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Ever since I switched from Intel to AMD Ryzen, my CPU has been booting over 2 minutes (previously it took 7 seconds). With the help of Google I discovered this post (Newish Windows 10 installation taking ~ 20 minutes in the pre session init phase) and recorded my boot performance. Unfortunately, I do not have the expertise to interpret the results. Therefore, I hope a good soul would come to my rescue.

Here is the .ETL for closer inspection
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SQAOX7hgW1HP89P_l-TCxA-3B3tT0-tE

harrymc
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  • Are you sure you're comparing equivalent boots? Are you using Sleep, Hibernation or Fast Startup, rather than a complete reboot, in this comparison? – DrMoishe Pippik Dec 11 '19 at 21:08
  • I am comparing equivalent boots (shutdown without fast startup). But I have changed the CPU, motherboard, and reinstalled Windows (clean install from USB) – belgradebc Dec 11 '19 at 21:09

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It seems like Malwarebytes is taking a lot of CPU, you might try to uninstall it temporarily.

A bigger problem is the Volume Shadow Copy Driver (volsnap.sys). This is more of a puzzle, so I suggest:

  • Disable System Restore and re-enable.

  • Search the manufacturer's Support website for drivers of your motherboard to install. If you need help, let me know the exact models of the motherboard and CPU.

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I had a chat with @MagicAndre1981 where they recommended to delete system restore points. Their exact words "volsnap.sys (Microsoft-Windows-VolumeSnapshot-Driver) causes delay. delete system restore points"

I went to System Properties > System protection...

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System Restore was already off for all drives, nonetheless I went into "Configure" for each drive and deleted the restore point. What was most unusual was that my 4TB secondary drive had a 1.15TB space used for a restore point.

After I deleted that, my boot time decreased from 2:15 to 0:15 seconds. (without bios time).

I have now disabled System Restore via the Group Policy.

Even though I might be able to squeeze a few seconds more by uninstalling MalwareBytes, I am happy with the 15 seconds and will not be trying to optimize further.

All credits for this expert investigation and an easy solution go to @MagicAndre1981.

I would also like to thank @harrymc for the time they took to investigate my problem.

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