Everything was fine, but every time I start the Bitcoin Core, it take a hell load of time until it starts downloading the blocks, even after I've finished the initial bootstrap, as if you are forcing a car to move after letting a few guys give it a push.
Can you be a bit more specific on what exactly "a hell load of time" is?
![Tongue](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
For some people, given their setups/hardware, this could be 30 seconds... for others 10 minutes.
Also, is this once the GUI is nicely loaded and the main wallet window is open? If so, it might be a network issue. Check the "network" icon in the bottom right corner:
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftalkimg.com%2Fimages%2F2023%2F11%2F15%2FzjhKJ.png&t=662&c=qHwQX-Cf_jeB2A)
If it isn't showing any 'bold' black dots/lines, you're not connected to any peers (and can't receive any blocks etc)...
![Undecided](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/undecided.gif)
you can also check "Window -> Information" and check the "Network section" to see how many connections you have:
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftalkimg.com%2Fimages%2F2023%2F11%2F15%2Fzj4HC.png&t=662&c=Dzuy5NCcLhH1kA)
and also you can see the 'speed' of those peer connections using "Window -> Peers" and look at the ping times.