We performed each tip (with the exception of the last) on the Sony VAIO SE to see how much we could speed up its boot time. If you’re looking for the speed of an Ultrabook but don’t want to shell out the dough, buy an SSD. See our “How to install an SSD in your notebook” for a more complete description of the process.Īfter installing a 256GB Samsung 830 Series SSD on the Sony VAIO SE, the boot speed tripled, cutting the time from 45 seconds to just 15 seconds. Installing an SSD is fairly easy: Just copy the contents of your hard drive onto the SSD, then remove the hard drive (a screwdriver may be required) and replace it with the SSD. The benefits of an SSD come with decreased storage capacity, but you can now pick up a 128GB for less than $100. Because they have no moving parts, SSDs offer super-fast boot and wake times and file-transfer speeds as high as 500 MBps. Yes it's cheating, but without a doubt, the best way to reduce your boot time is to install a solid-state drive. Simply right click on the service, select Properties and then change the Startup type in the drop-down menu. Alternatively, you can search for Services in the Start Menu, then change the Startup type of any nonessential applications from Automatic to Automatic (Delayed Start). While there, look at each of the Startup items and uncheck any that don’t look absolutely essential, such as Adobe Reader and Acrobat Manager or Google Update. To do this, open the Start Menu, type and run “msconfig” in the search menu box and navigate to the Startup tab. While removing unnecessary pre-installed applications can shave some seconds off your boot time (see our second-to-last tip), a surefire way to do it is to disable all but the most crucial applications from starting with your notebook. Most laptops-particularly those that come loaded with free software-get bogged down during startup when trying to load a ton of programs simultaneously. Turning on Quick Boot tells the BIOS to ignore these tests during startup. When powering on, the BIOS performs a number of tests-such as counting the system memory-that can take several seconds to complete. To change these settings, simply enter the BIOS (usually by pressing F2, F12 or the escape key during the boot process), navigate to the Boot menu and move Internal Hard Disk Drive to the top of the Boot Priority list.Īdditionally, the BIOS on some notebooks allows you to enable an option for Quick Boot. The BIOS on most laptops is configured to try to boot off of the optical disk drive and then off one or two other devices (such as a USB flash drive) before attempting to boot off the hard drive. An easy way to reduce your notebook’s boot time is to make sure the BIOS boots off the internal hard disk drive first.

How to make acer laptop faster