Reducing boot time by providing quantitative performance cost data within a boot management user interface

At least one non-transitory computer readable medium containing a computer program product for improving performance of a boot sequence, the computer program product comprising:

• program code for identifying local boot processes associated with the boot sequence on a specific computer;
• program code for each identified local boot process, monitoring usage of a plurality of hardware computing resources local to the specific computer during the boot sequence;
• program code for determining a performance cost for each identified local boot process, a determined performance cost being based on monitored usage of the plurality of local hardware computing resources of the specific computer during the boot sequence on the specific computer;
• program code for presenting identified local boot processes and associated performance costs to a user;
• and
• further comprising program code for performing at least one step from a group of steps consisting of:
• providing the user with a user interface component for selecting local boot processes which the user wishes to remove from the boot sequence;
• providing the user with a user interface component for selecting local boot processes which the user wishes to uninstall.

A computer system for improving performance of a boot sequence, the computer system comprising:

• a processor;
• a system memory;
• and
• a boot sequence manager residing in the system memory:
• for identifying local boot processes associated with the boot sequence on a specific computer;
• for each identified local boot process, monitoring usage of a plurality of hardware computing resources local to the specific computer during the boot sequence on the specific computer;
• for determining a performance cost for each identified local boot process, a determined performance cost being based on monitored usage of the plurality of local hardware computing resources of the specific computer during the boot sequence;
• for presenting identified local boot processes and an associated performance costs to a user;
• and
• further for performing at least one step from a group of steps consisting of:
• providing the user with a user interface component for selecting local boot processes which the user wishes to remove from the boot sequence;
• providing the user with a user interface component for selecting local boot processes which the user wishes to uninstall.