The Ultimate Vista Troubleshooting Toolkit

Have you noticed slow startups or shutdowns? Windows Vista monitors what happens and flags possible culprits in the Performance issues section at the top of this page. Each of the four links preceded by a yellow exclamation point leads to a dialog box with more details.

For a much more detailed discussion of how to use Windows Vista's built-in utilities to find and fix performance problems, see Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools.