Speed up your pc

June 12th, 2007

System configuration utility

The Windows System Configuration Utility (msconfig) is a system tool that allows you to remove programs from automatically starting when windows begins. Removing unnecessary programs from startup should allow your computer to boot up faster.

To check what programs you have running on startup, run msconfig.exe from your start menu.

Hit the run button, and in the box type msconfig.exe to open the application.

You will then be taken to this screen. Hit the startup button to view programs set to start when windows boots up.

Users and systems are all different but generally I believe all that is essential is power management, system tray, anti-virus, and firewall. A good resource for checking the programs running can be found here.
Start up applications list

After checking applications against this list you can uncheck programs you don’t need at startup. These are not deleted only disabled, so if you have need of them in the future, or have removed an essential program, you simply go back check the box and re-start your computer.

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