[Solved] Windows 11 startup is slow! Speed-up settings to return it to the "smooth feeling" it had when you first bought it

Are you frustrated by the slow startup of Windows 11 or the long time it takes to turn on your computer and use the mouse or keyboard?

When you use your PC for a long time, unnecessary files and invisible background processes accumulate, which inevitably slows down startup speed and performance.

In this article, we will explain a carefully selected list of recommended settings to help you restore the fast startup feel of your newly purchased PC.

In addition, cleaning unnecessary files, which is a tedious task to do manually, can be automated in just a few minutes.Free tools exclusive to this siteWe also introduce some other solutions, so if you feel like Windows is running slowly and sluggish, be sure to try them out until the end.

Basic settings to speed up Windows 11 startup

First, let's address the most common causes of slow startup in Windows 11. Just changing these can significantly reduce startup time.

1. Disable Startup Apps

The more "startup apps" that start up automatically in the background when you start up your PC, the longer it will take to start up. Turn off apps that you are not using.

1. Press Windows Key + R to open Run, type the following command and press Enter:

ms-settings:startupapps

2. Open "Settings" > "Apps" > "Startup" and turn off the switches for apps that have a "high" impact or that you don't regularly use.

This will prevent apps that significantly affect Windows startup time from running, shortening the time it takes to become operational after signing in.

2. Make the lock screen load faster

The Windows 11 lock screen is set to "Windows Spotlight" by default. This takes time to display because it loads a daily image from the Internet.Why does the keyboard stop responding immediately after booting?Application

By reviewing your lock screen settings, you can reduce the time it takes for the password entry screen to appear and prevent the keyboard from stopping responding.

1. Press Windows Key + R to open Run, type the following command and press Enter:

ms-settings:lockscreen

2. Open "Settings" > "Personalization" > "Lock screen".

3. Change "Windows Spotlight" to "Picture" on the right side of "Personalize lock screen" and select your favorite image.

4. Also uncheck "Show trivia, tips, and other information on the lock screen."

5. Set "Lock screen status" to "None" as well.

Once you have completed all the settings, restart your PC to see the results.

3. Delete temporary files (cache)

As you use Windows, "temporary files" created by the system and applications accumulate. As these accumulate, they take up storage space and slow down the overall performance of your PC. Delete them regularly to keep your PC clean.

Temporary files are mainly stored in the following two locations.

C:\Users\ユーザー名\AppData\Local\Temp

C:\Windows\TEMP

There are methods introduced to delete all of these temporary files using batch files, etc., but this is not recommended.

If you delete all temporary files, you may encounter strange errors depending on your environment.

Therefore, we recommend that you delete temporary files using the Windows 11 feature "Storage Sense."

1. Press Windows Key + R to open Run, type the following command and press Enter:

ms-settings:storagepolicies

2. Storage Sense will open. Check "Keep Windows running smoothly by automatically cleaning up temporary system and app files" and turn "Automatically clean up user content" to "On."

3. You can leave the "When to run storage sensor" setting in the cleanup schedule configuration as is.

4. Change "Delete files in the Recycle Bin older than this age" to "Never".

Please note that if you do not change it to "Don't run", the files in the Recycle Bin will be deleted. If you don't mind deleting them, please select the period you like.

5. Once the settings are complete, click "Run Storage Sense now."

Windows will then identify and delete any unnecessary files among the temporary files in the two locations mentioned above.

If you set "Run Storage Sense" to "Daily", it will automatically delete temporary files every day.

If you want to delete it manually, turn off "Automatic cleanup of user content" after running Storage Sense.

[Going a step further] Eliminate the "sluggishness" immediately after signing in

"Even though I reduced the number of startup apps, the desktop still runs slowly immediately after signing in..."

In such cases, the cause may be a "task (scheduled process)" running in the background of Windows. By stopping unnecessary tasks, you can drastically reduce the load on the CPU and memory immediately after signing in.

This is a slightly more advanced setting, but the article below provides an easy-to-understand explanation with images, so if you want to speed things up even more, be sure to give it a try.

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[Super Speed ​​Up] Automatically delete unnecessary "Prefetch files" to lighten your PC

While you can manually delete startup and temporary files, there's actually another annoying cause of slowing down your PC in Windows: "Prefetch files."

Prefetch is a feature that is originally designed to speed up application startup. However, if you use your PC for a long time, a large number of "prefetch files for old applications that you no longer use" will accumulate, which will actually slow down the startup of Windows 11.

However, it can be a bit worrying to accidentally delete necessary files manually.

So on this site,A dedicated tool that safely and automatically deletes only unnecessary prefetch files older than a few days.has been developed and is available for free.

Installing this tool will make your PC incredibly light, so if you want to make your PC faster quickly, try downloading the tool from the article below.

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Make your PC lighter in minutes! A tool that automatically deletes unnecessary prefetch files Have you noticed that your apps or Windows itself are starting up slower recently? This could be due to outdated prefetch files.