How To Control Startup Programs Windows 7
Posted By admin On 10/09/19Apr 06, 2014 Windows 7: How to control startup programs. Clicl start, type run, then type msconfig in the box and hot enter. A window will open, then click the startup tab. There you can select or deselect the programs you wish to start on startup. Personally I untick. In Windows 7, the System Configuration tool can be opened using the shortcut for its applet, or going through the Control Panel to open it. I will show you both ways: Opening System Configuration using the Control Panel: Click on Start, then click on Control Panel. Click on System and Security. Then click on Administrative Tools.
In case your computer is running slow and taking a while to start, you need to take a look at programs starting up with your computer and remaining active in the background. You will find below the steps to remove startup programs in Windows 10.
Add and Remove Startup Programs in Windows 10
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As soon as you start your computer, some programs will launch or start up with your computer and keep running in the background.
Like many users, you may not even be aware of programs that are automatically starting up with your computer and unnecessarily using up resources by remaining active in the background.
Luckily, it is easy to remove startup programs in Windows 10 and add them back to startup, in case you change your mind.
Disable or Remove Startup Programs in Windows 10
Follow the steps below to remove Startup Programs in Windows 10.
1. Right-click on Windows Start button and click on Task Manager option in the menu that appears.
Note: You can also launch Task Manager by right-clicking on the taskbar and selecting Task Manager.
2. On the Task Manager screen, click on the Startup tab. Next, right-click on the program that you would like to remove from Startup and then click on Disable in the contextual menu.
After this, the disabled program will no longer launch at startup, when you restart your computer.
Enable or Add Startup Programs in Windows 10
At any time you can enable or add startup programs in Windows 10 by going back to the Task Manager screen.
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1. Right-click on Windows Start button and click on Task Manager option in the menu that appears.
2. On the Task Manager screen, click on the Startup tab. Next, right-click on the program that you would like to add to Startup and then click on Enable in the contextual menu.
Add New Programs to Windows 10 Startup
Adding New Programs to Windows 10 startup takes a bit more effort than enabling existing programs using Task Manager.
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1. Right-click on the Start button and then click on Run in the menu that appears.
2. Type shell:startup in the Run Command window and click on OK.
3. Once you are in the Startup Folder, locate the program that you want to add to Windows 10 startup and simply drag the program and drop it into the Startup Folder.
4. Depending on the program, you may be prompted to choose whether or not you want to create a shortcut to the program or the Shortcut will be automatically created, once the selected program is dropped into the Startup Folder.
After adding the New Program to Startup, you can go to the Task Manager screen and enable or disable the program from starting up with your computer and running in the background.
There is no limit to the number of programs that you can add to the startup menu in Windows 10.
However, you need to be aware that adding multiple programs to startup can adversely affect the boot up time of your computer and may hinder its performance, in case the program has a tendency to run in the background.
> How do I manage programs that startup on Windows 7
First, note that you should be concerned with *all* programs that start
automatically, not just with those that go into the system tray. Not all
autostarting programs manifest themselves by an icon in the tray.
On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its Options to
see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you actually choose the
option not to run it, not just a 'don't show icon' option). Many can easily
and best be stopped that way. If that doesn't work, run MSCONFIG from the
Start Run line, and on the Startup tab, uncheck the programs you don't
want to start automatically.
However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose of running
the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell you, you
should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs you run, but
*which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but others have no
effect on performance.
Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should do is
determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and what the cost
in performance is of its running all the time. You can try google searches
and ask about specifics here.
Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed
decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.
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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Ken Blake