Hello everyone,
I’ve been dealing with random system slowdowns and the occasional BSOD on my Windows 11 PC for a few weeks now. After some research, I came across the method of a Clean Boot to isolate conflicts caused by third-party drivers or startup programs. But I’m not entirely sure if I’m doing it correctly and I’d appreciate some guidance.
According to what I’ve read, the steps are:
After that, you’re supposed to gradually re-enable services/apps until the problem returns, to pinpoint the culprit. Is that the right approach? I’m a bit worried about disabling something important – will hiding the Microsoft services really protect the essential ones?
Also, if I don’t encounter the issue during the clean boot, does that 100% mean a third-party software is causing it, or could it be a driver issue that stays active even with services disabled? Any tips on how to re-enable things efficiently (e.g., groups of services at once) would be great.
Thanks in advance for any help! I really want to avoid a full reinstall if possible.
Note: I’m on Windows 11 22H2, fully updated.
I’ve been dealing with random system slowdowns and the occasional BSOD on my Windows 11 PC for a few weeks now. After some research, I came across the method of a Clean Boot to isolate conflicts caused by third-party drivers or startup programs. But I’m not entirely sure if I’m doing it correctly and I’d appreciate some guidance.
According to what I’ve read, the steps are:
- Open System Configuration by typing
in Run (Win + R)Code:
msconfig - Go to the Services tab, check „Alle Microsoft-Dienste ausblenden“, then click Alle deaktivieren
- Open Task Manager, go to Startup and disable all entries
- Reboot – this should start Windows in a minimal state
After that, you’re supposed to gradually re-enable services/apps until the problem returns, to pinpoint the culprit. Is that the right approach? I’m a bit worried about disabling something important – will hiding the Microsoft services really protect the essential ones?
Also, if I don’t encounter the issue during the clean boot, does that 100% mean a third-party software is causing it, or could it be a driver issue that stays active even with services disabled? Any tips on how to re-enable things efficiently (e.g., groups of services at once) would be great.
Thanks in advance for any help! I really want to avoid a full reinstall if possible.
Note: I’m on Windows 11 22H2, fully updated.