I ended up downloading winpatrol. Added a 30 sec. Delay and it works like a champ. Just downloaded the free version from cnet. Thanks for the insight. I didnt know start up sequence was the issue and certainly didnt know adding a delay was an option. I think that was the last tweak (at least for now) for my arcade. I initially built a cabinet for a retro pie set up. Found I was always tweaking. Found big box, tore apart an older laptop (just using mb and ssd), now I feel like I have a stable, easy to use arcade. Usinng xarcade buttons and sticks for mame games and xbox wireless controllers for consoles.
Thanks again. Great product, great support forum