If you are running Windows 10, try turning off Fast Startup (All settings / Power & sleep / click on the 'Additional power settings' link / click on 'Choose what the power buttons do' / then uncheck 'Turn on fast startup' under 'Shutdown settings'
You can speed up not only the startup process but applications if you change your boot drive from a hard disk drive (HDD) to a solid-state drive (SSD). Boot time from Power On to Windows 10 Start screen with my SSD is about 25 seconds.
The 32GB SSD is most likely Optane memory used to cache the 2TB HDD. The purpose of the cache is to speed up the HDD, but with only 32GB to work with, there is only so much that it can speed up. I would recommend disabling the cache, removing the Optane memory, installing a 500GB NVMe M.2 SSD or a 500GB 2.5" SSD, cloning the HDD to the new SSD, then re-initializing the HDD to use as additional storage. I would not recommend you tackle this job if you are a novice.
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April 20th, 2020 13:00
If you are running Windows 10, try turning off Fast Startup (All settings / Power & sleep / click on the 'Additional power settings' link / click on 'Choose what the power buttons do' / then uncheck 'Turn on fast startup' under 'Shutdown settings'
wfph
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April 21st, 2020 08:00
Thanks Vic384 for replying, and importantly solving the problem.
Question, how would I be able to speed up the start-up process? It takes 1.30-2min before I see the login screen.
Vic384
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April 21st, 2020 08:00
You can speed up not only the startup process but applications if you change your boot drive from a hard disk drive (HDD) to a solid-state drive (SSD). Boot time from Power On to Windows 10 Start screen with my SSD is about 25 seconds.
wfph
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April 21st, 2020 09:00
Thanks Vic384.
From what I can see my XPS 8920 has a 2TB HDD and (or with?) 32GB SSD. What to upgrade exactly?
How about the Intel Optane Memory PCIe M2, is this something if replaced / upgraded could speed up the start-up?
As you can see I am a relative novice to the inside of my XPS!
Many thanks for your guidance.
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April 21st, 2020 13:00
The 32GB SSD is most likely Optane memory used to cache the 2TB HDD. The purpose of the cache is to speed up the HDD, but with only 32GB to work with, there is only so much that it can speed up. I would recommend disabling the cache, removing the Optane memory, installing a 500GB NVMe M.2 SSD or a 500GB 2.5" SSD, cloning the HDD to the new SSD, then re-initializing the HDD to use as additional storage. I would not recommend you tackle this job if you are a novice.
wfph
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April 23rd, 2020 05:00
Thank you for your reply.