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how to remove startup apps on your pc and change a users passwd via cmd

  1. Options to disable apps that start on boot or login,

  1. Task Manager:

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

    2. press Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

        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

  2. System Configuration:

    1. Windows key + R to open "Run"

    2. type "msconfig" then click Enter.

    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

  3. Settings:

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

      2. Some apps may have an option in their settings to disable the automatic startup.
      3. you "may" find something there i literally never have
      4. stg this is useless but hay its "an option"
  4. Registry Editor:
      • "DISCLAIMER" This method should only be used if you have experience with editing the Windows registry.
    2.  Open the Registry Editor by pressing the Windows key + R and typing "regedit" in the Run dialog box.
    3. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    4. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
    5. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
    6. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
      1. OBVIOUSLY local and current users are different 
      2. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
        • is for and 
      3. HKEY_CURRENT_USER
        1. but you also have 
      4. HKEY_USERS
        1. this is for other users on the pc
        2. 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 acmining them and changing there password

            1. key + R to open the Run dialog box.

            2. Type "control userpasswords2" in the Run dialog box and press Enter.

            3. click on user
            4. click properies
            5. click group membership
            6. click administrator
            7. click apply
            8. either login or change there passwd
              1. if you have to change there password open cmd as admin by searching it in the search bar then clicking run as administarator
              2. then use this command "net user [username] [new password]" and press "Enter.
                • replace username with the users username
                • and new password with your preferred password
  1. Remember to only disable apps that you're sure you don't need, as disabling the wrong program could cause problems with your system.
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