How to Remove Unwanted Startup Programs on Windows XP/ Vista/ Win 7

Are you suffering from slow PC performance? Too many applications boot up automatically with the system? Don’t know how to disable startup items of certain programs? Don’t fret, keep reading this page and follow step-by-step instructions to manage startup programs on Windows.
You may notice that it takes longer and longer time to log on to the Windows as you install more and more applications day by day. That is because not only the system loads but also those programs boot up together. When installed, the software is usually configured to load automatically on Windows startup. As a result, the starting Windows is the boot-up of a lot of stuff. On one hand, it is wise and necessary to boot up some programs like antivirus or safeguard. However, too many startup programs including unneeded ones together will decrease the Windows boot-up greatly. Therefore, it is important to disable unwanted startup programs.


How to Remove Unwanted Startup Programs on Windows XP/ Vista/ Win 7
MsConfig.exe has been around for a while. It refers to System Configuration Utility or MSConfig built by Microsoft Company especially for Window XP/ Vista or Windows 7 Operating System. The System Configuration lists all startup programs. With the helpful tool, you can easily manage or disable unwanted startup items.
Step one- Click Start button
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Step two- Type “msconfig” in Run dialog. Press Enter.

Step three- Click Startup tab. Uncheck the unwanted startup item, and click Apply and then OK.

Step four- Restart the computer
OR, if you do not find Run in the Start menu, you can do this through Control Panel.
Step one- Click Start menu, and then click Control Panel.

Step two- Click on System and Security.

Step three- Click on Administrative Tools

Step four- Double click System Configuration

Step five- You click Startup tab and do the same actions as above method.
How to Manage Unwanted Startup Programs on Windows 8
Windows 8 Operating System is different from that of Windows 7 or before. It has different system configurations. But we can disable unwanted startup programs as well.
Step one- Right click the taskbar on the desktop. Select Task Manager.

Step two- Click More Details icon in the lower left corner.

Step three- Click Startup tab.

Step four- Highlight the unwanted startup item and click Disable in the lower right corner.

Step five- Restart the computer.
How to Disable Unwanted Startup through Programs Directly
When you notice the auto startup of the program, you may want to turn to the program configuration. Actually, some programs allow you to change the configurations or settings, but some don’t. So the following steps only apply to part of the programs.
Step one- Open the program, and find and click some button like Main Menu which includes Settings, Options, Tools or Preferences. Select Configuration or Settings.
Step two- Click Basics tab.
Step three- Uncheck an option containing features like “Run XXXX when I log on to the Windows”. Then click OK and exist.
Step four- Restart the computer
Summary
The more software that is loaded with Windows, the longer the Windows takes to start up. It is kindly advisable to check running startup programs and disable undesired ones to free more system memories and speed up the PC bootup. With all the above detailed steps, it should be much easy and simple to do it.