Controlling which programs automatically start when computer is turned on

Start | Run and type in  msconfig

Go to the Startup Tab and you will be able to uncheck programs there.

If you have a program you want to run on startup, place a shortcut on the Desktop and then drag it to: Start | All Programs | Startup Folder and drop it in there.

Bruce Hagen

MS-MVP Oct. 1, 2004 ~ Sept. 30, 2010

Imperial Beach, CA

On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:37:12 +0000, jasonnnnn wrote:

> How can I control the programs that automatically start when the computer is turned on?  Please let me know if you need more details.

First, note that you should be concerned with *all* programs that

start automatically, not just with those that go into the system tray.

Not all auto-starting programs manifest themselves by an icon in the

tray.

On each program you don't want to start automatically, check its

Options to see if it has the choice not to start (make sure you

actually choose the option not to run it, not just a "don't show icon"

option). Many can easily and best be stopped that way. If that doesn't

work, run MSCONFIG from the Start | Run line, and on the Startup tab,

uncheck the programs you don't want to start automatically.

However, if I were you, I wouldn't do this just for the purpose of

running the minimum number of programs. Despite what many people tell

you, you should be concerned, not with how *many* of these programs

you run, but *which*. Some of them can hurt performance severely, but

others have no effect on performance.

Don't just stop programs from running willy-nilly. What you should do

is determine what each program is, what its value is to you, and what

the cost in performance is of its running all the time. You can try

internet searches and ask about specifics here.

Once you have that information, you can make an intelligent informed

decision about what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.

Ken Blake (MS MVP)

In addition to the startup items in msconfig, there are services that start when the computer boots as well.  So you may want to look at that tab and check the option to hide MS services so you can see what other programs are doing.

steve

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How can I control the programs that automatically start when the computer is turned on?  Please let me know if you need more details.