Removing unwanted startup programs is easy. The first two steps are for Windows Vista and 7, while Step 3 talks about Windows 8 only. The System Configuration window that opens lets you change which programs run at startup.
Click the Startup tab and you'll see a long list of everything that runs when Windows starts. Scroll through the list and remove any programs that aren't necessary or needed. Select the tick-box to deselect them and then click OK.
You'll then see a window asking you to restart your computer. Hard disk affect your system performance. No internet connection. Old and Conflicting Drivers. Ram and Virtual Memory. Registry Error. If you have not yet identified the file name, follow the steps below for determining the file name using the msconfig, registry, or Task Manager in new versions of Windows. Open the Startup tab in the Windows system configuration, which can be opened by running msconfig from the run or search line.
Once in the Startup tab, you can find the file name of the program under the Command column. You may need to expand the column size by hovering the pointer over the column divider, then click-and-drag the column to see the file name. As seen in the example above, after expanding the Command column, you can see the command below. In this example, RAVCpl The startup program is often going to be an executable file , which means it ends with.
Keep in mind that making an improper change in the registry can cause problems with your computer. When you do, the report will be created in a matter of moments.
To access the file, just type the following:. You can also investigate startup programs using the Reliability and Performance Monitor. When you do, you'll encounter a UAC and will need to respond accordingly. You can investigate and disable startup programs using System Configuration. Open the Control Panel, click the System and Maintenance category, click the Administrative Tools subcategory, and then click the System Configuration icon.
You can disable a startup program by clearing the adjacent text box. As you can see, the Startup tab makes it easy to keep track of those programs that you have disabled by recording the date and time they were disabled.
When you click OK, you'll be prompted to restart the system to activate your changes. As you can see, the Startup Programs category contains a list of programs and provides a detailed description of the currently selected program. Once you do, you'll see that the Remove and Disable buttons are activated.
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