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AD Troubleshooting
Over the years, the following three causes for slow logons have been mistakenly identified as being relevant for improving logon speed on Windows clients.
See also the following articles for up-to-date information on how to fix slow logon issues in Windows systems:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/10130.root-causes-for-slow-boots-and-logons.aspxhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/10128.tools-for-troubleshooting-slow-boots-and-slow-logons.aspxhttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/10123.troubleshooting-slow-operating-system-boot-times-and-slow-user-logons.aspx