Preparing Windows

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Hi all,

 

I have a Windows 10 client logging onto the domain. Server 2012r2. No roaming profiles, redirected folders.

Login is fairly quick. Only about a minute and a half for first logon.

 

I have verbose messaging on so on the first logon you see items such as - 'applying group policy printers policy etc'. and then after all that you get 'Preparing Windows' - all normal behaviour.

 

However then on subsequent logons for that user on the domain PC, the messaging goes from 'waiting for user profile service' (only about half a second on this) to 'preparing windows' for about a minute and then we're finally logged on.

Edit : Just timed this with a stopwatch on a domain machine and it was 40 seconds from cold boot to logged on. Is this average? It's much less on Win7

I thought preparing windows was only for first logon as this is when the profile is created etc. It's weird because once the user it logged on their profile hasn't been reset, all their settings and files are there... it's just like Windows doesn't realise their profile is already on this machine.

I don't have this issue with windows 7 clients on my network. first logon is about a minute 45 secs and then subsequent ones are very swift.

 

thanks in advance

Edited July 12, 2017 by asc

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Update: I've just noticed that the windows 7 machines say 'Preparing Desktop' for about 10 seconds when a 'known' user logs in for the second time. So it does seem like normal behaviour on both 7 and 10.

I guess this is just another case of slow logons with Windows 10 -- something which I see all too much on here! Advice appreciated.