Thread: Windows 8 Booting and Starting Faster than Windows 7

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Originally Posted by Radenight

I would have to agree completely, Windows 8 is much better in the boot-up time than Windows 7. And Windows 7 is pretty quick so at least Windows 8 has that going for it..

Why is boot time so important? Is this all that Win 8 has to offer? To people who use their PCs for work and they usually only switch on their PCs once a day; Boot time is the least of their worries. The problem is that windows 8 is not designed for the professional but for people oriented towards the multimedia and smartphone mentality. As a professional I will stay clear away from Win 8!

I never understood the excitement over the faster boot time either. Unless you are testing software or hardware how often do most people boot their PC.
Joe

No one is saying that the only thing that matters is the boot time, we were simply commenting on the fact that Windows 8 has a much quicker boot time than Windows 7.. Which is an important thing if you boot up more than once a day.. I understand why you would say that you won't be using Windows 8 but I don't understand why you would say it quite like that.. "As a professional, I will stay clear away from Windows 8!" Are you saying that those of us currently using the new OS are not professionals?

1st of all, I am an IT Professional but, fortunately have big, broad shoulders; then again, maybe the reference was to professional painters or some other vocation not related to IT, @ all. One can view Windows 8 boot times which, are blazing fast, as a or one tip of an iceberg. It is nicer, more appealing to have a fast boot than wait around for 5 mins? Of, course, BUT... this is just one thing amongst many that is indicative of the fine technology that is Windows 8. In & of itself one might say boot time isn't that big a deal, although, why anyone would want to downplay a good thing, we had no idea. BUT, to suggest that this or the rest of the good in Windows 8 is reason to "stay clear away frim Windows 8" is not the least bit clear, @ all. Nor is it at all clear why comments, implying a condemnation of Win8 have to be made in a way that comes across as nasty & insulting towards other people & their intellect. Case in point, "windows 8 is not designed for the professional but for people oriented towards the multimedia and smartphone mentality", not to mention that the statement is basically false in what it infers... one of the major, achieved design goals was that it be a system for ALL devices AND it works beautifully on traditional, non-Touch PCs & laptops. MS needed to produce a consistent system for mobile devices AS WELL as traditional PCs & laptops and this has been accomplished. The greater role that mobile devices play or that need be given attention as use & needs evolve is increasing... along side of desktop use. Many of the achieved design goals were/are w/ an eye to Enterprise concerns, interests & needs. There are, indeed, many things, both technically & features, that make & are making it very exciting & attractive to business environments.

Regardless of how much value or emphasis one puts on boot times, there is a plethora, a cornucopia of meritorious technologies & features in Windows 8. Many of us are working w/ folks new to Windows 8 to help them discover, learn, use, understand & appreciate it. Naturally some will welcome Win 8, some won't & for some it will vary how easy & or exciting they find it. BUT, it is doubtful anyone will be enticed to even look at Windows 8 if all they are only emphatically told, w/out anything valid to support it, that it is the craziest thing to ever come down the pile & they are nuts for even looking at it.

People, Windows 8 is way more than alright & so are you.

Cheers,
Drew

Very well put Drew..

Well, my goodness. Thank you very much!

I think your post sums it up very accurately, Drew.
Microsoft has completely re-invented the Windows ecosystem, unifying it as one across Xbox, WP8 and traditional PC's.

As for boot times, I think they've been greatly increased, but I also recently installed a SATA 6Gb/s SSD.. So 15 seconds from power on to ready to go is an accurate benchmark for me.