Whenever my Windows 11 PC starts dragging its feet during boot, I fall into the usual routine to fix a slow startup. Open Task Manager, head to the Startup tab, disable a few obvious offenders, ...

If you just want to analyze what occurs during the boot process on a Windows 7 machine, Jack Wallen says msconfig is the perfect tool for the job. We may earn from vendors via affiliate links or ...

One of the biggest slowdowns on a Windows computer is the barrage of applications that start up when you boot Windows. This application list will tell you which of those are safe to remove from ...

Do you have any idea how many programs are running on your systems without your knowledge? Using msconfig, you'll know. You'll also see that by shutting down many of these unneccessary programs, your ...

One of the more common "speed up your PC" pieces of advice I've come across is opening msconfig and setting the Number of processors to the highest value. What you may not know is that Windows already ...

Windows can load quicker when you disable programs you don't need at start-up. Plus, stop Msconfig from opening automatically when Windows starts. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace ...

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When you start your computer, Windows isn’t the only program that loads. For instance, you may have noticed icons in the notification area (also known as the system tray) in the far-right portion of ...