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Everlxe
Copper Contributor
May 22, 2026

Regarding Windows booting up

​Usually, when I turn on my Windows 11 PC, the boot process goes like this: after the motherboard logo fades away, the standard Windows blue screen that says "Please Wait" pops u and then it drops me onto the desktop ​Also, a friend of mine told me that his rig doesn't even show that screen at all. For him, it literally goes straight to the desktop the second the motherboard logo fades away, and it never says "Please Wait." Why does mine show that screen while his doesn't? Also which is the normal to be skipped? Or to pop up?

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  • bugz's avatar
    bugz
    Brass Contributor
    May 26, 2026

    In case your friend's PC goes direct to Windows Desktop. He must have modified settings and configs.

    I assume he enabled (No GUI Boot) from the below to skip the logo/../stuff

  • Kiantor's avatar
    Kiantor
    Brass Contributor
    May 26, 2026

    On many systems, especially with HDDs or slower SSDs, Windows includes this message to indicate that the OS is booting and loading necessary components.