Windows 8.1 - Slow Restart/Pause with SSD

Windows community,
I am new to these forums, so forgive me if I am posting in the incorrect place.  
My system specs:
ASUS ROG 
C drive runs on an 120 GB SSD, has 33 GB of space remaining
Processor: Intel Core i7-4700HQ @ 2.40 GHz
RAM: 16 GB
System: Windows 8.1 64-bit
Graphics Card: Nvidia 770m, 3 GB
My problem:
I have been experiencing slow restart times (about 1 minute).  
Details:
Not long ago, I refreshed the system, and re-installed all my programs.  Shortly thereafter, I began to experience slow restart times.  I assume that the slow restart is due to a process or driver/system update, but I cannot be sure what is causing
my problem.
What I see: 
The blue shut down/restart screen is displayed with the little white dot animation.  After about 5-10 seconds, the animation will pause.  Then, after about 45-50 seconds, the animation will move again and the system finally restarts.
Thanks in advance for any help!  I can provide more details as needed.

Hi Parker,
Firstly, let's update all device drivers and Windows updates.
If the issue persists, as S.Sengupta said, perform a Clean boot to see if it's caused by some third-party software or service startup with Windows.
Both of these don't work, collect the boot trace for analysis:
https://helgeklein.com/blog/2013/07/analyzing-a-slow-boot-with-windows-performance-recorder-analyzer/
Please Note: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the link may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.
Karen Hu
TechNet Community Support

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