Operating system boots slowly after installing Autocad LT 2010

ecal35

I have a Spin 3 with i5 processor, 256GB SSD, and latest version of Windows 10.  This computer would normal start up in less than 10 seconds. However, after installing Autocad LT 2010 my computer now can take several minutes to start.  Once boot up is finally completed the computer operates fine with no performance issues at all.  I have the exact same Autocad installed on two other computers, an HP laptop w/ i7 and 256GB SSD and an HP desktop w/ i5 and 1TB SSD, both having the same Windows 10 operating systems and both still startup in only a few seconds.  What is different about the Acer Spin 3?  

Kamalika

Hi Ecal35,
In order to determine which program is causing the system to boot up slowly, you can perform a clean boot.
Remember you must login as an administrator.  Steps to follow.

How to perform a Windows 10 clean boot

Ready to clean boot Windows 10? Here are the steps involved.

1. Right-click the Start button.

2. Click Search.

   

3. Type msconfig and hit Enter on your keyboard.

4. Click Services.

   
5. Click the checkbox next to Hide all Microsoft services.
6. Click Disable all.
7. 1. 
      
   2. Click Startup.

   3. Click Open Task Manager.

      

   4. Click any startup program you suspect might be interfering.

   5. Click Disable. Repeat steps 9 and 10 for all startup programs.

      
   6. Click the X to close Task Manager.
   7. Click OK in the System Configuration window.
   8. Restart your PC.

   1. 

   Once your PC restarts, only the essentials will boot. If you were having issues with a program or update, try to launch or install while in the clean boot environment. If the problem persists, you'll know that you don't have a software conflict and the problem lies elsewhere.If the problem doesn't show up while in a clean boot, you can now attempt to find the offending program or service. The best way to do so is to repeat steps 1-5 above, but re-enable half of the services.Re-enable the top half of all non-Microsoft services (anything crucial to Windows should be hidden by step 5). Once you restart your PC, test to see if the software conflict is back. If it isn't, repeat steps 1-5 again, but this time try re-enabling the bottom half of all non-Microsoft services instead. Restart your PC, and if the conflict is back, you'll know that the problem lies with one of the services in the lower half.Whether the conflict lies in the top half or the bottom half of the services, you can now start to narrow down the search. Keep unchecking services and restarting your PC. Once you find that the issue is gone, you should be able to point directly at the problem.Getting back to normalOnce you've performed your clean boot and have rooted out the problem, you can get your PC back to running normally, albeit without the service causing problems.
   1. Right-click the Start button.

   2. Click Search.

      
   3. Type msconfig and hit Enter on your keyboard.
   4. Click Services.
      1. Click the checkbox next to Hide all Microsoft services.

      2. Click Enable all.

         

      3. Click the checkbox next to the offending startup service.

      4. Click Startup.

         

      5. Click Open Task Manager.

      6. Click a startup program.

         

      7. Click Enable. Repeat steps 10-11 for all startup programs.

      8. Click the X to close Task Manager.

         

      9. Click OK in the System Configuration window.

      10. Click Restart.

          
          

      11. 

      Your PC should now restart and function as it should, albeit without the service causing a conflict. Please let me know if this fixes your issue

ecal35

I tried the clean boot but the reboot time still took an eternity, up to several minutes.  After doing a little research it turns out that Autocad V2010 (up to V2013 I think?) isn't supposed to be compatible with Windows 10.  Why it works on my other two Win 10 computers and not on this Acer Spin 3 will remain an unsolved mystery - I removed the program and all is well now.  Thanks anyway.