{"id":1058,"date":"2015-02-01T08:11:52","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T08:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=1058"},"modified":"2023-08-11T19:09:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:39:01","slug":"disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Two different methods to disable startup programs in Windows 10 !<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Disabling unwanted startup programs in <a title=\"Windows\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows<\/a> is also one of the most responsible factors to <strong>speed up<\/strong> the Windows PC. Several programs run silently in the background whenever you boot up your system. Although, all these programs are not pinned on the <a title=\"How to Add Multiple Desktops to Task View in Windows 10\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/add-multiple-desktops-to-task-view-in-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taskbar<\/a> but some of these can be found in System Tray of Notification Area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The programs that run during the boot of your system are known as <strong>Startup Programs<\/strong>. Somehow, these Startup Programs extrinsically interrupt the system from booting properly. That&#8217;s why you wait for several minutes after pressing start button to start your PC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/how-to-disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1062\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/how-to-disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10.jpg\" alt=\"how to disable startup programs in windows 10\" width=\"676\" height=\"374\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/how-to-disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10.jpg 676w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/how-to-disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/how-to-disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/how-to-disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10-660x365.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So in today&#8217;s Windows 10 guide, we are going to describe &#8211; how to disable unwanted startup programs in Windows 10 computer. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>See also:\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"How to Boot Windows 10 in Safe Mode [Quick ways]\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-boot-windows-10-in-safe-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Boot Windows 10 in Safe Mode [Quick ways]<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10\/#Disable_Startup_Programs_in_Windows_10\" title=\"Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10\">Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10\/#Method_1_Disable_Startup_Programs_in_Windows_10_via_Task_Manager\" title=\"Method #1: Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10 via Task Manager\">Method #1: Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10 via Task Manager<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-startup-programs-in-windows-10\/#Method_2_Disable_Startup_Programs_in_Windows_10_through_System_Configuration\" title=\"Method #2: Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10 through System Configuration\">Method #2: Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10 through System Configuration<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_Startup_Programs_in_Windows_10\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 18pt;\">Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are lots of methods to <strong>disable startup programs<\/strong> in <a title=\"Windows 10\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10<\/a> but here we are explaining about only best two methods: disable startup programs via the <strong>Task Manager<\/strong>, and disable startup programs through the <strong>System Configuration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_1_Disable_Startup_Programs_in_Windows_10_via_Task_Manager\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method #1:<\/span> Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10 via Task Manager<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, right click on the <strong>Power Menu<\/strong> and select the option of &#8220;<strong>Task Manager<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> On the Task Manager window, go to <strong>Startup<\/strong> tab. Here, you will see the list of Startup Programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Now, from the list select the programs which you want to disable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/disable-startup-programs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1061\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/disable-startup-programs.png\" alt=\"disable startup programs\" width=\"624\" height=\"461\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/disable-startup-programs.png 624w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/disable-startup-programs-150x110.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/disable-startup-programs-300x221.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> To disable, right click on the program and select &#8220;<strong>Disable<\/strong>&#8221; option from the context menu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> That&#8217;s it! Now the disabled Startup program will not run during booting system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thus, you can easily disable all the unwanted Startup Programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read also:\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"How to Enable or Disable SmartScreen on Windows 10\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/enable-or-disable-smartscreen-on-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Enable or Disable SmartScreen on Windows 10<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Method_2_Disable_Startup_Programs_in_Windows_10_through_System_Configuration\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\">Method #2:<\/span> Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10 through System Configuration<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> Firstly, open <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog-box by pressing <strong>Win + R<\/strong> keys and type <strong>msconfig<\/strong> command then press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Now the <strong>System Configuration<\/strong> windows will appear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> On the System Configuration window, move to <strong>Startup<\/strong> tab to find the Startup Programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> From the list of Startup Programs, <strong>uncheck<\/strong> all those boxes whose programs you want to disable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> When you are done, click on <strong>Apply<\/strong> button then <strong>Ok<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (6):<\/strong> Just after the click, it will ask you to restart your Windows PC to bring the changes. So, Click on <strong>Restart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (7):<\/strong> That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Read next:\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"How to Disable Windows 10 Lock Screen\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-windows-10-lock-screen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Disable Windows 10 Lock Screen<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We assure, disabling Startup programs will confirmly reduce the booting time of your Windows 10 PC. If you followed this guide to <strong>disable startup programs on Windows 10<\/strong> computer and you felt improvements then feel free to share your view with us through the comments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To get more ultimate Windows tips and tricks, step by step tutorials, Windows help guides related to Windows 10 computer check out our <a title=\"Windows 10 tutorials\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/category\/windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows 10 tutorials section<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two different methods to disable startup programs in Windows 10 ! 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