Speed up Windows boot – Solution #2

Once you have mapped a network drive to a letter on your computer, Windows will automatically restore that connection whenever you log on. Since resuming network connections takes time, you can speed your startups by dropping the network connections you don’t need.

Press Windows-E to launch Windows Explorer, and type Alt-T, D to open the Disconnect Network Drives dialog box. Pick the drives to disconnect, and click OK.

In the future, use the Tools, Map Network Drive command in Explorer and make sure to uncheck Reconnect at logon before you click Finish.