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Long booting time on Surface Go 3

Artur_277 65 Reputation points
2025-10-31T07:45:55.44+00:00

Hi,
Recently, I’ve been experiencing very long booting times on my Surface Go 3. I tried repairing Windows and even reinstalling the entire system, but the booting was still much slower than before. Finally, I decided to perform a full recovery using the Surface Recovery Image, but without success. These are my latest boot times.

I have all latest updates (for example UEFI 16.106.143). And furthermore, I think the computer is stuck on the first loading screen with the Windows Logo (maybe something with the UEFI ?), booting on the second loading screen with the Win logo and rotating circle is quick as ever. Is there anything I can do?

EDIT: If anyone experience similar issue please upvote in the feedback hub: Updated Issue at Feedback HubZrzut ekranu 2025-10-30 220404

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  1. Maszi 25 Reputation points
    2025-11-27T23:51:44.5766667+00:00

    Same problem...

    I haven't used the tablet for a long time. Yesterday I turned it on and windows update indicated that there was an update available. So far, turning it on has been problem-free. The update was made to UEFI version 16.106.143, and from then on, the tablet stops for 1 minute before starting to load the operating system. Entering the BIOS also takes the same amount of time, and the BIOS is completely sticky.

    The cause of the problem is clearly the new UEFI version.

    MICROSOFT doesn't see it ???? Tested by MICROSOFT ???????

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  2. Peter Gwee 10 Reputation points
    2025-11-08T14:09:48.8566667+00:00

    I'm having the same problem as well. Started sometime in October 2025. Only the UEFI part is affected. OS performance is unaffected. UEFI booting became slow. UEFI menu is very sluggish. Fresh install of OS and detaching all peripherals including keyboard, SIM card and MicroSD card does not help.

    I've uploaded a video showing the issue. Hope someone can find a solution for this.

    youtube.com/watch?v=Fv71WJwonOI

    2 people found this answer helpful.
  3. Artur_277 65 Reputation points
    2025-11-09T10:48:48.71+00:00

    If anyone experience similar issue please upvote in the feedback hub: https://aka.ms/AAkxm6

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  4. Jesús González Díez 5 Reputation points
    2025-12-06T21:53:46.4+00:00

    Hi everyone...

    I just applied the latest December update and it didn't fix the problem...

    As I already posted, this is a UEFI issue and Microsoft has known about it for months, but they haven't fixed it...

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  5. linko 123 10 Reputation points
    2025-11-08T14:32:55.3033333+00:00

    I had a similar slowdown issue on my Surface device, and in my case the problem came from UEFI settings that were stuck after a Windows repair. Resetting UEFI to default, disabling Fast Boot, and then rebuilding the boot files with “bootrec /fixboot” and “bootrec /rebuildbcd” finally brought the startup time back to normal.

    If the delay happens before the rotating circle appears, it usually means the firmware is waiting too long to initialize hardware. Removing all peripherals, resetting UEFI, and forcing a clean boot path can help.

    For math and educational work, I normally use my Surface together with a TI-84 graphing calculator for quick checks, and this resource has been very helpful: https://ti-84calculator.net

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