Thread: Windows 8 Booting and Starting Faster than Windows 7

IF, all things are fairly 'equal' the 'illusion' is there because Win8, actually, is faster. Due to its differing technology it will be.

If the 2 systems have roughly the same 'load' on them, on the same hardware, Windows 8 will be faster. Also, recommend not having programs enabled to be running @ Startup. The less there is of that, the faster bootup will be.

Cheers,
Drew

Originally Posted by Drew

IF, all things are fairly 'equal' the 'illusion' is there because Win8, actually, is faster. Due to its differing technology it will be.

If the 2 systems have roughly the same 'load' on them, on the same hardware, Windows 8 will be faster. Also, recommend not having programs enabled to be running @ Startup. The less there is of that, the faster bootup will be.

Cheers,
Drew

I agree about the startup! My XP is very very fast at booting (less than 1 minute) while my win 7 is slow (4 minutes). I have done all that is possible to make win 7 as fast at booting as it used to be but to no avail. Perhaps win 8 boots fast now but will slow down as more software is installed? I don't know although I suspect that indeed win 8 is faster! Time will tell.

Win8 is much faster.

In the past as more was added into a machine, yes, could slow down. However, due 8's different boot technology, that I mentioned, that phenomenon, now, will not be seen so much anymore, with Windows 8.

If any indication, I have been running Win8 for about 9 months. No matter what all has been loaded in there is absolutely no noticeable slowdown, not in boot or steady-state spd.

Cheers,
Drew

Yes Windows 8 boots fast, no it is not that great of a thing and here is why.
1. When updates come out my Windows 8 system has to reboot much more often for some reason.
(Windows 8 boots 3 times to Windows 7 boots 2 times to a update)
2. Windows 8 is very picky about drivers so after it boots then it loads some drivers then hangs. i.e. No video or sound.
(Window 7 indicates a problem while booting while Windows 8 gives no clue as to what the problem is)
3. Windows 8 concept of booting is in bad need of debugging before being shoved out the door to the public.
(Even brand new systems designed for Windows 8 will crash after a update and drivers no longer respond.)

I do like the Windows 8 in speed on other things but slow IE 10 and drivers are a huge issue today.
Faster boot time does not make up for these issues.

Sure it boots faster but, that is only 1 of its many virtues. Sorry you are seeing the other issues you mention. I do not get any such behavior. Mine Updates as smoothly as can be & no negative impact on audio or video nor any difficulty finding drivers.

Cheers,
Drew

Originally Posted by Richard Gilbertson

Yes Windows 8 boots fast, no it is not that great of a thing and here is why.
1. When updates come out my Windows 8 system has to reboot much more often for some reason.
(Windows 8 boots 3 times to Windows 7 boots 2 times to a update)
2. Windows 8 is very picky about drivers so after it boots then it loads some drivers then hangs. i.e. No video or sound.
(Window 7 indicates a problem while booting while Windows 8 gives no clue as to what the problem is)
3. Windows 8 concept of booting is in bad need of debugging before being shoved out the door to the public.
(Even brand new systems designed for Windows 8 will crash after a update and drivers no longer respond.)

I do like the Windows 8 in speed on other things but slow IE 10 and drivers are a huge issue today.
Faster boot time does not make up for these issues.

It sounds like you got off on the wrong foot with Windows 8. Regarding your reboot on update issue: Microsoft only publishes updates once a month, so suck it up buttercup. I'm sure the extra boot isn't the difference between life and death. Your second point, it sounds like you're talking about the BSOD? That's still present in Windows 8, but as with every iteration of Windows, you have to disable automatic restart on system failure in order to see the message. I've had Windows 8 since even before the first public beta and never once experienced a crash on boot (at least not one that was my own fault ).

haha Suck it up buttercup. Way supportive ROFL. I've noticed that I can reboot the newer system which is on Win 8 and the older slower system that's on Win 7 at the same time and both will be ready to use about the same time. I think the faster boot of Win 8 is one of those things that if you really believe it, then it's there and that's cool with me. I rarely even reboot unless it's update time anyway. I've noticed with every Windows upgrade that some people have lots of problems. Vista had a bad rep, where I had zero problems with it, others had tons. Was the same with XP and Win 7, zero problems. I've had more to gripe about with 8 than any of those. We all know 95, 98 and MR were all dogs. I used to hate having to reboot multiple times a day over driver issues. So what I'm seeing in this forum is you have two camps. You have the Windows 8 Pollyannas who play the glad game and say it's wonderful and amazing, faultless. And that makes sense. It's the Win 8 forums. It's a place for the Win 8 lovers to ooo and ahhh at their newest found OS love together in the OS garden of Eden. Then you have the rest of us who live in the real world and see Windows 8 as a product that doesn't deserve the term "Upgrade" I see it as Windows 7 ugly evil step brother and Vista 2.0. Liking Windows 8 isn't a sign of lack of intelligence and neither is hating it, it's all preference. I'd prefer to trash the 80 bux I spent on 2 upgrades and take both machines back to Win 7. But doing it on my main system would mean hours and hours of updates and reinstalls and I just don't want to do it. I used Start 8 to hide the ugly so I can deal with the rest. So good luck to all the Win 8 lovers and haters. Use what works for ya that's all that matters. And now for my New Years resolution

Originally Posted by Mitchell_A

It sounds like you got off on the wrong foot with Windows 8. Regarding your reboot on update issue: Microsoft only publishes updates once a month, so suck it up buttercup. I'm sure the extra boot isn't the difference between life and death. Your second point, it sounds like you're talking about the BSOD? That's still present in Windows 8, but as with every iteration of Windows, you have to disable automatic restart on system failure in order to see the message. I've had Windows 8 since even before the first public beta and never once experienced a crash on boot (at least not one that was my own fault ).

8 realy fast than 7 but i got more time to use it normal