How to Disable Windows 10 Startup Delay

In this tutorial, we are going to see how to disable Windows 10 startup delay.

By default, Windows 10 operating system runs the elements in the startup folder (shell:startup) after a delay of about 10 seconds following the launch of your session. This delay was implemented by Microsoft in order to improve the startup performance of Windows 10. It gives the operating system time to load into memory and run necessary system tasks before applications start requesting resources.

However, if your computer is powerful enough or has an SSD drive, you can safely disable this boot delay so that your startup elements run as soon as you log in to your Windows session instead of being delayed.

To remind you, startup elements are the applications, shortcuts, folders, etc. that are configured to run or open automatically when Windows 10 starts. Startup elements can be automatically added by the programs you have installed on your computer or either by going to the startup folder.
 

How to Disable Windows 10 Startup Delay

Step 1: Right-click on the Start button, select Run.
 

 

 
Step 2: Type regedit and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
 

 
Step 3: After that, navigate to the following Registry key:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

 
Step 4: You will now create a new key named: Serialize. To do this, click on the Edit menu, on New and then on Key.
 

 

 

 
Step 5: Now right-click on the Serialize key, select New and then DWORD (32-bit) value.

Name the new value StartupDelayInMSec, then double click on it and enter 0 in the Value data field. Validate with OK.
 

 

 

 
Step 6: Finally, restart your computer to apply the change.