Should I logon to Windows when using xbootmgr to speed up boot times?

The below is an (adapted) quotation from Raymond.cc:

The Windows Performance Toolkit also has a command to analyze the Windows boot process and make changes so the computer boots as fast as possible. (...) The command is:
xbootmgr.exe -trace boot -prepSystem -verboseReadyBoot
The computer will restart six times during the process after which your boot times should be noticeably faster.

Assuming my Windows account is password-protected, should I log in on every reboot, or just leave the computer alone until it's done?

The computer is running Windows 10, but I guess this is not relevant.

Marc.2377

Posted 2016-04-28T07:23:55.007

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Answers

yes, you must logon to Windows. Configure your Windows to automatically logon to your system with Autologon

Enter your password and click on Enable. After the optimization is done, run autologon again and click on disable.

magicandre1981

Posted 2016-04-28T07:23:55.007

Reputation: 86 560

Thanks. As reference for everyone, the Sysinternals tool is simply a wrapper for the built-in Auto Logon feature of Windows itself, described here.

– Marc.2377 – 2016-05-03T03:47:58.523