How to Stop an Application from Opening at Startup on a Windows XP PC
Don't you hate that stuff popping up automatically when you log in? Well, here is a simple solution. Press the start button.
Method 1 of 3:
Using the Start Menu
- Press the start button.
- Go to All Programs
- Go to Start up
- Right click on what you don't want to automatically open.
- Choose Delete.
- There will be a popup, click Delete Shortcut
- If you want to remove more, go back to step 1. Optional
Method 2 of 3:
Using the System Configuration Window
- Click Start and then click Run.
- Type MSCONFIG and tap . The System Configuration window will pop up.
- Click the Startup tab.
- Uncheck the programs you do not wish to run on startup, and click OK.
- Restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
Method 3 of 3:
Using the Registry Editor Application
This method will permanently delete start-up items
- Select "Run" from the Start menu
- Type REGEDIT and click OK.
- The registry editor application will open. Use the tree view on the left to navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion.
- Check the subkeys Run and RunOnce for a path to the application you wish to stop starting automatically at startup. If you find such a path, right click the individual path and click "Delete" from the pop up menu.
- If you choose to delete a value, a dialog will result to confirm the deletion. Click "Yes" if you really wish to delete the selected value. Note: The above steps assume that the program is running for every user on the computer. HKEY_CURRENT_USER contains the same path and keys for the currently logged on user.
Update 04 March 2020
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