Windows 8 Start Screen very slow after Guest Additions
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00:00 Windows 8 Start Screen Very Slow After Guest Additions
00:41 Accepted Answer Score 12
00:54 Answer 2 Score 4
01:04 Answer 3 Score 0
01:39 Thank you
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ACCEPTED ANSWER
Score 12
I had the same issue. Assigning more CPU cores (I went up to 4) solved the problem for me.
ANSWER 2
Score 4
Turning on "use host I/O cache" in storage fixed it for me.
ANSWER 3
Score 0
Running on two cores, 4gb memory and PXE turned on. It quickly showed the slowness you describe. Going from one to two and PXE allowed it to function normally.
Careful what you install on it, it quickly loses its apps to oddball conflicts.
Once that happens, go over into the sidebar in general configurations. Somewhere there, there's an iPad style restore that blows everything except your data files away. Have your install ISO available to mount as a CD.