How to perform a clean boot?

Hi Arjit! My name is David. I am a user of Microsoft products like you, and it is a pleasure to greet you.

I understand you're looking to perform a clean boot on your Windows 11 system. A clean boot is a troubleshooting technique that allows you to start Windows with a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This can help identify if background programs are interfering with your system or applications.

Here's how you can perform a clean boot on Windows 11:

1. Press the Windows + R to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type "msconfig" and press Enter to open the System Configuration utility.
3. In the System Configuration, go to the Services tab.
4. Check the box that says "Hide all Microsoft services" at the bottom. This will ensure you don't accidentally disable essential services.
5. Click Disable all to turn off all non-Microsoft services.
6. Next, switch to the Startup tab and click on Open Task Manager.
7. In the Task Manager's Startup tab, disable all startup items you see by right-clicking on each item and choosing Disable.
8. Close Task Manager.
9. Back in the System Configuration window, click OK, and then Restart your computer.

After your PC has restarted, it will be in a clean boot environment. This means that only essential system programs and services are running. From here, you can start troubleshooting the issues you were experiencing by selectively re-enabling services and startup items to identify the culprit.

If you need to return your computer to its normal startup environment after troubleshooting:

1. Open the System Configuration utility again by typing "msconfig" in the Run dialog (Windows + R).
2. On the Services tab, click to Enable all.
3. On the Startup tab, open Task Manager and enable all startup items you previously disabled.
4. Click OK, and restart your computer.

This process will return your system to its standard operational state.

Let me know if the shared information has been helpful. Regards.

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