Why did it take such a long time for windows to boot up back in the day compared to today’s operating systems?

Question

I understand that processing power was lacking but surely the os of yore must have had much smaller requirements. Also let’s assume we are booting up offline and no updates are indicated. What was Windows doing for 3 – 5 minutes that my android phone manages to zip through in 15 seconds?

In: Technology

Answer 1

As hardware technology advances, so does the bloat of Windows. Windows 10 and 11 are vastly more complex than windows XP, so it is doing more, but doing it faster with better hardware.