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    Diagnose Slow Windows 10 and 11 Startup with Boot Traces, WPA and Xbootmgr

    Most startup advice boils down to "disable more apps." Afam Onyimadu's boot trace for MakeUseOf suggests that advice has limits. He had already trimmed his startup list and combed through Autoruns line by line. His laptop still felt busy long after the login screen. So he recorded a full boot...