Computer takes 30 mins to load

[andysm 17]

My mate's laptop was doing exactly the same thing, turned out that the hard disk was failing. Replaced disk and working perfectly now.

 

Find out what make of hard drive your machine has. Go to the manufacturers support / download pages and download and install the disk utilities. There will usually be a utility to test the disk. For Seagate it is called 'Seatools for Windows'. Try the 'Short DST' test.

For WD it is called 'WD Drive Utilities for Windows'.

 

EDIT: Actually for WD I think it is 'Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows'

Edited March 8, 2019 by andysm