How To Disable Startup Programs on Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista & XP

Startup programs are the programs that starts automatically when you boot up your Windows. Mostly antivirus and CD/DVD burning programs starts automatically with your Windows. These kind of programs surely use a lot of your system memory, even if they are not in your use.

These startup programs can waste much of your CPU memory and also increase the Windows startup time. So, if you have a favorite program, which starts automatically with your Windows and use much of your system resources and you also don’t want to delete it but disable it for some time, when it is not in used. So, there is a simple tool, which allows you to quickly enable or disable the startup programs on any version of Windows and it is known as MSConfig and it is preloaded in almost all version of Windows. So, in this tutorial, I will teach you that how you can use MSConfig tool to disable startup programs on your Window 8, 7, Vista or Xp. So, without wasting much of your time, let’s get started with our tutorial.

Learn-How To Disable Startup Programs On Windows 8.1 And 8

So, if you are using Windows 8.1 or 8 in your computer then follow the below given steps to disable startup programs on your computer.

• First of all, you have to open Task Manager, you can do it by righ-clicking on the task bar or just press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys on your keyboard.
• Now, in the Task Manager window, go to the Startup tab or try clicking on the More Details option.
• Then, you will see a list of programs running on your Windows startup.
• Now, simply select the programs which you want to disable on your Windows startup and then click on Disable button.
• That’s it! You are done!

Learn-How To Disable Startup Programs On Windows 7, Vista And XP

So, if you are running Windows 7, Vista or XP on your computer then follow the below given steps to get started.

• First of all, click on Start button and then type msconfig in the Start search. In XP, first click on Run command and then type msconfig and hit Enter key.
• Now, System Configuration window will appear and then click on the Startup tab.
• Then, you will see a list of programs that starts automatically with your Windows startup.
• To stop the startup programs, remove the checks from those programs which you don’t want to run automatically with your Windows.
• After selecting your choice, click on Apply and then click on OK button.
• Then, a new dialog box will appear in which you have to click on Restart button to make the changes work.
• That’s it! You are done!

Conclusion

So, this was all about how to disable startup programs on your Windows. I hope that now you can easily disable or enable the startup programs in your Windows. If you have any queries regarding this tutorial then do let us know, we will try our best to resolve them. And plus, if you’d like this tutorial then do share this with your friends and circles too.

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