5 tips to improve boot up speed

• Change Boot order under BIOS: Basic Input Output System (BIOS) is the first program that is loaded on boot.

1. Determine which key you have to press to enter BIOS (The key to be pressed is displayed when the system boots up at the corner on the screen - something like "Press F2 to enter Setup". In some systems it is the "DEL" key)
2. Reboot again and keep pressing the key until you enter BIOS setup (The blue screen with menus)
3. Search for the menu which reads "Boot order" and select it.
4. Change the boot order - Move "Hard drive" to the top.
5. Save the configuration and exit.

          Note:  If you want to boot from CD or other devices, you will have to change the boot order again.

• Tune the OS startup list: You can do this by using the "msconfig" utility.

• Defragment the OS partition: If the OS partition is fragmented the drive needs to be accessed more number of times to retrieve the files needed for booting. To perform defrag:
1. Go to My Computer->Right click on any drive->Properties->Tools tab->Click on Defragment now.
2.  This will open the Disk defragmentor. Select the OS partition and defrag it.

• Check and repair disk errors: More disk errors means more number of invalid disk accesses. Try fixing disk errors:
1. Go to My Computer->Right click on the OS partition->Properties->Tools tab->Click the "Check now" button under "Error checking".
2. You will be presented with the "Check disk" dialog with two check boxes.
3. Choose the appropriate option and press the "Start" button.

• Use alternatives to shut down:
• Sleep/ Standby
• Hibernate