Disable programs that start with the system on Windows

Installing more and more software on your computer will take longer to start Windows. Many programs automatically add them to the boot list when the user starts the computer so the list can be quite long. It is possible that many readers already know how to disable the startup program but this article is for those who are learning about this method.

Turn off the system startup program on Windows 7, Vista, XP

Besides a few programs that run with Windows, such as antivirus, firewall software, there are some programs that start with the system, wasting resources and time consuming to start up the computer. A Windows-installed tool called MSConfig allows you to quickly and easily see the programs that start up with the system and disable the programs you want to run after booting if needed. This tool is available and available in Windows 7, Vista, and XP.

MSConfig has many other functions so be cautious when doing it. If you're not sure how to use it, follow these steps.

To run MSConfig, open the Start menu and type msconfig.exe in the search bar. When you see msconfig.exe appear, click on it.

If you use Windows XP, open the Run box from the Start menu and type msconfig.exe in the Open edit box and then click OK.

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Click the Startup tab in the System Configuration main window . The list of all startup programs is displayed along with the same checkboxes for each program. Uncheck the checkbox in front of each program you want to stop starting with the system. Click OK when done.

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Then, a dialog box appears asking you to restart the computer to apply the change. Click Restart to restart the computer immediately. If you are not ready to restart, click Exit without restart.

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Turn off the program that boots with the system on Windows 8 / 8.1

It's easy to disable startup applications on Windows 8 / 8.1. All you have to do is open Task Manager by right-clicking on Taskbar or using Ctrl + Shift + Esc, click More Details and select the Startup tab , then use the Disable button with the programs that want to disable the startup. same system.

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If you don't see the options above, make sure you have selected More Details or Fewer Details on the screenshot.

Turn off applications that start with the system on Windows 10

TipsMake.com has a pretty detailed guide on this trick on Windows 10, please refer here: Turn off programs that start with Windows 10

Disable programs that start with Windows with CCleaner

If you are lazy to open the settings, you can use CCleaner - the free PC cleaning tool to do this. In CCleaner, click the Tools button on the left and click Startup to see a list of these programs. In the Enabled column, programs that start with the system will have Yes. Just select the program in the list and click Disable to disable the program. You can also select a number of other programs that allow booting the system. Please restart the computer even though CCleaner does not prompt you.

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Note : that some applications need to be configured to stop automatically starting when the computer starts, or manually add them to the list of startup programs. In this case, there is usually a setting in the program's option to prevent it from starting with Windows.

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