. Im using 12GB memory sticks . ran virus test nothing showed up.

[Garp_senchau · Accepted solution]

@chauncey2, Welcome to HP Support Community,

Thank you for posting your query; I’m here to help by guiding you through steps to resolve this issue

Free Up Disk Space

Run Disk Cleanup → Select system files → Remove old Windows updates, temp files, etc.

Uninstall unused programs.

Clear large files from Downloads, Documents, and Videos.

Check Startup Impact

Open Task Manager → Startup tab → Disable high-impact items (except security software).

Run Storage Sense

Settings → System → Storage → Enable Storage Sense to automatically clean up temp files.

Check Drive Health & Fragmentation

Type defrag in Start → Optimize Drives → Check if it’s fragmented (only needed for HDD, skip for SSD).

Optionally, run: chkdsk /f /r in Command Prompt to check disk integrity.

Update Drivers

Use HP Support Assistant or go to HP's website to check for chipset, storage, and BIOS updates.

Clean Boot Test

Run msconfig → Select Selective startup → Disable all non-Microsoft services under the Services tab.

Reboot and time the startup.

I hope this helps.

Please feel free to reply here if you have any questions or if you need further clarification on any of the steps. 

Take care and have a good day. 

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