How To Disable Startup Programs In Windows 7 and Vista
Over time as you install more and more software you may start to notice that it takes longer and longer for your computer to startup. More likely than not, this is probably because many applications these days hook into your Windows Startup process and automatically load up each time you start your computer. For some applications, that’s a good thing (Anti-Virus, Firewall, etc…) and I’m OK with it, however for the majority of apps out there it’s just a resource SUCK which are doing nothing more than taking up memory, cpu and extending my startup times.
As always, we have a solution for our readers out there! By using the Microsoft Configuration tool (msconfig.exe) we can quickly and easily audit what’s running at startup and disable the things we would prefer to just start manually after boot.
How To Disable Startup Applications In Windows
Step 1
Click the Start Menu then in the search box Type msconfig and Press Enter or Click the msconfig.exe program link.
As always, we have a solution for our readers out there! By using the Microsoft Configuration tool (msconfig.exe) we can quickly and easily audit what’s running at startup and disable the things we would prefer to just start manually after boot.
How To Disable Startup Applications In Windows
Step 1
Click the Start Menu then in the search box Type msconfig and Press Enter or Click the msconfig.exe program link.