Microsoft developers did a lot of work to make Windows 7 boot more quickly than previous versions. But, there are still issues that can make your computer boot more slowly than it should. During this week’s episode of TR Dojo, I show you how to use the Windows 7 Event Viewer to track down potential causes of long boot times.

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