Slow start and restart

Hello James,

From your description, we assume this could be caused by the startup programs installed in your computer.
However, twelve hours seems too long, even for the startup programs to get initiated. Hence, we recommend reinstalling your Operating System and checking for the issue.
Hope this information helps. If you have further queries, please let us know.

When I cold start or restart, my Lenovo laptop takes over 12 hours with the "wheel" spinning on the screen. Eventually it will bring me to the password screen. AVG has taken control of the laptop twice and checked/updated everything. Still no luck. Their analysis is hampered because any restart takes hours and hours. I think the startup code on the laptop is corrupted and get lost. Or is this a hardware issue?

Hello James,

From your description, we assume this could be caused by the startup programs installed in your computer.
However, twelve hours seems too long, even for the startup programs to get initiated. Hence, we recommend reinstalling your Operating System and checking for the issue.
Hope this information helps. If you have further queries, please let us know.