Thank you. This is what I needed to start thinking about. You're right about too many variables. Some are connecting to home WiFi, some to iPhone hotspots. There are a whole slew of GPOs. I need to check the casching. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Anatoliy Shudrya Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 1:00 PM To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] Domain laptop boot issue Way too many variables. Do you have roaming profiles on for laptops? How is connectivity speed? How is group policy configured, are profiles cashed etc... I think I have had that issue. I turned off roaming profiles for laptops, use only folder redirection, and keep on improving Wi-Fi connection. Significantly improved startup/boot up. P.S. I am on a small domain, maybe only 15-20 clients. Anatoliy -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Troy Hergert Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 10:37 AM To: Blind system administrators <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Domain laptop boot issue All of our computers are on a Windows 2012 domain. Most of the laptops reportedly work well out in the field. But a handful of them are reported to have very slow bootup and login processes when not able to find the domain controler. The boot up and login take more than 5 minutes on some ocasions. These are all windows seven professional machines set up on a 2012 domain. Have any of you encountered this issue, and do you have any tips or tricks that helped laptops boot up faster when they can't find the domain controller? My minimum specs are I5 with a minimum of 4 gigs ram.Thanks. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins