Remove Unwanted Startup Programs
Make your PC boot faster than ever before & Optimize Memory Usage
 Many programs are designed to automatically load when you boot up your computer. Typically, they will run in the background, so they will immediately open when you click on the program's icon. This is convenient for programs that you actually need, but for those you don't, it merely drains system resources, slowing down your computer.
After reading this article, you will be able to enable and disable the programs that run when you start up your PC.
How to remove unwanted startup programs?
There are 3 places where Windows will load programs on startup.
Start menu
- On the Programs section of the start menu, there may be a folder called Startup. This may contain shortcuts to programs on your computer, and are launched when windows starts.
- To remove these programs, Delete the shortcut files in the folder.
Registry
There are two sections in the registry that programs are launched from:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- Click Start > Run and type regedit.
- Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Run
- Items within that section are launched at startup.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Click Start > Run and type regedit.
- Navigate to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft / Windows / CurrentVersion / Run
- Items within that section are launched at startup.
IMPORTANT: Editing or deleting items/keys in the registry can seriously damage your windows setup. We recommand you to backup the Windows Registry first.
System configuration utility (msconfig)
- Startup processes and other programs are also defined by the system configuration utility. To open this goto Start > Run and type msconfig.
- Firstly, select the Startup tab. Unselect any unnecessary programs from loading automatically when your computer boots.
- Secondly, select the Services tab. Unselected any services that you no longer want to run on startup.
- Reboot your computer
Besides remove startup programs manully, you can also let PC Washer to do the job for you.
Click here to see how to remove startup programs with PC Washer.
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