Analyzing Windows Client Boot Time Delays: Using External Scripts to Generate Boot Performance Reports in ControlUp Environments

A community discussion sought an effective method to analyze Windows client boot times with detailed insights into the causes of any delays. The original inquiry focused on whether there was an existing script or dashboard capable of breaking down boot delays, as the environment faced issues with slow client startups. Such diagnostics would provide valuable information to address client performance problems.

In response, a community member shared a beta script designed as a boot analyzer, which generates an HTML report summarizing boot performance. This script creates an output that visually breaks down boot times, helping identify the components or processes causing delays. However, the script does not currently save boot information within the ControlUp platform because the ControlUp agent is not active during the Windows boot phase, preventing direct integration of boot data into ControlUp’s indexes.

While the script is substantial and complex, it offers a practical starting point for environments needing detailed boot-time diagnostics. The contributor noted the lack of time to fully test writing the boot data to the ControlUp index but confirmed the HTML report format is functional and aesthetically clear. The shared approach highlights the current workaround for boot analysis within ControlUp environments: external data collection and report generation rather than native ControlUp indexing, due to agent limitations during system startup.

For users seeking to monitor boot performance in Windows clients using ControlUp, this solution involves running external scripts to analyze boot metrics and then reviewing detailed offline reports. Until ControlUp supports native boot-time data collection via its agent during the startup phase, such scripts provide the most direct method to diagnose and troubleshoot boot delays.

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Hello everyone,
does anyone here happen to have a script lying around or a finished dashboard that analyzes the boot time for Windows clients and breaks it down exactly why the boot was delayed? We are currently having problems with a few clients and such insights would of course be beneficial

Hi Florian I have started on a boot analyzer but its pretty beta still I will share with you the script maybe it will help you. Currently we dont save boot information inside of ControlUp since our agent isnt running during boot.

this will output a HTLM report

Hi Chris,
thanks a lot! that script looks massive
Im gonna implement it in our Enviroment and test it out.

Yeah it’s pretty massive also haven’t had time to test it with writing to ControlUp index but the output html looks pretty good

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