How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows 7

Many programs start every time you boot your computer. These programs sit in the background and take up resources with out your approval. This guide shows you how to disable these programs starting up upon boot.

  • Open the Start Menu and type msconfig
start menu msconfig
  • Open the Startup Tab. You can disable any programs that you don’t want to run by unticking them.
startup tab msconfig

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  1. John Carney says:
    19/10/2010 at 9:55 pm

    Thanks, Ben, that was a pain in the arse, having to close those unwanted programs each time I booted. Thanks very much.

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  2. John Sieyes says:
    09/02/2011 at 6:26 pm

    Thanks for your help. Improved start up time greatly and didn’t realise it was so simple.

    Reply

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