If you occasionally use the program, it’s not a problem because when you do decide to use it, clicking on it will load it up. However, all the major software writers like to load their software into memory immediately so that in case you use their program, it can load up quickly. This is fine for programs that you use often, but how many times a day do you open QuickTime or Adobe reader? I would rather be able to have a working computer sooner than have a program I use once a week load a second or two faster.

If you want to speed up your computer, disabling startup programs can be a great way to do it. Usually, these programs don’t have any negative effects on your computer because you can load them manually when you need them. ..

Managing Startup Programs

You can manage your startup programs by opening the System Configuration Utility. Click on Start and then Run, type in msconfig and click OK. In Windows 7, you can just click on Start and type in msconfig. In Windows 10, the msconfig command brings up the System Configuration utility, but the Startup section now appears in Task Manager.

In Windows 10, the Startup tab in Task Manager is a great way to see how much time a startup process is taking up on your computer. This tab also includes information about the estimated impact the process has on the startup time.

In Windows 10, you have to select the item and then click the Disable button at the bottom right. In Windows 7 and earlier, you uncheck the box that is at the far left of each entry in the list.

If you’re running Windows 2000, when you type in msconfig, you’ll get an error message saying that Windows could not find anything with that name! That is because Microsoft took out the msconfig feature from Windows 2000 (even though it was in Windows 98) and then after many complaints, put it back into Windows XP!

To get Windows 2000 to work with the msconfig file, you need to download it and place it in the C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\ folder. Here is the link: ..

The startup program name is the name of the startup program that will be started when you first start your computer. The startup program path is the path to the startup program that will be started.

Disable everything except for anti-virus software and wireless configuration utility

Java Platform Updater is a program that has a path to an executable named jusched.exe, which you should disable because of all the security vulnerabilities Java causes. Unless you need Java for a specific web site or application, disable it and uninstall it from the Control Panel. ..

Disable Chrome and Adobe Reader until you need them:

  1. Open the “Control Panel” (icons on the desktop, usually in “Programs”).
  2. Under “System and Security”, click on “Chrome”.
  3. Uncheck the box next to “Enable Chrome” and click on OK.
  4. Under “System and Security”, click on “Adobe Reader”.
  5. Uncheck the box next to “Enable Adobe Reader” and click on OK. ..

Disable programs and see if they make a difference. Most of the time, disabling programs does not help with the computer. If something stops working, then re-enable it and see if it helps.

Windows 10 is trying to make it simpler and more user-friendly, however I find it to be more confusing. For example, Chrome has 15 items loading apparently and most of them are named Google Chrome! ..

It’s difficult for me to know what is loading and whether I should disable it or not. Thankfully, you can open the file location of an item by right-clicking on it and choosing Open File Location. ..

Overall, startup times are still slow, but this can be improved by disabling the program’s startup setting.