gHacks Technology News | Latest Tech News, Software And Tutorials » boot timer http://www.ghacks.net A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:51:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Windows Boot Timerhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/05/windows-boot-timer/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/05/05/windows-boot-timer/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 08:34:03 +0000 Martin Brinkmann http://www.ghacks.net/?p=4009 What is your PC’s boot time ? I bet you cannot answer that question exactly, I know I was not able to until I discovered the Windows application Boot Timer which measures the boot time of a computer with an Windows operating system. The time measured is the time between the appearance of the Bios screen to the first file that is loaded in Windows.

Boot Timer is currently only compatible to Windows NT, Windows XP and Windows XP 64-bit editions but the author promises to make it compatible to Windows Vista in future updates. To use Boot Timer simply double-click the executable and the application will automatically display a popup after the next computer restart that displays the boot time of the system.

This is a great utility for users who want to optimize their boot time.There are several possibilities to reduce the boot time of a PC. I do not want to get into all of them but here are a few tips on how to reduce the boot time:

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Got any more tips, let me hear them !

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