Jan 26, 2010 A lot of programs have settings to control whether it runs when windows loads. Other options: From a run box type 'msconfig' and select the Startup Tab. You can uncheck the applications you wish to stop from loading with windows Another option is Autoruns, which is an excellent startup. Windows 7 comes with the ability to automatically run programs every time you boot your computer. Although some programs auto-run by default, you can make.
It is important to manage startup programs in Windows 10/8/7 that you do not need to start up every time your Windows boots. It is common for most programs to add themselves to the startup list as a result of which, your computer does tend to waste resources and perhaps make it run slow. This post shows you how to control, change, manage, disable Startup programs in Windows 10/8/7. Stop apps from opening or running at startup using Task Manager, WMIC, MSCONFIG, free startup manager software, etc.
Disable Startup programs in Windows 10
In Windows 7, you can use the System Configuration Utility or MSConfig to manage start-up applications. This tool allows us to disable or enable the startup items. To run this inbuilt utility, we type msconfig in start search and hit Enter. Under the Startup tab, you will be able to enable, disable or remove the startup entries.
Here under the Startup tab, one can uncheck an entry, if he or she does not want the item to start at every boot. Of course, one can only Enable or Disable the entries.
In Windows 10/8, things are a bit different. If you open msconfig or the System Configuration utility, under the Startup tab, you get to see this.
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You have to click on the link to open the Task Manager. It is from the Task Manager interface that you can now disable, enable the startup items. You no longer need to open msconfig. Simply go ahead and open the Task Manager directly and manage your startup items under the Startup tab.
In Window 10 or Windows 8.1, to disable or manage startup programs, you have to open Task Manager and click on the Startup tab. Here you can see the list and right-click on any entry to Disable it.
Incidentally, in case you did not know, you can also use the Windows Management Instrumentation command-line or WMIC to see the list of startup programs in Windows. To do so, open a command prompt window.
Type wmicand hit Enter. Next, type startup and hit Enter.
You will see the list of programs that start with your Windows.
In Windows 10 you can now also manage Startup Apps via Windows 10 Settings.
Free software to manage startup programs
There also several good freeware available. You might want to take a look at them:
- Starter startup manager program.
These freeware can help you manage your startup programs easily, and thereby make Windows start faster. The last two even let you add startup programs along with their launch parameters.
Also read:
- Disabled startups do not run after re-enabling them in Windows.
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