This Wikipedia article covers the process quite well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT_startup_process#Winlogon
-- Espi On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 7:33 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I've a client who've tasked me to bring their logon time down to 15 > seconds or under (I've done it before, its possible) > > I was wondering if it was documented anywhere the order of items applying > in a logon? For instance, is there any specific timing to when, for > instance, the shell starts, the Run part of the Registry is processed, the > Startup section of the Start Menu is processed? > > Apologies for not Googling this, but I'm stuck in a hospital with no 3G > coverage > > > > Sent from my Blackberry, which may be an antique but delivers email > RELIABLY > > >

