Windows 8 Windows 8.1 Restart function takes forever

[Yohannas]

Hello,

I've Googled this problem extensively but I can't seem to find anyone else who is experiencing the exact problem that I am experiencing.

I built a very high-spec gaming PC last August and installed Windows 8. I upgraded to 8.1 later and did not experience any problems until I needed to reinstall Windows 8.1 in February in order for USB devices to function properly (restoring or refreshing Windows 8.1 wasn't an option because that function is currently broken (sort it out Microsoft!!))

Since then, a unique problem seems to have developed. My CPU is an Intel-4770k, so when I first boot up the PC from shut down, or when I press the hard restart button on my computer case, the computer boots up very quickly and with no problems. However, when I click 'Restart' from Windows, the interface shuts down, and my PC remains active, but nothing else happens for a good 2 or 3 minutes. After that time, I see two red LEDs on my motherboard flash (I guess that is the PC posting) and the computer starts up.

I am clueless as to why the Restart function has such a massive delay. I followed the steps on one thread which told me to go into msconfig and disable all start-up applications and to do the same in task manager, but after doing so and restarting my PC, the problem persisted. (The thread where I found that advice is here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...en-after/8eafb629-f157-4d53-8187-f499c6e30cfa )

I would appreciate any advice anyone can give me on this, and if I haven't clarified or explained something properly, please ask me to elaborate!

Thanks in advance.

 

[ussnorway]

Glad it all works now.

Ps. At the risk of sounding repetitive… a good backup program.

 

[wayne777]

Sorry to hear you had to reinstall. Not sure what updates fixed my problem, but the windows updates on 5/14/2014 fixed my problem. Restart is back to normal.

 

[PeterEdw]

Having updated Windows 8 I have found it to be the worst OS to date. All of the event logs are the same, yet the PC hangs where you can do nothing but do a hard reboot. Go to the event viewer and shows the hang log, but can not find any problems when you try to go and search for it on Microsofts site.

 

[PeterEdw]

I’m still waiting to hear back on the Nvidia issue but I suggest that the next step for you is sorting out (i.e. turning off) what doesn’t need to be started during boot.

Press [windows key] + [x] and select Task manager, then pick the “startup” tab to see what is trying to load at the boot… anti-virus aside you can shave considerable time off the average 8 boot time from this screen without buggering your system.

p.s. Feel free to post a screen of the list if you don’t understand what any of the programs do.

Trying Ctrl, Alt and Del does not work most of the time. I have had my PC hang with no way to use short cuts. Forcing you to force the PC to shut down.