The top three items have to do with Intel and I would always leave anything going to C:\Windows\system32 enabled because that’s probably controlling a piece of hardware on the system.
Unless you need Java for a specific web site or application, disable it and uninstall it from the Control Panel also.
If you are not able to understand what the program is from the name, try to look at the full path.Īs you can see from the list, there is a program named Java Platform Updater with a path to an executable named jusched.exe, which you should disable because of all the security vulnerabilities Java causes.
However, you may not want to disable everything for instance, if you have anti-virus software or a wireless configuration utility, you want to keep those running. Remember most of these are just applications that were installed on your computer, so disabling these programs won’t affect the core operating system. I routinely disable many of my applications without any problems. This may look a little scary and may seem as if you’ll screw up the computer if you change anything, but don’t be worried. The startup list has two columns: The startup program name and the startup program path.
In order to get it to work on Windows 2000, you need to download the msconfig file and place the file into the C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\ folder. Note: If you’re running Windows 2000, when you type in msconfig, you’ll get an error message saying that Windows could not find anything with that name! That is because Microsoft took out the msconfig feature out of Windows 2000 (even though it was in Windows 98) and then after many complaints, put it back into Windows XP!
In Windows 7 and earlier, you uncheck the box that is at the far left of each entry in the list. In Windows 10, you have to select the item and then click the Disable button at the bottom right.
In Windows 10, the list looks a bit different and it also gives you some extra info like the estimated impact the process has on the startup time. In Windows 10, the msconfig command brings up the System Configuration utility, but the Startup section now appears in Task Manager.Ĭlicking on the Startup tab in Task Manager on Windows 10 or in the System Configuration dialog will bring up the list of startup items. In Windows 7, you can just click on Start and type in msconfig. Click on Start and then Run, type in msconfig and click OK. Chances are, you will need to do the steps above after receiving a Windows 10 update.You can manage your startup programs by going opening the System Configuration Utility.
On Settings page, click General on the left panel and slide the button on the Show Skype in the Windows notification area (system tray) option.įrom now, Skype won’t run in the background again and it won’t be open automatically every time you boot your Windows 10 computer. To stop Skype from starting automatically on Windows 10, you can go to the Settings menu by clicking the three-dot icon next to your profile name and select Settings. However, if you add this app to system tray, it will continue running as the background process, even if you have closed it or reboot your system. You won’t be able to see Skype on the list when trying to manage startup on Windows 10, be it via Task Manager or via Settings menu. To stop this, you can go to the Settings menu of Skype.Īs you know, having too many apps on the startup can slow down the booting process of your Windows 10 (and other Windows versions). The default setting of Skype adds itself to the system tray and will be open automatically every time you boot your Windows 10 computer. Skype comes as a default app on Windows 10.