Friends HP All in one desktop, very slow to boot up

[learninmypc]

Yes, very slow to boot up. Takes less than an hour, I think. I ran some AV/AM scans on it, rebooted fine. Turned it off, waited a few minutes, pushed power button on & about 45 plus minutes later it was on.
With his permission & warranty expired, I reset it to factory setting over night & have been running same scans Sophos, RogueKiller running now & other scans. Turned it off & again it took about 30 plus minutes to boot up. . Any ideas why it takes so long?? This is one reason why I don't like all in one, can't blow dust bunnies out very easily, thanks for any help

 

[DelJo63]

Examine Services.MSC and turn off ALL update tasks.

Look for Mapped Drives and DISCONNECT all of them.

For a Win/10 system, STOP login with Windows ID and setup Local Logon.

 

[MaikuTech]

Check his hard drive and check his sata cables, try using you're good use sata cables.
If it boots up more quickly that will be one of your prpblems, the other is slow hard drive brand, lack of ram.
Since you have access to his pc, check his systems information and bring it back here.
Click on Windows button + R or:
https://www.google.com/search?q=how...ome..69i57.24565j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

[learninmypc]

ITS an ALL in one, cannot get inside. I believe it has 2gb's of ram. Will check it out later, thanks

 

[Cycloid Torus]

 

[DelJo63]

If it's never been opened, then this approach is a low probability

 

[learninmypc]

Ok, right now I don't have it, he took it back shortly after my last post. I don't think it has any screws on the back but I will check in a bit. Will post back either way.

 

[learninmypc]

@jobeard @Cycloid Torus there are no screws on the back of it & I will not attempt to open it up. Thanks for your help.

 

[learninmypc]

Examine Services.MSC and turn off ALL update tasks.

Look for Mapped Drives and DISCONNECT all of them.

For a Win/10 system, STOP login with Windows ID and setup Local Logon.

@jobeard How would I do such? I just talked to the owner & if it don't take me too long (novice in this area), I'd like to try it. It does have a CD/DVD slot.

 

[learninmypc]

@jobeard @Cycloid Torus FWIW, its model # is 20-c020

I took the stand off it & noticed another screw, if I remove that screw, would it give me access to inside?? Or just forget about it & enjoy it as a technology door stop

 

[Cycloid Torus]

If it were on my bench,, I would take a shot....might lead to a 'cleanable' access.

 

[learninmypc]

Ok, will do & will post back, thank you.

 

[learninmypc]

If it were on my bench,, I would take a shot....might lead to a 'cleanable' access.[/Q

No success, thank you for your input, dead pc.