CraigB
561
Have you run Windows disc clean up as administrator for a full clean up? that will delete a lot more if you haven’t.
If you upgraded then I would recommend that you run Xboot to clean the start. I did that as my initial boots were 4 minute… Now 40 seconds from power on 
How exactly does Xboot work Martin?
Thanks Martin
I’m back on windows 8.1 guys because of sightly overheating issues 
windows update is trying to download windows 10 again… How do i stop it
Here you go … After the upgrade and because there are so many files to shift around the second run (where defrag kicks in) can take up to an hour
Download the SDK web installer from here
Run the installer and select the following:
Leave the location to default
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/wdk%20location.JPG
Windows Performance Toolkit
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/Wintoolkitselect.JPG
You must reboot on completion of the install
After reboot set aside about 30 minutes when you will not need the computer
When ready start an elevated command prompt :
Go Start > All Programs > Accessories
Right click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator
Then copy and paste the following command into the black box :
xbootmgr -trace boot -prepSystem -verboseReadyBoot
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/73555776/sdk%20command.JPG
Now your PC will be restarted 6 times. With a two minute pause before the tool runs after the desktop loads
After the second reboot the MS defragmentation program is running and is placing the files into an optimized layout, so that Windows will boot up faster
The last Reboots are training of readyBoot. After the training is finished, you’ll notice a huge improvement in startup.
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1438363250626-16934.png
Microsoft has a well-hidden troubleshooter package, KB3073930,
which allows you to hide or block Windows Updates and, crucially, driver updates.
I will give this a shot also.
mchain
568
As a SATA III SSD boot disk, the windows SDK tool would not be recommended.
No need for defragmentation, so need for this specific tool, correct?
Using an SSD would be problematical, the defragment is actually where various drivers and services are shifted to the front of the drive now with SSD that makes no difference as there is in effect no front
mchain
570
Not to mention impact of more bytes of data being written as defragmentation is being run and consequent garbage collection, thus shortening the potential life of the SSD drive, not that much in this case, but repeated use of defrag would cause issues.
Really, the optimum solution to slower boot times is to never upgrade a system. Best to do a clean install.
SSD here is 15% fragmented and runs fine. As you say, there is no front end.
Boot up times are improving… For some reason. The Disk Defrag failed 5 times though…
system
573
Get Puran, it’s much better than the built in tool.
I’m slightly reluctant… The Puran Website, appears to be made in a rush. Firefox is flagging the download…
MBAM https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/104926-puran-defrag/
VT Gave an All Clean + Most likely harmless tag… Has 2 down votes. I’ll give it a shot though. Worst comes to worse, I reinstall. Wouldn’t hurt me any :-).
Was lucky I caught the words “Search Protect” inside the ToU/ToS/EULA… Seems not to have installed though.
bob3160
575
A tutorial was already posted in thesis thread.
With xboot you must use windows defrag as that programme talks to xboot about where to place drivers. puran does not
CraigB
577
Puran isn’t for Win10 as of yet, the installer is only recommended for XP - Vista - Win7 - Win8.
bob3160
578
Use the SDK optimization method outlined by essexboy. It works.There really isn’t any need to add external programs when the function is already part of the Operating System.
Right clicking on your hard drive brings up the following menu:
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1438430237407-9081.png
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1438430439329-40300.png
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1438429647744-41124.png
Maintenance by default happens weekly.
polonus
579
Hi folks,
What are the developments for profound adblocking in Windows 10 and what to do as Modern IE doesn’t allow extensions (and I presume Modern Edge won’t either, only Desktop Edge), at best it would be akin to ABP for Android, without the intimate access to browser APIs that makes the ABP extensions work acceptably, and unlike on Android, we wouldn’t even be able to take the tack of making a custom browser shell that blocks ads, because (IIRC) Microsoft doesn’t allow that sort of thing. Could be MS is to follow Google and ban ABP, uBlock etc. sompletely when they feel they can do that and get away with it. Just like as they stopped browser choice as European regulators no longer demanded this. Big US firms always liked risk management better than abiding by the rules, if you grasp what I mean to say.
I do not want to contact malvertisers on my computer and this is the only reason to block ads for me and by making it so hard to block trageted ads Windows 10 is putting this user at risk.
I can see they want to do this in the default settings as it is their business model and it is why they promote this OS for free. But it should have been much more user friendly if they would have provided for a way to block these ads. Going the Google way drives more and more of the aware and advanced users into the arms of open software and linux.
polonus
Defrag hung at 10% all night long. Stopped and restarted, No effects.
On the other side. Puran, detected 73 Reg fragments, 3 MFT Fragments, maybe more… It hung at 23% “Filling in”. Restart and booted the system. Wiped, and reinstalling 8.1 
Windows 10 Installer gave me the “All clear”. However, given that the first “Trial run” failed, and the second, public version has failed; I’m going to assume 10 is out of the question.
