09-04-2014, 12:28 AM
What seems slowest, do you have admin rights, how full is the hard drive, what are the hardware specs (model, product line, etc.)?
The bare minimum is 3 GB RAM, 4 GB is generally considered adequate. Sadly, Windows updates can be a big offender for slow startup. I think the most effective procedure might be to delete temp files, then do a backup and restore (it can be faster than doing a defrag).