How to disable Start up Apps

• Via Task Manager
• Via Settings
• Via System Configuration:
• Via Registry Editor

Via Task Manager

 

1. 1. press Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

      • or

   2. Open the Task Manager by right-clicking on the taskbar and selecting "Task Manager" 

      1. 1. 1. Click on the "Startup" tab to see a list of programs that start automatically with Windows.

               1. Disable the ones you don't need by right-clicking on them and selecting "Disable". 

               2.  this one is only a small potion of the auto start up tasks and may no longer work on newer windows versions

Via Settings

1. 1. 1. in the search bar or the settings app search for startup apps

         • Some apps may have an option in their settings to disable the automatic startup.

         • you "may" find something there i literally never have

         • stg this is useless but hay its "an option"

Via System Configuration:

1. 1. Windows key + R to open "Run"

      1. type the fallowing program name then click Enter.

   2. msconfig

   3. Click on the "Startup" tab to see a list of programs that start automatically with Windows.

      1. Disable the ones you don't need by unchecking the checkbox next to them.

      2. if you are running into extensive issues you may need to enable diagnostic startup and see if you still have problems

Via Registry Editor

• "DISCLAIMER" This method should only be used if you have experience with editing the Windows registry.

1. 1.  Open the Registry Editor by pressing the Windows key + R and typing "regedit" in the Run dialog box.

   2. paste these into the URL bar

      • 1. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

        2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

        3. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

        4. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

      • OBVIOUSLY local and current users are different 

      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER

        • is for the logged in user and 

      • HKEY_CURRENT_USER

        • but you also have 

      • HKEY_USERS

        • this is for other users on the pc

      • HKEY_USERS\useridgoeshere\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

        • • if you have allot of users on your PC u might just want to loginto there acct by admining them and changing there password

• Remember to only disable apps that you're sure you don't need, as disabling the wrong program could cause problems with your system.