If you are unfamiliar with the registry and its potential dangers, see the registry help page. Once you have familiarized yourself with the registry, follow the steps below. Microsoft Windows can also automatically load a program through Windows services. Follow the steps below to check the services currently setup on your computer.
Although not as common as the previous recommendations, with early versions of Windows the win. The win. From the Run command, open Msconfig. This opens the application to the General tab, as shown above. Click the Create Backup button to back up your current settings. Click the Startup tab.
Scroll through the items configured to start automatically, unchecking those that you no longer wish to have started when Windows loads. Click OK to close Msconfig. Click Yes when prompted to reboot your PC. View the system tray to check your work. Among our favourite features are those found on the Paranoia tab. Settings here enable you to clear your Documents automatically, Internet Explorer and Run command history at logon, and the name of the last user who logged on to the system, all giving you a little more privacy.
The Windows 98 version of the tool is available for download from the Microsoft Web site. All rights reserved. Landmark Are you sacrificing memory space and performance for mystery programs?
Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Figure C The Msconfig tool lets you disable any programs, including all Startup options. Editor's Picks. The best programming languages to learn in Check for Log4j vulnerabilities with this simple-to-use script. TasksBoard is the kanban interface for Google Tasks you've been waiting for. When in doubt, leave it on. This list of over 25, startup items you may encounter in MSCONFIG tells you which items are absolutely necessary, which items are optional, and which items you should definitely uncheck.
Here's a good example. For some reason or other, WinAmp decided that it should always be running on my computer even when I am not using the program. That's silly. Remember, disable only those programs that you recognize and don't need to have running all the time.
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